Re: [Off] vcards (was [MacPerl] PTF site)

[Matthias Ulrich Neeracher <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>]

Charles Albrecht <albrecht@gate.net> writes:
>David Turley wrote:
>>Since I get more vcards from this list, than from the other 9 lists I
>>subscribe to combined, I will consider this (almost) on topic.

Hmm, I count 4 vcards this year, all sent by the same subscriber within the
past week or so. You are either engaging in a bit of hyperbole or you've led
a very sheltered life :-)

>>Why do so many people feel they must send their name and address as
>>attachments to email.

I'm certainly no fan of vcards either. It's the Internet's equivalent of
hanging a giant "Kick me!" sign on one's back (Attaching PGP signatures
to unimportant mails or posting, BTW, is the Internet's equivalent of
"Kick me, I'm a nerd" :-).

>>Wondering if Matthias could add messages with vcards to his spam filters
>>and trash them outright.

I could technically do that, but it would be wrong. George's messages are
on-topic, and the presence of a vcard doesn't make them off-topic.

>Or, we could politely ask george to turn them off as a default.

Now that's more in the spirit of this mailing list! George, given that vcards
are fairly unpopular, could you please turn them off in your mail client?

Matthias

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