Meaning of froggery | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A place or enclosure where frogs are kept, and often bred.
2. An act of impersonating another user of a newsgroup by crafting the address or sig of a post to be visually similar to that of their victim, as a form of trolling or for the purpose of harming their online reputation.
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“[A FROOD WHO SURE KNOWS WHERE HIS TOWEL IS:] >Well, since I don't actually receive⟳ Alt.forgery, and I saw⟳ some forged headers here... ¶ Just need⟳ help⟳ getting rid⟳ of the from places (and my user name⟳). ¶ This is a VAX I'm on. ¶ T. Careful, it is currently easy to recognize a froggery.”

“Some will allow⟳ exactly what Alternative Maxwell is doing ( like⟳ altopia) others will only allow⟳ froggery if it's obvious, i.e. the frogger can use⟳ the name⟳ maxwell but if the associated addie was Max...@i.am.a.dumb.fjuk.com, you couldn't use⟳, for instance, Max...@i.am.a.dumb.fjuk.con or something else so similar it isn't immediatly^([sic]) obvious to a casual glance⟳.”

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