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Been Bumped by AOL

Somebody* reported me for posting a bare-breasted shot of Natasha Henstridge from the movie Species (FTP'd to the AOL site in 1997). So the censors at AOL (Steve Case and whoever else) deleted EVERYTHING on my account because it violated their Family Standards. Well, their family standards really suck, don't they?
This is now my new and final web page on AOL. Next billing cycle I will just go down to the cheapest level, because all I will want to use bloody AOL for from now on is E-mail and weather forecasts. Steve Case can take his stupid family values and shove them where the sun don't shine.
I have tried to restore at least some of my mystery pages (which surely are legit under any standards?), but have lost all the image files.

* I think I know who it was, since I was getting some very nasty e-mail about that time from a Christian Fundamentalist who found my atheistic content offensive. In fact what he was saying was hardly Christian (you scumbag, you will go to hell, without Jesus you are not a human being, etc., called me a WASP Anglo Honkey Commie Rat -- where was AOL when I needed protection from that sort of abuse?) But no, I didn't change my billing level, and this is NOT my final web page. AOL, you are forgiven for the moment because your e-mail is so useful.

Oh, and here is that picture again....

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If anybody cares:

Dear Hometown Member:

America Online has been notified of a Hometown webpage/ftp site, created
through your account, which violates AOL's Terms of Service. The AOL 
Terms of Service, which all AOL members agree to when establishing 
an AOL account, prohibit sexually explicit graphics, harassment, the 
use of vulgar or sexually oriented language, discussion of illegal activities,
 and/or other activities that may impair the enjoyment of our members.  
Regarding this incident, the following information has been entered 
into your account record:

 On 11/10/97 12:00AM Eastern the grobius, screen name uploaded
 files to the account's WebPage/FTP Directory. These files are
 inappropriate under AOL's Terms of Service agreement. The following
 file from your FTP site is an example of inappropriate content: 
14,983 natasha.gif

We have placed a note of this incident on your account history and 
consider this a first warning. We have removed alAOL takes seriously
 such violations of the Terms of Service and you should consider
 this a first warning. We have removed all the file(s) from your 
webpage/ftp site. Further TOS violations by any screen name associated
 with this account within 6 months of this notation may result in 
termination of your account without the chance of reactivation.

AOL takes seriously such violations of the Terms of Service and you 
should consider this a first warning. We have removed all the file(s) from 
your webpage/ftp site. Further TOS violations by any screen name 
associated with this account within 6 months of this notation may result
 in termination of your account without the chance of reactivation.

Our Terms of Service agreement, is enforced so that America Online 
will continue to be informative, entertaining and, above all, fun for all 
members of the AOL community.  You can review the Terms of Service
 agreement by using keyword TOS

Thanks for taking the time to read this letter.  Please note, the 
screen name attached to this e-mail will not accept replies. Therefore, 
if you have any comments or questions please send mail to screen name
TOSGeneral

Regards,
Mick
Community Action Team
America Online, Inc.

Dear Community Action Team: Drop Dead


Here is a list of what I have recovered or reconstructed so far