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Inappropriate behavior
- To: carl@radio.com, fineberg@firesign.wustl.edu
- Subject: Inappropriate behavior
- From: Hari Adiseshu <hari@dworkin.wustl.edu>
- Date: Sun, 18 Dec 1994 15:27:49 -0600
>> From fineberg@firesign.wustl.edu Sun Dec 18 13:06:44 1994
>> From: Charlie Fineberg <fineberg@firesign.wustl.edu>
>> Subject: Inappropriate behavior by your user ... (fwd)
>> To: hari@dworkin.wustl.edu
>> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 1994 13:05:34 -0600 (CST)
>>
>> Dear Mr. Adiseshu,
>> A complaint from the system managers at north.pole.org has been
>> made about the mail that you are sending in order to raise money
>> for charity. They would like for you to know that, not only is it
>> doing no good, it is preventing others from doing their part as
>> well. Please desist from this practice as soon as possible.
>> Charlie
Hi Charlie, Carl Sorry for causing trouble, Charlie, but my intentions were entirely well intentioned. There was a widely circulated mail in the Internet, which said that Sun Microsystems would contribute $0.10 for each message received by santa@north.pole.org, and that a user could send MULTIPLE MESSAGES (emphasis mine). I therefore thought that there would be an automated program at the other end, which would keep a count of the number of messages received. I had no idea that there was a human receiver at the other end, in which case I definitely would not have sent more than one message. I hope this places my action in context. Thanks. -hari PS - Carl, talking of appropriate behaviour, I think using strong language over the telephone certainly does not constitute appropriate behaviour. I am really sorry I caused your organization a lot of trouble, but I do wish you had been more polite over the phone.
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