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From:  James Womack
Date:  Sun May 17, 1998  5:51 pm
Subject:  Re: Post To Your Heart's Content :-)


Good Evening Lauren, and Everyone -
Please post to your heart's content! I think it would be awful if you
felt
like there were "bans" or rules limiting you - I look forward to reading
everyone's messages :-)

I was concerned about spam, but I didn't use that term, and I am sorry I
did not make myself clearer. Within less than 48 hours of the
establishment
of the our new list, a non-list member...in other words...an email
address
that is not subscribed to the list... sent us an announcement about Frank
Sinatra. I don't understand technically how their message could get
through, which is of course a question I will ask Paul on Monday.
Val wrote:
>>>>>And I feel responsible - why? Because I used to run a list where
everything
filtered through me, and I was spammed continually, but no one on the
SignWriting Email List saw this, because I threw the messages out before
they got to you. That was one of the reasons I became so exhausted
running
the Email List manually. Everyday, I got rid of unnecessary spam, plus I
also answered each request for additions and deletions personally. Now,
with this new public list, I have no control. Which of course is
excellent
in many other ways! I was concerned that you would be angry at me that
the
spam messages got through.<<<<<

Be angry with you? HAHAHAHA If so, I pity the poor misguided
person. Obviously they'd be quite ignorant to do this. Just what
control do you have over some determined spammer to spread
their goo into the list? I can't even keep them out of my private
e-mail so what can you do? And anyone with even rudimentary
understanding of the Internet, how can they realistically blame
you for spam not of your making?

<<<<<<<So I will ask Paul Cowley to inform us next week about the
technical side
to this issue. And once again...I hope you all will post to your heart's
content....>>>>>>>>>

It's spam, Val. Paul will probably tell you this. Despite the best
efforts
of anyone, the stuff sqirms through periodically. Being a paste, it
will do that. Basically, I'm saying expect it to happen now that you're
on thenet. Paul is sure to do all he can but remember he has to
supervise quite a few other things including other lists. Even he is
going to fall prey to spam from time to time. It's an unpleasant
reality of being, well, for want of a better word, "netted."


<<<<<<<Boy...I have some neat things to tell you about the Texas School
for the
Deaf, and the New Mexico School for the Deaf...but that will have to wait
until tomorrow.>>>>>>>>>>

Out with it, girl! Don't keep us in suspense.

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