E-mails

[J T]

Another e-mail from someone I don't know. Third one in about two weeks. I don't even like geting e-mails from my mother, so why someone who I have never heard of before thinks I would welcome an e-mail from then, instead o their responding to the appropriate thread, I do not know. If you have a reply to me from a rec.woodworking thread, then repy in that thread, so everyone can read it, don't feel entitled to just send an e-mail. It ain't polite, and I'm nothing if not polite. I will, of course, make exceptions in appropriate circumstances, but no BS e-mails. Especially, when the e-mail doesn't start out stating that it is by e-mail only. Don't e-mail me, I'll e-mail you.

JOAT The whole of life is a learning process.

- John Keel

[Kevin M. Vernon]

Which, of course, is why many of us have "bogus" or "spam trap" e-mail addy's in our headers.

Or perhaps you get yourself one of those "disposable" yahho addy or some such - and use that address for your usenet headers - then anything that comes there you can simply ignore.

-Kevin in Indy

To reply, remove (+spamproof+) from address........

[DS]

If I started a usenet thread every time I got an unwanted email, I'd never get done typing... Just ignore it.

[Fred the Red Shirt]

At one time, long long ago, it was commonplace to email a copy (referred to as a 'courtesy copy') of a Usenet followup. Maybe there was some sense to it back when Usenet was much slower than email, but that situation went away about fifteen years ago so that today it is anything but courteous.

But I don't agree that it is impolite to send on-topic email to the author INSTEAD of posting. I would suppose a person sends email when they do not want to post something for everyone to see, perhaps including their own email address.

Usenet has a header for the author's email address precisely so that one can send email instead of posting.

So I daresay that if you are adverse to receiving on-topic email replies to your articles you should say so, perhaps in your .sig, as it is not reasonable to suppose that otherwise anyone will know that is your preference. You are not alone in that preference, but it is not by any means typical.

I draw the line at email harvesting for bulk lists (spam), off-topic or abusive emails. Those have never been acceptable.

You say you will make some exceptions. That's fine but how is anyone else supposed to determine that their email will be acceptable to you, before they send it?

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Every year at Christmas, JOAT sends his email address along with a nice card, stating he will accept your email. If you don't get one this year, it means, well, you get the idea.

[Mike Richardson]

EVERY ONE STAND BACK..................................

[Robatoy]

Noooo shit.

[J. Clarke]

The way USENET worked originally was that someone posted, people replied by email, and the original poster then put up a summary of the emails. This was back when it was carried on Fidonet and the like and propagation of messages might take a week or more.

[Mike Marlow]

You should simply shut down your email account rather than make this same post two or three times a year. Ferchristsakes, you'd think your privacy at home had been invaded. The last sentence is nothing if not ironic...

[LRod]

You're just unclear on this whole internet thing, aren't you.

Oh, webtv. You're not really on the internet then, are you?

[mac davis]

It's all Al Gore's fault, he shouldn't have invented the damn thing..

mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

[Robatoy]

Damn libtards

[Tom Watson]

He did not invent the internet.

He invented the algorithm.

Where do you think it got its name?

Regards,

Tom Watson

tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)

[charlieb]

Nowrecki on any new cases?

[mac davis]

mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

[Dave Balderstone]

You don't understand JT/JOAT.

If he can't bitch, whine and complain periodically, his sinuses get all inflamed, his piles start bleeding, he starts to weep unconsolably, he starts repainting all his tools green, and starts considering getting a real internet connection instead of webtv.

You do NOT want that to happen.

Oh, he also starts calling people "sunshine".

It's just too ugly.

[J T]

Fri, Nov 16, 2007, 9:48pm [e-mail] (Kevin=A0M.=A0Vernon) doth sayeth: =A0=A0Which, of course, is why many of us have "bogus" or "spam trap" e-mail addy's in our headers. Or perhaps you get yourself one of those "disposable" yahho addy or some such - and use that address for your usenet headers - then anything that comes there you can simply ignore.

Yep, seen those. And been told by someone more than once to e-mail them, and not been able to reach them.

Nah, this way if someone who needs to contact me can. The operational word there is "needs".

JOAT So Many Cats So Few Recipes,

[J T]

Sat, Nov 17, 2007, 3:14am (EST+5) [e-mail] (DS) doth sayeth: If I started a usenet thread every time I got an unwanted email, I'd never get done typing... Just ignore it.

Didn't even read the 2d one.

JOAT So Many Cats So Few Recipes,

[J T]

Sat, Nov 17, 2007, 3:14am (EST+5) [e-mail] (DS) did sayeth: If I started a usenet thread every time I got an unwanted email, I'd never get done typing... Just ignore it.

Oops. I didn't read the 3d one. That was the one that was sent in response to my reply to the 2d. LMAO

JOAT So Many Cats So Few Recipes,

[J T]

Fri, Nov 16, 2007, 7:15pm (EST-3) [e-mail] (Fred=A0the=A0Red=A0Shirt) doth sayeth: But I don't agree that it is impolite to send on-topic email to the author INSTEAD of posting. I would suppose a person sends email when they do not want to post something for everyone to see, perhaps including their own email address. So I daresay that if you are adverse to receiving on-topic email replies to your articles you should say so, You say you will make some exceptions. That's fine but how is anyone else supposed to determine that their email will be acceptable to you, before they send it?

It's like someone wanting a plans link e-mailed to them. That way they have the link, but no one else. I don't believe in that.

I thought I just did say I was adverse to them.

The exceptions know who they are. And, they are polite enough to start of their message stating it is by e-mail only, tread subject or not.

JOAT So Many Cats So Few Recipes,