Re: Chain mail scam
Posted in 1996
Topics: General Discussion
[deletion for brevity] : --------------- : STUFF LEFT OUT : --------------- : This is obviously only my quixotic tirade. The last time I saw some of : this I tried responding to sender and received the old electronic : address unknown, and of course Mary-Margret is the same. : If it were smart, which it isn't.... i : if it were legal, : which I suspect it probably isn't but will require some court case to : establish.... : it is still an abuse of the place we live and/or work. : I work hard to make information available some if it by way of e-mail and : I hear from users who are reluctant to accept what we need them to have : because they have too much crap flashing over the transon. : I have occasionally seen messages suggesting what to do about abusers-- : write to a postmaster, respond with ugly messages, but : like most of us, I have other things to do and shelve my irritation. : However, if someone knows of an effective way to curb this crap, I'd be : glad to help. : -- : Con Woodall Colorado St. U.; Veterinary Teach. Hosp.; Ft. Collins CO 80523, : USofA; 970-491-1244 FAX 970-491-4100 cwoodall@vth1.vth.colostate.edu : "Ask me about my vow of silence!" : -- Con, Hear, Hear!!!! As in the old soft-drink add; "Never had it, Never will!" -- Ted Martinez CIM-Engineering Hewlett Packard (VCD) Factory Information