Re: [pressgang] OT question

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Matt Saunders (matts@yoyo.org)
Wed, 26 Nov 1997 15:48:00 +0000

On Nov 25, apearce@academy.net.au wrote:
> 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)

[...]

> 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,

Although most people use modern mailers like Pegasus, Microsoft Mail
or Eudora. If you guys have a look around the options settings
there'll be somewhere where you can type your name in and be yourself
at last. :-)

As long as you don't change the actual address, and set the name
back before Mum / Dad / Boyfriend / Brother next uses it there's
absolutely no harm in doing it... 

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