[15815] in APO-L
DO NOT SEND MAIL RE: FW: Fwd: Good cause... (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Grossi)
Fri Dec 13 15:36:43 1996
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 15:33:54 EST
Reply-To: John Grossi <jgrossi@MU.BBN.COM>
From: John Grossi <jgrossi@MU.BBN.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
The Houghton-Mifflin spam has hit both of these lists I believe. This
explination came to me through the mailer of my undergraduate
chapter. So yet again, if it says forward it on to everyone you know
it's probably too good to be true. And from the looks of this message,
the free books for kids is a marketing ploy...
-J
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> From: Postmaster/na@na.stratus.com
> TO: Marlboro@vos.stratus.com
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> Hi folks,
>
> In reference to the message sent about Houghton Mifflin's E-mail campaign, do
> not send email to share@hmco.com. Houghton Mifflin is not accepting messages
> sent to this address, they are immediately being dumped upon arrival. Messages
> of this type are designed to 'flood' a mail system.
>
> If you wish to get involved in the campaign, you can do so through their web
> site: www.polarexpress.com. If you do, realize that they ask for a lot of
> personal information and what they do with this information once you've given
> it to them, is out of your control.
>
> Postmaster
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> >
> > ----------
> > From: Ramona Hayes 4th x4262
> > To: EVERYONE
> > Subject: FW: Fwd: Good cause... (fwd)
> > Date: Thursday, December 12, 1996 9:34AM
> >
> > >Houghton Mifflin Publishing Corporation will donate one book to a
> > >children's hospital for every 25 e-mails they receive. Please e-mail them
> > >at - -
> > >
> > > share@hmco.com.
> > >
> > >I hope you can spare the seconds, and let your friends know. So
> > >far they have only received 3, 400 messages. Last year they reached
> > >23,000.
> > >
> >
> >
