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read.
In general, when a mailing to somebody fails, DON'T post a message
about it! Think for a moment: you are trying to send something to
someone on ONE system. Your message might go through (at most) TEN
systems on the way there. Posting a message in the news sends it to
many tens of thousands of systems throughout the world! There is no
way to justify adding to the news load of all those machines simply
because you cannot determine how to get your mail through.
If your message is important, contact someone who knows more about the
mail system and who might be able to help you get your message
through. Your local system administrator, for instance, or the admin
of the next site "upstream," might be able to help. You can also send
mail to "postmaster" at one of the major Usenet sites. Almost all of
these people would rather see an occasional plea for help in their
mailbox than read another broadcast in the news system. If your
message is *really* important, pick up the phone and try to call the
other person.
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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:00:06 GMT
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Moraes)
Subject: Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers
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Original-author: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brad Templeton)
Archive-name: usenet/emily-postnews/part1
Last-change: 13 May 1995 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brad Templeton)
Changes-posted-to: news.misc,news.answers
**NOTE: this is intended to be satirical. If you do not recognize
it as such, consult a doctor or professional comedian. The
recommendations in this article should recognized for what
they are -- admonitions about what NOT to do.
"Dear Emily Postnews"
Emily Postnews, foremost authority on proper net behaviour,
gives her advice on how to act on the net.
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