Crossposted to LSTOWN-L from NETTRAIN, FYI, without comment. -- Glee ............................................. Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1993 09:18:22 -0600 Sender: Internet/BITNET Network Trainers <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Ethics Question ============================================================================= Message forwarded by NETTRAIN moderator. Please address inquiries to the original sender (below): Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 14:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Arlene Rinaldi <[log in to unmask]> I receive mail on questions of "Computer Ethics", because of the piece I put together on Netiquette.. Just recently someone asked if there were any "rules" on mass mailing. The person was asked by one of the professors at his institution, if he could subscribe to multiple (lots) of Mailing Lists, get the subscriber's list, unsubscribe immediately, then create a mass distribution list from the names and email addresses and send out mail. Now, this doesn't seem too kosher to me, and I'd hate to start receiving "junk mail" (maybe even multiple times since I'm a member of different lists) on a regular basis. But I can see how the logistics of this would be easy to do.. The person that asked me if there was any info on this is also a system's administrator and would more than likely be swamped with mail messages of irate netters who would not appreciate this invasion of their mailboxes. But, he doesn't have any information or "policies" as to justifying why this should be done. Have any of you come across "rules" that would cover this type of situation? Or is it just impossible to control (we get junk mail at home that we can't stop - but then again, we're talking disk space here..) Thanks in advance for any help on this.. Arlene ******************************** Arlene H. Rinaldi - Academic/Institutional Support Services Education/Training - Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL Internet: [log in to unmask] Bitnet: RINALDI@FAUVAX