<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adverts in email on the list. --> <!--X-From-R13: Hnqvz Fxnpuraxb <igNserrubyq.pebpbqvyr.bet> --> <!--X-Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 20:18:47 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 35CFB813.AC94BFFB#freehold,crocodile.org --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.HPP.3.91.980810092509.326A-100000#emu,micro.ti.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Adverts in email on the list.</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00646.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00648.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00627.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01051.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00647">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00647">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00647">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Adverts in email on the list.</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adverts in email on the list.</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Vadim Tkachenko <<A HREF="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:18:43 -0500</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Holly Sommer wrote: [skipped] > The free mailing services are free, after all - it's not like these are > commercial ads, outright. In fact, I have often considered getting one > myself for the explicit purpose of mailing lists such as these... > > The reason behind that is that at work, I am behind a firewall with the > only communication in/out being limited to web access (ie: no telnet > in/out and no external access to/from a POP mailer). The volume here is > such that even if unattended overnight, it can get to be an eyeful, and > so a centralized email address would help, in letting me deal with the > email at work AND at home... and that would only be possible for *me* > through something like hotmail. Well, don't be surprised if someday your boss gives you a printout of what you've been doing - it's called a traffic analysis. And, being paranoid, do you _really_ trust your free service provider for not snooping in your data? Some people do. > Granted, that's a very specific case, and probably is representative of > only maybe 5% of the population here, but I don't see why (in theory) > that should prevent me from being on the list. I think, it's more - lot of people have computers at home novadays, and having two accounts is not the greatest evil - I have four :-((( And God, I wish I could use them at the same time, but no - firewall here, firewall there... > Plus, if I get a great idea at home, I have to either subscribe under > both addresses, or email it to my work account from home, and then > forward it. Doing this kind of stuff every day... There was even a joke: "And I will send myself many letters, just to bother the postman" :-) > -Holly -- Still alive and smile stays on, Vadim Tkachenko <vt#freehold,crocodile.org> -- UNIX _is_ user friendly, he's just very picky about who his friends are </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00627" HREF="msg00627.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Adverts in email on the list.</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Holly Sommer <hsommer#micro,ti.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00646.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: async i/o and threads (was: Re: lurker emerges)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00648.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: OT: Re: Ethernet NICS, maximum connections..mud testing.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00627.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Adverts in email on the list.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01051.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: The great crusade....</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00647"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00647"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00551" HREF="msg00551.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: The great crusade....</A></strong>, brandon <a href="mailto:brandon#sedona,net">brandon#sedona,net</a>, Sat 08 Aug 1998, 04:10 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00568" HREF="msg00568.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: The great crusade....</A></strong>, Mike Sellers <a href="mailto:mike#bignetwork,com">mike#bignetwork,com</a>, Sun 09 Aug 1998, 01:12 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00569" HREF="msg00569.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Adverts in email on the list.</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Sun 09 Aug 1998, 03:06 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00627" HREF="msg00627.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Adverts in email on the list.</A></strong>, Holly Sommer <a href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</a>, Mon 10 Aug 1998, 14:37 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00647" HREF="msg00647.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Adverts in email on the list.</A></strong>, Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Tue 11 Aug 1998, 03:18 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01051" HREF="msg01051.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: The great crusade....</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 16 Sep 1998, 22:51 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00631" HREF="msg00631.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: The great crusade....</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Mon 10 Aug 1998, 15:28 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00638" HREF="msg00638.html">[MUD-Dev] List of rules suggestionbox</A></strong>, Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt <a href="mailto:hhs#cbs,dtu.dk">hhs#cbs,dtu.dk</a>, Mon 10 Aug 1998, 19:04 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00640" HREF="msg00640.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: List of rules suggestionbox</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Mon 10 Aug 1998, 22:58 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>