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From: chrise@hubcap.clemson.edu (Chris Everhart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: caution on vulgar replies
Summary: Where vulgar language is an offense
Message-ID: <12848@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 31 Jan 91 01:12:50 GMT
References: <20695@know.pws.bull.com> <42996@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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In article <42996@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New) writes:
> 
> Hmmm...  I'm not new to the net, but I would sure like
> to find out where it is documented that "vulgar" words
> are not allowed to be emailed.  I'd also like to
> find out exactly which words are "vulgar." It would
> be especially interesting if such "vulgar" words
> were available electronically. Think about it.
> 

I must agree that getting someone kicked out of school for a vulgar e-mail
message is carrying things a little too far, but I do need to point out 
something.  If you are working for a company, and using a company account for
correspondence into newsgroups, vulgar mail can be considered to be an awful
offense because it uselessly ties up that companies mail router, and actually
ends up costing the company money.  That, of course, is considered to be highly
unethical, but then again, so is using a company computer system to get into
personal newsgroups.  So, I guess I haven't really helped out any.

Thank me for nothing,
Chris Everhart