apearce@academy.net.au
Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:40:26 +1000
Jenny Wong asked:
>why are there so many people who sign their mesgs differently
>to the name of the account? (ie. use other people's accounts)
>
>eg, Natacha, Eleanor.. (not picking on you two, just the names that
>i can remember).
>
>i'm not saying there's anything wrong with this at all, just
>curious as to the phenomenon.. how many exactly are there of you?
I think this is a reflection on our age, and lack of independence. The
person whose name appears on the message is usually a parent. I have
observed this phenomenon on other lists too....often a woman will be using
an e-mail account set up in her husband's name. I know that with my
provider, it costs about $25 to attach a name to the account....so people
are understandably loath to pay an extra $25 just so that someone else in
the family can get the correct name on their messages.
I hope this clarifies the issue for you,
Ann
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