chris 12/5/03 6:20 AM >>I'm sorta lost on this one. Why would it matter if the sig. line is four >>instead of three lines? >>And why does it matter if someone 40 yrs from now sees my emails, I will >>be long gone. >>Just curious to know why you think this is important. > >The point you are missing is, this email list (like many others) is >archived to a public web site. That means right now EVERYONE that has >internet access in the ENTIRE WORLD from this date going forward to the >forseeable future (100+ years maybe more) now knows your name, the >company you work for, your company address, and your company phone number. > >Because you have your name and work info in your sig, you have just given >me sufficient information to assume your identity, take out a credit card >in your name, and buy myself a new car at your expense. That is also >sufficient information to track down where you live, and determine when >you are and are not home, and break in and rob you blind (or worse... do >you have attractive teen age daughters or a wife?) > >The internet is a VERY scary place, and any personal information you post >to it should be carefully screened so as not to hand over anything more >than you need to. It's easy enough for criminals to ruin your life... why >give them help.
Good points all. Another point to ponder is the need to include a 11-12 line quotation after your name, address, etc. I have always believed that such inclusions sent to lists was rather poor 'netiquette'. Lew Nelson ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
