Replying to people (was TRS-80 model II)

From: Arfon Gryffydd <ArfonRG_at_DIEspammerSCUM.Texas.Net>
Date: Wed Oct 28 09:11:19 1998

At 02:36 PM 10/27/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Just a note to people: when you e-mail someone directly; don't use an
>email-address that has something like "your name
><yournameDIE.YOU_at_SPAMMERmydomain.com>" in it. Using Microsoft Outlook
>(which I do), it just shows <your name> with the SMTP portion hidden. After
>the mail bounces, I'm less inclined to type the whole message again and edit
>your user name. So that reply to you offering to sell you the complete
>Altair for $50.... well, you didn't get it.
>
>I mean, it's a direct e-mail, not the mailing list. If you think I am going
>to spam you... come on.
>
>Ok, now that, I've jumped all over Arfon, I have to say it's nothing
>personal and I apologize in advance. it's just not the first time that it's
>happened. it's just that I don't even see anything until the mail bounces.


Tis Okay Matt. I usually don't even think to change the Reply when I email
people personally. This is not intended as an insult or anything but, if
I were you, I'd get rid of that Outlook virus and use a better emailer.

Arfon
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." -- Rich Cook
Received on Wed Oct 28 1998 - 09:11:19 GMT