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[Lee Forrest <lforrestster AT gmail.com>]

On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 04:45:18PM -0800, Lee Forrest wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 06:32:40PM +0000, sindi keesan wrote:
> >
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> > So do you need my help for this project?
> 
> Yes. I told you I don't do attachments and have no experience
> there and am not interested in learning how.
> 
> Sending big, non-text files via email is one of the things that
> has served to wreck the email system. It makes it easy for
> spammers and virus-spreaders and spyware-spreaders and the like.
> And eats up bandwidth and clogs routers/gateways.
> 
> Originally, you sent _letters_, text, by email, and other
> things were sent by FTP, kermit, uucico and the like.
> 
> That's how I think it should be done. I don't like being
> a part of the abuse of the email system.
> 
> Because of this abuse, it has been rendered almost useless.
> Most people don't even bother anymore.
> 
> One of the foundations of the internet is now rotten.
> 
> Yes, I know, it's SOP at this point. 

> So is war.

That should read:

So are viruses, trojans, spam, worms, and spyware. 

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Lee

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