From: "oxbow_lebach" To: , Cc: , , Bcc: "Angie" , "Allan Kirk" , "C. A. Pascale" , "Fern" , "Hana" , "Kim Lucich" , "Mike Braverman" , "Mizzi, Pamela D" , "Pat Cashman" Subject: Message to: FriendGreetings.com - thank you... Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 16:37:36 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0037_01C28745.2543F8E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 Disposition-Notification-To: "oxbow_lebach" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C28745.2543F8E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear permissionedmedia.com, et al, Not that I expect you to care, and not that you aren't already aware of = the fact, but you are only one miniscule ethical step above the virus = writers. Of course, I'm being overly complimentary and stretching the = truth to the limit when I say that. It would tickle me pink if the = virus writers targeted you as you both target innocent users of the = Internet. Does your mother know what you do for a living? When it's = career day at your kid's school, do you go and tell them you're a scam = artist and brag that at least you technically don't write virus = programs, or do you hide at home in shame with lights out and curtains = drawn? Fortunately, word is beginning to get out. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/friend.htm http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/friendgr.shtml ...etc. In a perfect world people like you would be... Well, in a perfect world = there wouldn't be people like you, would there? In a less than perfect, = but rather nice world people like you would be in prison (or better yet, = stillborn). No, that wouldn't do - in US prisons you would still have = access to the Internet. For all I know, you're clandestinely operating = from prison. (I guess going door to door, scamming the elderly out of = their life savings wasn't so foolproof after all.) Isn't the Internet = great? Thank you for once again reminding people that they don't live in a = perfect world, or even a less than perfect, but rather nice one. It = does people good to at times have their faces stomped down into the mud = as punishment for their naivete. It builds character. They may = ocassionally write an ineffectual letter like this one, but that won't = affect your bottom line, will it?=20 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 10/24/02 ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C28745.2543F8E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear permissionedmedia.com= , et=20 al,

Not that I expect you to care, and not = that you=20 aren't already aware of the fact, but you are only one miniscule=20 ethical step above the virus writers. Of course, I'm = being=20 overly complimentary and stretching the truth to the = limit when I say=20 that. It would tickle me pink if the virus writers targeted = you as=20 you both target innocent users of the Internet. Does your mother = know what=20 you do for a living? When it's career day at your kid's school, do = you go=20 and tell them you're a scam artist and brag that at least you = technically don't=20 write virus programs, or do you hide at home in = shame with lights out=20 and curtains drawn?

Fortunately, word is beginning to get=20 out.

http://www.snope= s.com/computer/virus/friend.htm

http://www.f-secu= re.com/v-descs/friendgr.shtml

...etc.

In a perfect world people like you = would=20 be... Well, in a perfect world there wouldn't be people like=20 you, would there? In a less than perfect, but rather = nice world=20 people like you would be in prison (or better yet, = stillborn). No,=20 that wouldn't do - in US prisons you would still have access to the = Internet. For all I know, you're clandestinely operating=20 from prison. (I guess going door to door, scamming the = elderly out of=20 their life savings wasn't so foolproof after all.) Isn't the = Internet=20 great?

Thank you for once again reminding = people that they=20 don't live in a perfect world, or even a less than = perfect, but rather=20 nice one. It does people good to at times have their=20 faces stomped down into the mud as punishment for their = naivete. It=20 builds character. They may ocassionally write an ineffectual = letter like=20 this one, but that won't affect your bottom line, will = it?

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Outgoing mail is certified = Virus=20 Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: = 6.0.408 /=20 Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 10/24/02

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