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<h2>Instructions for e-mail writing (v0.3)</h2>
<p>Gentle Writer,</p>
<p>
it is very kind of you to consider writing an e-mail to me.
Please read the following instructions carefully. It might
save you some time.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>
Do not write me an e-mail to warn me about a computer virus
that is sent around via e-mail with blah blah blah in its subject line.
I use Unix and my e-mail client would not dare to execute any
code attached to an e-mail. Hence those warnings do not apply to me.
If they apply to you, you should reconsider the configuration of your
system.</p>
<p>
Moreover, it is generally a bad idea to send out those warnings unsolicited.
People who want to know about those things can sign up for mailing lists.
There is no need for you to spread the word.
In addition, there is always the possibility that you are just instrumental
in the nefarious plot of an internet hoax. Please check
<a href="http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org">Hoaxbusters</a> for a list of those
bogus warnings.
</p></li>
<li><p>
Do not send me an e-mail that is more than 1MB in size without
request. Such practice is reckless and transport of the mail
is not guaranteed since some servers do not allow for passage of
ridiculously large e-mails.
If you want me to get such long a file, put it somewhere
on the world wide web and notify me via e-mail of its URL.
I will download the file as soon as possible.
If you are afraid that other people might read your file, please note:
</p><p>
<ul>
<li> Your e-mail could be read by other people, as well.</li>
<li> There is good
<a href="sp_e_pgp.html">encryption software</a>
available for free.</li>
<li> If you do not put a link towards the file and keep it
inside a directory that contains a file ``index.html'', your
secret file will hardly be noticed by anyone who is not
told its URL.</li>
</ul>
</p>
</li>
<li><p>
If you are one of those who do not have a good e-mail client
and must use Outlook, Internet Explorer or Netscape to write mails,
be assured of my compassion. Nevertheless,
<strong>turn off</strong> the HTML encoding!
</p>
</li>
<li><p>
Please, do not start your letter with something like ``Howdy'' unless
you are a colleague or a friend of mine. As a European, I am not used
to this degree of informality.
</p>
</li>
<li><p>
<strong>Never</strong>, never send me any kind of a chain letter.
I will break the
chain. I will use your e-mail address in newsgroups to make sure
that you will receive lots of unsolicited
<a href="http://www.cauce.org">spam</a>. Your name
will be added to my do-not-read list. My computer
will send your future e-mails directly to /dev/null without even
bothering to notify me. And you might receive a letter of complaint.
</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>
I am looking forward to reading your e-mail. Please understand that
I change my public e-mail address every month because of spam. The general
format is: "bux_mmm_yyyy at kubux dot net", where xxx is a three letter shorthand
for the month and yyyy is the four digits of the current year.
<script>document.write( Phrase() )</script>
</p>
<p>
<blockquote>
<script>document.write( CurrentMail() )</script>
</blockquote>
</p>
<p>
For short notes, you might want to use this <a href="sp_e_mail_form.html">web form</a>.
</p>
<p>Sincerely Yours</p>
<p>Kai-Uwe Bux</p>
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