[ADMIN] Forwarded Posts

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Hi Folks:

 

This is a simple reminder for everyone; in the FAQ I have specifically requested

that members not send forwarded mail to this forum. You have plenty of people in

your address book to mail these things to (please don't do that either), and

believe me, most of them have been on the Net for years. It's a little known

fact that forwarding chain mail is against the TOS of most email servers, and is

classified like spam, because it can disable a network if one of these things

really takes off and everyone passes it along to everyone they know. We have a

very large group here, and don't want this sort of traffic to disturb the flow

of

discussion :-)

 

In addition, you might seriously consider, that although you mean well, you are

passing along a hoax or a chain letter. I am always particularly disturbed by a

post if it has been forwarded several times already, and if there is some

" urgency " related to it... believe me, I have seen most of these posts before

along my tenure on the Net. If you have any question at all about a post you are

considering, PLEASE send it to me first and if it is valid and useful I will

pass it along to the group.

 

Here is a website where you might read about some of the hoaxes, chain mail,

urban legends, virus warnings, health scares, etc. that are perpetually being

circulated through email:

http://urbanlegends.about.com

 

And another, on how to recognize whether a post was put together by someone with

too much time on their hands:

http://www0.delphi.com/navnet/legends/summarylegends.html

 

Just some words to the wise, and to the not-so-net-savvy, on how to keep your

netiquette straight when the spam winds are blowing.

 

Thank you very much.

Caroline

 

 

> Fw: Fw: Cancer (DO NOT DELETE) - You must forward!!!!!

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> Fw: Fw: Cancer (DO NOT DELETE) - You must forward!!!!!

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>In addition, you might seriously consider, that although you mean well, you

are passing along a hoax or a chain letter.

 

 

Yo Crow ;o)

 

you forgot to mention that that one of the original adressees will have been

a spam harvester; anyone who did respond to that email now has their address

on a spam list. Worth avoiding.

 

 

Ged