Re: Chain letters?

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From: Elizabeth Schwartz
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 02:04

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I agree with Wes and Greeny. Any joke posting will die under its own
weight. "Chain Letter" laws are supposed to apply to asking for money,
and their doesn't seem to be any dispute about applying (US) mail
fraud laws to (US) email. It's kinda silly to chase jokes. 

  (I find myself chasing those stupid ANSI toy-train-Christmas-Cards
every year. They play hell with dialup lines and non-ANSI terminals,
but they come back along with ANSI .plans, which also break sessions.)

  Sexual harassment is another issue. As opposed as I am to sexual
harassment, I think that a lot of schools are going overboard in
reacting to sexism and racism, to the point of knee-jerk censorship.
Carl Kadie's suggestion would be appropriate as a C.Y.A (Cover Your
nether region) defense.

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From: betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz)
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Subject: Re: Chain letters?
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