Got into another discussion today about chain mails and how they are the scourge of the internet. This time it was a mail based on some very loose journalism concerning the future of road tax. This text is featured on a plethora of blogs and forums ( so I will not be posting it here ).For those Science Nerds out there, look at e-mails and forums as Richard Dawkins does...question everything!
The basic truth is if an e-mail asks you to 'send it on' or 'add your name to it' or even promises a freebie, it is nothing but chain mail spam. Ignore the heart wrenching or politically motivating topic, the sole purpose of a chain mail is to make the author feel powerful as their 'product' wings it's way around the internet.
There are no 'ifs' or 'buts', a chain mail is a chain mail. You are not being 'out of order' if you point this out to someone ( even if it is your boss! )
If you are in any doubt, take one bit of text from the e-mail or forum post and type it into google. It will come up as a chain mail somewhere ( I've been playing with the net since the days of gopher and so far I haven't been wrong on any mails I have highlighted! ).
My last bit of advice to you is this one:
If someone sends you a bit of chain mail, even if it is a lovely e-mail saying how much of a special friend you are and if you send it to 10 people a bunny will get a fresh bowl of lettuce leaves or some other rubbish...send them this link
www.breakthechain.org
This website has all the information you could possibly want. Check it!
This website has all the information you could possibly want. Check it!
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