# Question re: Email Protocol

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-email-protocol/37117>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 16, 2000, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-email-protocol/37117 "2000-10-16T14:08:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-email-protocol/37117/21 "2000-10-17T17:43:17Z")

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Am I the only one who expected this thread to be about SNMP & POP3 ?

BTW, you’re right. Tell your friend about bcc if she can’t contain her urge to mass-mail you.

S. Norman

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**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2000, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-email-protocol/37117/22 "2000-10-17T19:09:52Z")

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Okay, after this, I’ll shut up and let the thread die. No further responses needed, unless you have a revelation.

**Zette** , yes, I’m very obsessive. I’m working on that…

**Lynn** and **Satan** , God I wish I could! But I put my “should I send this?” email in the OP, that I’ve decided against sending. But I’m glad this thread is here for posterity, in case I need a few choice quotes from it later.

**Ron** , I wish I could up-play the work email thing more, but I’d be such a hypocrite if I did that. If you know what I mean…

**Pipeliner** , I come across as really sweet and nice IRL, so that’s another factor in this whole argument. Everyone else is allowed to get mad or tell it like it is, but when I do it, even on a smaller scale, people are shocked by it and react accordingly.

And, finally, **Podkayne** , if you ever find out the secret to make people _get it_, please let me know!

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**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-email-protocol/37117/23 "2000-10-17T19:12:08Z")

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By the way, thanks again, all!

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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-email-protocol/37117/24 "2000-10-18T01:54:57Z")

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Just to clarify, I didn’t mean you were obsessive, Jean. I more meant that this chick sounds like a major drain of energy that you could spend doing something else (like having fun!)

That’s all! 🙂

Zette

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