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Re: WE MASS E-MAIL YOUR AD TO 900K - $59

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From: David Masterson
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 00:00
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>>>>> "vixen" == vixen  <vixen@global.california.com> writes:

[...talk of unwanted email...]

> Not sure if it does any good or not, but when I get this sort of e-mail, I
> return it to sender.  I did not request it and tell them so.
> Wonder what would happen if we all did that.  ;)

We'd ultimately spend a lot of valuable time downloading unwanted information
across potentially slow connections to the Internet only to upload it again
after we've gotten it across those same connections to people who most likely
are not be paying attention anyway!

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From: David Masterson <davidm@prism.kla.com>
Subject: Re: WE MASS E-MAIL YOUR AD TO 900K - $59
Date: 1996/09/16
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