[TheForge] Explaining stuff like- School Science Fair Project

[Dan Rathburn]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phlip" <phlip@99main.com>
>
> Dan Rathburn wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phlip" <phlip@99main.com>
> >
> > > Phlip
> > >
> > Following my sig is something you can send to your "friends" that send
you
> > the chain letters. Oh I did not write this but did some minor editing on
a
> > couple of words but I think still lets the message come through clearly.
> >
> > <Much snipped>
> >
> > Now forward this to everyone you know. Otherwise, tomorrow morning your
> > underwear will turn carnivorous and will consume your genitals.
>
> Sorry, dear, that's standard (lack of) equipment on the model ;-)
>
> The real problem with emails like this, other than being mildly obnoxious,
and
> in some cases giving a spammer your address (and frankly, nowadays, it's
easier
> for them to spam folks with a "If you don't wish to receive anything else
from
> us, please send a remove request to etc." That gives them a solid
confirmation
> of your address to spam under another name, or to sell your address.) is
that
> some unscruoukous sorts will start one of these, to mail-bomb somone's
email
> addy. The victim has trouble blocking it, since it comes from so many
addies,
> and, at least in the earlier days of email, it would shut down people's
> mailboxes. Thats why we have all these obnoxious filters and firewalls
nowadays,
> in part.


I should have added (Edit to fit your self and your "friend") I would before
I would send it out to my friends that still send chain mail to me I think I
have them all trained not to send chain mail to me. I hope.
"friend" being some one you know not a spammer.
You are right about the ("If you don't wish to receive anything else from
us, please send a remove request to etc." ) and the use of the delete key.


> Yes, spam can be irritating, but delete keys work, too. Yelling at some
Internet
> newbie, who in all good faith, thought they'd do something nice, or
interesting,
> just lets the bastards win- they've caused hurt to innocents out of all
> proportion to their efforts. They're sick, or thoughtless, but that's on
them-
> don't pass it around.
>
> I'm slowly teaching my Mom about this. She still screws up occasionally- a
one
> paragraph funny does not benefit from having 47 forwarding messages
attached to
> it, but it's the job of all of us to treat each other gently- we're
friends
> here, mostly, on TheForge, and friends look out for each other.
>

If I forward a funny I do try to edit out all the garbage (headers, >, etc.)

> Just try to think a bit. If it wants you to send a copy to everyone you
know, or
> who has black hair, or whatever, chances are it's a spam, unless you know
the
> person, and they're looking for something which makes sense- blacksmiths
in N.
> Dakota, for example, who might be interested in a hammer-in. Virus
warnings need
> to be checked out, and passed along only if you have been infected and may
have
> sent them along. And, I'll make you guys a deal. If you want to, and you
really
> think it needs passed along to the world, send it to me, and I'll
investigate it
> for you.
>
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html is the first page I go to to
check out "virus warnings"

> Rick, you made a mistake, no big deal. Just try to learn from it and go
on. It's
> the kind of mistake that any caring person might make, and frankly, if you
make
> more mistakes like that, I'll still be your friend ;-)

I have no problem with Rick or any of the others on this list.

>
> Phlip
>

If we had a narrow subject of only blacksmith related emails chain mail
would not get on here but then I think I would be to dry for my taste.
Banter is fun once in a while.



Dan Rathburn
Elgin, IL USA