-| forwarding e-mail |-
[what I really think about you when you do it]

Somewhere amidst all the chaos here I do have a point - I think it's worth the time.

or click here for the cleaned-up version.


Note: forwarded message

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Do You snafoo?!?

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http://greetings.snafoo?.com
Attachment: Forwarded Message
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:31:08 -0800 (PST)


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From: "Orionyashirt" <notarealguy@snafoo?.com>

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To: notarealguy@snafoo?.com


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>

> --- Aaron C <dachemuir0@socyl.com> wrote:


> > From Aaron C Mon Feb 11 16:19:08 2002


> > To: justjoshua@snafoo?.com


> > Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:19:08 -0800


> > From: "Aaron C" <dachemuir0@socyl.com>


> > Reply-to: dachemuir0@socyl.com


> > Subject: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Forwarding Email


> > Organization: socyl Mail


> (http://mail.socyl.com:80)


> > > > --

(Don't you hate e-mail like this? Clean this crap up now !!)

> > --------- Forwarded Message ---------


> >


> > DATE: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:15:08


> > From: "Aaron C" <dachemuir0@socyl.com>


> > To: dachemuir0@socyl.com


> > --------- Forwarded Message ---------


> > DATE: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:14:01


> > From: whatyawant@aol.com


> > To: <dachemuir0@socyl.com>


>


> > I don't Get it!!


> > Send FREE Valentine eCards with socyl Greetings


> > http://greetings.socyl.com


> >


> > I don't Get it!!


> > Send FREE Valentine eCards with socyl Greetings


> > http://greetings.socyl.com> >


> > Note: forwarded message attached.


> > --- Orionyashirt <notarealguy@snafoo?.com> wrote:


> > > From Orionyashirt Mon Feb 11 16:06:26 2002


> > > Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:06:26 -0800 (PST)


> > > From: Orionyashirt <notarealguy@snafoo?.com>


> > > Subject: Forwarding Email


> > > To: justjoshua@snafoo?.com


> > >


> > > I am not so sure how everyone out there feels


> when


> > > they get an e-mail that has been forwarded so


> many


> > > times that all the little brackets, arrows,


> > carrots


> > > or


> > > whatever those are break up the text so badly


> its


> > > almost impossible to follow it.


> > >


> > > I know it annoys me so badly I often do not


> bother


> > > to


> > > even read whatever they felt was so great they


> had


> > > to


> > > pass it on to me.


> > >


> > > It only takes a few minutes to copy the story,


> > paste


> > > it into whatever text editor/word processing


> > program


> > > you have and do a find/replace to get rid of the


> > > things.


> > >


> > > This rant is purposely written with these little


> > > brackets, arrows, carrots or whatever in place


> to


> > > illustrate just why its annoying. Is it


> working?


> > > If


> > > they are annoying you, click here for an


> automatic


> > > clean up of this rant. If you don't wish to


> clean


> > > it


> > > up, skip to the next paragraph and continue on.


> > >


> > > There, isn't this better? Were you able to find


> > your


> > > place again once you got here? If you didn't


> > bother


> > > to clean it up, you are far more patient and


> > > probably


> > > have less of an obsession with a neat orderly


> > > environment than I.


> > >


> > > I do have other problems with forwarding e-mail


> > that


> > > has to do with the length of the messages


> reaching


> > > such outrageous proportions due to people not


> > > realizing to forward you don't need to re-copy


> the


> > > text. When you click Forward, the message is


> > there,


> > > and you get a clean slate to type a quick note


> > about


> > > why you are forwarding the message, or a brief


> > > description of what it is and why you felt the


> > > reader


> > > should enjoy it.


> > >


> > > Then there is the matter of how easy it is for


> > > mischievous spammers to harvest a long line of


> > > e-mail


> > > addresses that are included, often with


> people's


> > > full


> > > names, and ip addresses that end up at the


> bottom


> > of


> > > the e-mail in the routing section. Don't


> believe


> > > me?


> > > simply look at the bottom of an e-mail next time


> > and


> > > if you see the other recipients full name in


> > > brackets,


> > > copy it paste it within quotations inside a


> search


> > > engine and see what you get.


> > >


> > > I found out where someone worked at a


> university


> > in


> > > central records processing just by her name


> alone.


> >


> > > I


> > > don't know this woman, she just seems to be in


> > every


> > > forward I get from someone else.


> > >


> > > Guaranteed, if you get a joke in an e-mail you


> can


> > > count on receiving it twenty times in the next


> six


> > > months. It is a vicious cycle.


> > >


> > > Don't get me started on virus hoax / threats.


> > > Research first. Then worry. There are many,


> many


> > > websites who serve the purpose of de-bunking all


> > of


> > > these ludicrous chain letters and virus hoaxes.


> > > Give


> > > it a shot, some of them make for interesting


> > > reading.


> > >


> > > Thanks for your time on this matter. Happy


> > > e-mailing!

 


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