Greetings,
 
I have been asked by the Vice-President (Technological Services & Registrar)
at York University to post this message as a follow-up to mail I sent to
this list last week (or was it the week before? :-)) regarding the user
who insisted on sending a chain letter via LISTSERV. The user in question
was: [log in to unmask]  For those of you, as listowners of LISTSERV
mailing lists who have filtered this person out (which apparently some of
you may have...:-)) I submit the following mail I received for your
attention and for your discretionary action in whatever manner you
deem appropriate. On a more jovial note (*wink*), like, this guy might be
pretty cool now since he has been on ice a few times over by staff at
York.  I've X'd the relevant fields for delivery (To, From, etc.).
 
--Cheers!  Trish
ps. jovial...I still need a vacation...NOT quite 'me'.
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xxxx [log in to unmask] Jul 29 01:20:00 1995
xxxx: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 10:03:11 -0400
xxxx: Gene Denzel <[log in to unmask]>
xxx Trish Forrest <[log in to unmask]>
xxxxxxxx Prof. Robinson's situation
 
I have been following the flow of email concerning Prof. Robinson. I have also
spoken with the Computer Coordinator in his area (Business School). I think it
is clear that what we have here is initially, ignorance of the implications of
both chain letters and off-topic posting to news groups, followed by a rather
incredible arrogance when challenged. That said, I believe that he now
understands why people were so upset at his initial participation in the
misguided "chain letter" about the French testing, and that he will not do
this sort of thing in the future.
I do wonder, then, if perhaps you could as a favour send a followup note to
your fellow listowners, indicating just these facts. I understand that, as you
said, most would listen to him if, in the future, he had been filtered out of
their group and wanted to request reinstatement. However, even for one who was
so outrageous originally, this seems a cumbersome bit of baggage to drag along
from now on.
I fully understand if you feel this would be inappropriate, but do ask that
you seriously consider it.
 
(The other source of the posting which I received myself, from a long time
peace activist in the Math Department, was much more temperate when
challenged, and agreed to look carefully at the Appropriate Use Statement on
our WWW server. Of course, the original Japanese poster is obviously sorry for
the trouble his efforts caused, and has tried to make amends since. I think we
all have a lot of education to do as more and more of our colleagues find how
incredibly poserful email is, without the full understanding of how it works,
and the consequences of some sorts of actions.)
 
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 (Technological Services & Registrar)
York University
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