On Tue, 24 May 1994, Steve Harrison wrote:
> What's going on? Does EVERYBODY think everybody else knows everybody
> else's E-Mail address? Please use your name, call and your e-mail address
> at the end of a message!
The Standard for Internet email makes the sender's address available to the
computer at the receive end, just for this reason -no user action required
to achieve it.
> Then, this morning, one e- shows up with only a call, and another doesn't
> even have any signature!
See above. The main reason the 'signature' evolved was to provide a backup
return address in the event the software on the sending end had a
configuration problem.
> You want replies to your comments/questions, do it right, please! This is
> getting too informal!
What with the rapid growth of the Internet recently, there are many sites
'on the air' still trying to 'do it right' :)
regards
kim w8hd
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kimc@w8hd.org
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