Emma--"Amen". Thanks!  Jim, Charlotte, N.C.
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Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: For Pete's sakes .....


 For Pete's sakes everyone,
> The person who sent the message about the virus/worm was only trying to be
> helpful. I would imagine this person was trying to indicate that they
might
> have sent one to the list and were concerned about us.  And.. yes. I know
> that there are various ways to get and not get these things.  That is not
my
> point - my point is she/he was trying to be helpful.
>
> On another list earlier this week several folks indicated that they had
also
> been infected with something and were also trying to notify the list just
in
> case someone else got it.  Other than a couple of thank you notes this
caused
> no ripple at all.  And that is the way it should be.
>
> Now.. consider this.. 1 message to warn everyone about a virus/worm.  If
you
> aren't interested - delete it.  Delete it - that's it.  Instead, we get 5
or
> 6 or more commenting on that message and whether or not they liked it and
> whether or not it was an appropriate message for the list, etc.  What is
the
> difference.. that one message caused no problems.. all the comment
messages
> are what has caused a concern.
>
> If you ever wondered why people choose to lurk rather than participate -
this
> is certainly one of the reasons.. Thanks for listening - Emma
>
> In a message dated 4/14/2000 2:32:49 PM Central Daylight Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> << Subj:     Re: Message to the List subscribers.
>  Date:  4/14/2000 2:32:49 PM Central Daylight Time
>  From:  [email protected] (Jane Frost)
>  Reply-to:  [email protected]
>  To:    [email protected]
>
>  I am sorry you have worms, but you certainly don't have to tell everyone
>  about it.
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: [email protected] 
>  To: [email protected] 
>  Date: Friday, April 14, 2000 2:03 PM
>  Subject: Re: Message to the List subscribers.
>
>
>  >I don`t have to warn you . I did si out of respect I HAD THE
>  >WORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>  >
>   >>
>
>