Re: spam - chain letter

Chris Maden (crism@ora.com)
Mon, 22 Dec 1997 11:12:00 -0500


[Jim Harmon]
> I suggest everyone who recieved a copy reply directly to the sender
> with a copy to postmaster@aol.com and abuse@aol.com, mentioning that
> this is a Federal Crime. The electronic version of "Chain Letters".

I hate to prolong this thread, but this particular chain mail is *not*
prosecutable, I believe. It wasn't an MMF, it was just an avoid-bad-
luck message, and actually a pretty amusing one. Did anyone else
actually read it?

[Davidofvf]
> John Mellor who was four years old deleted his letter and later the
> same day while helping his mother prepare dinner, fed his hands
> through the meat mincer, climbed into the microwave oven and
> exploded himself all over his mother's shocked face.

That's very _South Park_.

[Jim Harmon]
> DO NOT forward the message to ANYONE esle.

Yeah - being amused by it doesn't mean I was glad to receive it.

> (You'ld think everyone would have heard about this cr*p by now.
> These things go around about every 6 months.)

In general, yes, but I've never seen this one before. I don't know
what Davidofvf's deal is, but that message was very bizarre.

-Chris

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