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Valdis Kletnieks <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 10 Jan 1996 16:53:27 -0500
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On 10 Jan 1996 18:41:28 GMT, you said:
> Maybe I'm a bit harsh in my thinking, but should I have any compassion for
> people who get served out and don't know what to do? As I understand it,
> unless an admin issues the 'quiet serve off' command, the user does, in
> fact, get a notice that they have been served off and how to restore their
> service. Should it be my concern that the person doesn't read the message they
> get? I've read the message; it's not that technical or too complicated to
> understand, is it?
 
Well, you *do* have to allow for the case where the person is *not* a hot-shot
email user, and may just read their one or two lists, not be a big Internet
jock. They dont know how to forge a 'serve on' from another address, and they
may not *know* anybody else who they can ask to do it FOR them.
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                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Computer Systems Engineer
                                Virginia Tech

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