[16134] in APO-L
Re: [Fwd: 30 Second Service Project] (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Pepsi)
Sun Feb 2 14:45:15 1997
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 14:42:39 -0500
Reply-To: Pepsi <pepsi@OLIVIER.PC.CS.CMU.EDU>
From: Pepsi <pepsi@OLIVIER.PC.CS.CMU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
I did a forward of the "service project"
message, and got this type of response.
I learned the following:
1. I was stupid. I owe you guys a public
apology. For crying out loud,yes,
I really should know better than that.
2. A good web sight for spam defenses
can be found at http://www.ultranet.com/~gmcgath/selfdefense.html.
This is good to read in addition to the CIAC suggestions
previously mentioned (i.e. search Yahoo for
"CIAC Internet....")
3. Never assume something is a "service project"
on the net because it is labeled as one. This
is especially true before forwarding it to people
like I did. Yes, even if a well meaning brother's
name is attached. Check out thje details first.
I did not. In fact, do that with prospective
dates and anything else along those
lines that pop up on the Net, too.
Never blindly assume.
4. I would pose the question to you:
Should service be done on the net?
What's a legitimate example?
Thanks, guys! -Joy
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 14:25:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Jesse E Donaldson <galahad+@CMU.EDU>
To: Pepsi <pepsi@olivier.pc.cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: 30 Second Service Project] (fwd)
Joy,
Messages like that one pop up from time to time, and
I have yet to see one that is not a scam created by
someone who is just trying top mail-bomb someone else.
So, although its a wonderful thought, you probably
shouldn't send them any mail or pass this message around.
Jesse
