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Re: Question about unsolicited Internet Email.

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From: Damon
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 02:40
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In article <41fp=s-@dixie.com> jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond) writes:
>crj10@phx.cam.ac.uk (Clive Jones) writes:
>
>>I've already taken adequate measures to stop physical junk mail. There are
>>also sufficient regulations to stop me receiving junk e-mail from within the
>>UK. The problem comes with international cowboys.
>
>>I believe the UK powers-that-be might do something about this incident soon...
>
>I have an idea.  Why don't you delicate Brit Pussys just pull your internet
>plug?  That'll stop your junk mail for sure.  Most other users can simply
>hit the "d" key or whatever their mailer uses to delete a message.

John,

*Some* of us know we don't have to choose to be offended.  Yes, even
some of us backward Brits without a 1st Amendment!  B^>  (Actually,
none of us Brits have a 1A unless we may refer to the cutting of the
umbilical that way.  B^>  B^>)

Damon
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From: dhd@exnet.co.uk (Damon)
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Subject: Re: Question about unsolicited Internet Email.
Keywords: question legal use email
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Date: 7 Oct 92 02:40:44 GMT
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