On 29-Jan-2010, at 11:36, Robin Benson wrote:
> 
> On 30/01/2010, at 7:29 AM, LuKreme wrote:
>> Actually, I now think that the most obvious symbol is an @ sign, and I think 
>> we should look at building an icon around that.
> 
> There is nothing about the @ sign that represents email at all!

Except for that niggling little fact that every single email address has an @ 
sign in it, and has done for about 20 years (since …!apple!ucsc!uscb!kreme 
addresses went away)
 
> It's about as much to do with email as the mail-truck, mail-box, European 
> post-office emblem, mail-bag, mail-sling, etc.

No, because those have no connection to email at all.

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        Aid, an I don't like PURPLE <sip sip> Kool Aid.

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