Very recently, I received a piece of email that went:
"I'm a student and for an assignment I'm supposed to j0in a
listserv (sic). I have no idea what this is, so will you please
tell me everything I need to know?
[she'd also filled out the submit form on the PAML a couple times,
so I got some random junk as an accompaniment.]
Unfortunately, I had just woken up and not even having had my first
Diet Coke of the day, chastised her somewhat severely. Was kind
of funny, I referred to her instructor as "moronic". However, I
do think her instructor is being rather lax if she's directing her
students to go j0in a mailing list without telling them what one
is, how to zubscribe, how to unzubscribe, plus failing to explain
the distinction between terms like "mailing list" and "LISTSERV".
Student passed my mail to teacher, her response is below. It
appears she thinks this practice is acceptable and does not consider
the impact it makes upon list owners. However, since she says
she'll remove one's "group" from their course, please feel free
to email her requesting she remove yours.
Forwarded message:
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jun 25 19:19:57 1999
> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 10:52:44 +0100
> From: Beverly Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: (no subject)
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Organization: Chaffey College
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> Who are you? AND what listserv do you proctor? I will try not to have my
> students j0in unprofessional groups in the future. You are the first
> proctor who ever complained. I apologize for my 'moronic' behavior. I
> will forward your message to all my 'moronic' cohorts here and in the
> Cal State system where I work so we do not make the mistake of including
> your group in our course work. My apologies again. Beverly Cox
