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Article #19Re: Good idea, bad execution
From: §nühw¤£f
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:07
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:07
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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/
FYI
HTH
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