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Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 06:46:57 -0700
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From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: SLF: email and privacy -- a voluntary program
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Hi David,
You are very welcome.
Thank you for your kindness here.
/s/ Paul Mitchell
http://www.supremelaw.com
At 04:21 PM 7/29/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Thanks for this excellent e-mail and your efforts to help
>educate. I use a program which does not cause the problem
>you mention, but I, like you, have been concerned that my
>e-mail address is being displayed far and wide.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Paul Andrew Mitchell wrote:
>>
>> Dear Friend,
>>
>> With this message, we are launching a voluntary
>> program to improve privacy on the Internet, and
>> reduce the quantity of unwanted email which we
>> all receive. We are staunch advocates of
>> self-government -- the best form of government!
>>
>> We have decided to focus this effort on the
>> frequent use of email lists which are visible
>> to the recipient. In Eudora Pro, this is done
>> by pasting a list of email addresses into the "Cc:"
>> field of a message.
>>
>> Eudora Pro, like other modern email programs,
>> also has a blind copy feature, which is found
>> in the "Bcc:" field instead. This feature has
>> the result of suppressing the entire list,
>> instead of displaying it to the recipient.
>>
>> Our voluntary effort now is to encourage people
>> like yourself to switch to blind copies, if and
>> when you decide to broadcast any message to
>> a list of recipients.
>>
>> As part of this program, we are also recommending
>> that list server software be modified, so that
>> the sender's email address is NOT displayed in
>> messages which are distributed to everyone on
>> any given email list. This feature of list servers
>> would be the "default," which could be changed
>> by the user, but ONLY by the user.
>>
>> If you have received what you might regard as
>> "unwanted" email from us recently, it is most
>> likely because your email address (and name)
>> were sent to us in a "Cc:" field.
>>
>> Please consider switching to blind copies,
>> and pass this message along to your contacts
>> who are adding your email address to their "Cc:"
>> fields as well.
>>
>> Thanks very much!
>>
>> /s/ Paul Mitchell
>> Counselor at Law
>> http://www.supremelaw.com
>>
>> p.s. Privacy is a fundamental Right.
>> See the Privacy Act for authority.
>>
>> ========================================================================
>> Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness
>> B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine
>>
>> tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night
>> email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU
>> website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now
>> ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best
>> Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone
>> Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this
>>
>> As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall
>> not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal.
>> ========================================================================
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Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness
B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine
tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night
email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU
website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now
ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best
Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone
Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this
As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall
not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal.
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[This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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