Re: Gen: offensive e-mails

[sybil finemel <sfinemel@ATTBI.COM>]

I agree with Ken.
More members should use their delete buttons ,by forwarding the offensive
material we are perpetuating the aim of the spammer and cluttering our email
boxes.

I personally feel rather send a solution to the problem than add to it.
Sybil Finemel
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Umbach" <kumbach@UNLIMITED.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 1:56 PM
Subject: Gen: offensive e-mails


> Maybe it would be a good plan NOT to post the offensive content of
> offensive e-mails to a 10,000+ member list.  Just a thought.  I delete
that
> junk without reading it (the spaminess is always obvious from sender and
> subject line), and am not too crazy about seeing it show up in an LM_NET
> digest.  The "delete" button is your friend, as is the filtering feature
of
> a good e-mail program, such as Eudora.
>
> Ken
>
> Kenneth W. Umbach, Ph.D., Policy Analyst
> California Research Bureau, California State Library
> 900 N Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814
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> This message reflects my opinion, not that of my employer or anyone else
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