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Billy B..... As annoying as emailed junkmail is, if you send - even if it's done from frustration - an EMAIL BOMBING (i.e. a significant number of multiple copies of the same message to the same entity), you are compounding what is merely a very annoying problem by committing a felony! It's illegal to use a public utility (which the phone lines are) to harass a business (EVEN if that business is driving ya nuts by sending you junk email) and is punishable to the extent the lay may allow PLUS there is a stiff fine. Mind you, the place(s) you email bomb must first file charges, but IF your email bombing has annoyed someone enough, they might just go ahead and take whatever legal steps are needed to get the ball rolling! And believe me, the telcos do NOT take harassment of it's business customers lightly! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange On Behalf Of Heather Elizabeth Baird Sent: Friday, April 25, 1997 1:39 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: junk mail If you think it is bad now, just wait a few minutes. The Internet is turning into Junk Mail that you pay for. And we complain about the postman bringing us junk mail! Anyway, at least we have the time to deal with it, as we do not have to work as we have Parkinsons. I find that the best way to deal with junk mail is, for every one they send you, send them 100 back in return, after all, turnabout is fair play, eh? Billy Baird ([log in to unmask])