MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <97082402123500.00119@kaybee> Content-Type: Multipart/Mixed; boundary="Boundary-=_pHqghUmeaYlNlfdXfircvsCxgGBw" Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 02:12:35 -0500 From: Emily Postnews <emily.postnews@usenet.com> To: verbose@noisy Cc: forgetful@myvax Bcc: eager@beaver.dam Subject: Getting email through --Boundary-=_pHqghUmeaYlNlfdXfircvsCxgGBw Content-Type: Text/Plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: text, unencoded > Dear Ms. Postnews: > > I couldn't get mail through to somebody on another site. What should I do? > > -- eager@beaver.dam Dear Eager: No problem, just post your message to a group that a lot of people read. Say, "This is for John Smith. I couldn't get mail through so I'm posting it. All others please ignore." This way tens of thousands of people will spend a few seconds scanning over and ignoring your article, using up over 16 man-hours of their collective time, but you will be saved the terrible trouble of checking through usenet maps or looking for alternate routes. Just think, if you couldn't distribute your message to 9000 other computers, you might actually have to (gasp) call directory assistance for 60 cents, or even phone the person. This can cost as much as a few DOLLARS (!) for a 5 minute call! And certainly it's better to spend 10 to 20 dollars of other people's money distributing the message than for you to have to waste $9 on an overnight letter, or even 29 cents on a stamp! Don't forget. The world will end if your message doesn't get through, so post it as many places as you can. Em --Boundary-=_pHqghUmeaYlNlfdXfircvsCxgGBw Content-Type: Text/Plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Description: text, base64 encoded PiBEZWFyIE1zLiBQb3N0bmV3czoKPgo+IEkgY291bGRuJ3QgZ2V0IG1haWwgdGhyb3VnaCB0byBz b21lYm9keSBvbiBhbm90aGVyIHNpdGUuIFdoYXQgc2hvdWxkIEkgZG8/Cj4KPiAtLSBlYWdlckBi ZWF2ZXIuZGFtCgpEZWFyIEVhZ2VyOgoKTm8gcHJvYmxlbSwganVzdCBwb3N0IHlvdXIgbWVzc2Fn ZSB0byBhIGdyb3VwIHRoYXQgYSBsb3Qgb2YgcGVvcGxlIHJlYWQuClNheSwgIlRoaXMgaXMgZm9y IEpvaG4gU21pdGguIEkgY291bGRuJ3QgZ2V0IG1haWwgdGhyb3VnaCBzbyBJJ20gcG9zdGluZyBp dC4KQWxsIG90aGVycyBwbGVhc2UgaWdub3JlLiIKClRoaXMgd2F5IHRlbnMgb2YgdGhvdXNhbmRz IG9mIHBlb3BsZSB3aWxsIHNwZW5kIGEgZmV3IHNlY29uZHMgc2Nhbm5pbmcgb3ZlcgphbmQgaWdu b3JpbmcgeW91ciBhcnRpY2xlLCB1c2luZyB1cCBvdmVyIDE2IG1hbi1ob3VycyBvZiB0aGVpciBj b2xsZWN0aXZlCnRpbWUsIGJ1dCB5b3Ugd2lsbCBiZSBzYXZlZCB0aGUgdGVycmlibGUgdHJvdWJs ZSBvZiBjaGVja2luZyB0aHJvdWdoIHVzZW5ldAptYXBzIG9yIGxvb2tpbmcgZm9yIGFsdGVybmF0 ZSByb3V0ZXMuIEp1c3QgdGhpbmssIGlmIHlvdSBjb3VsZG4ndCBkaXN0cmlidXRlCnlvdXIgbWVz c2FnZSB0byA5MDAwIG90aGVyIGNvbXB1dGVycywgeW91IG1pZ2h0IGFjdHVhbGx5IGhhdmUgdG8g KGdhc3ApIGNhbGwKZGlyZWN0b3J5IGFzc2lzdGFuY2UgZm9yIDYwIGNlbnRzLCBvciBldmVuIHBo b25lIHRoZSBwZXJzb24uIFRoaXMgY2FuIGNvc3QKYXMgbXVjaCBhcyBhIGZldyBET0xMQVJTICgh KSBmb3IgYSA1IG1pbnV0ZSBjYWxsIQoKQW5kIGNlcnRhaW5seSBpdCdzIGJldHRlciB0byBzcGVu ZCAxMCB0byAyMCBkb2xsYXJzIG9mIG90aGVyIHBlb3BsZSdzIG1vbmV5CmRpc3RyaWJ1dGluZyB0 aGUgbWVzc2FnZSB0aGFuIGZvciB5b3UgdG8gaGF2ZSB0byB3YXN0ZSAkOSBvbiBhbiBvdmVybmln aHQKbGV0dGVyLCBvciBldmVuIDI5IGNlbnRzIG9uIGEgc3RhbXAhCgpEb24ndCBmb3JnZXQuIFRo ZSB3b3JsZCB3aWxsIGVuZCBpZiB5b3VyIG1lc3NhZ2UgZG9lc24ndCBnZXQgdGhyb3VnaCwgc28K cG9zdCBpdCBhcyBtYW55IHBsYWNlcyBhcyB5b3UgY2FuLgoKRW0K --Boundary-=_pHqghUmeaYlNlfdXfircvsCxgGBw--