Re: Good idea, bad execution

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From: Joe Snodgrass
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:17

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On Nov 13, 4:07 pm, §nühw¤£f <snuhw...@netscape.net> wrote:
> Joe Snodgrass wrote:
>
> > Several years ago, somebody invented a clever email add-on that would
> > alert you to the fact that you were using harsh language, so you
> > wouldn't hit the "send" key.
>
> > This is wrongheaded.  The place you want to put it is on the receive
> > end, to alert you that someone was about to insult you, so you could
> > delete the diatribe without reading it.
>
> > Does anybody know what was the name of that invention, or the company
> > or person who invented it?
>
> Really? No klew? Its been around for like forever:http://www.netnanny.com/company/

Tired of ahm?

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