Re: [PLUG] OT: Spam

["William H. Magill" <magill@mcgillsociety.org>]

On Saturday, October 18, 2003, at 03:52 PM, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 07:51:12PM -0400, Kevin Brosius wrote:
> > Well, I think you'll find most of those email addresses aren't valid 
> > in
> > 20 years.  For two or three reasons I can name off the top of my 
> > head...
>
> I can assure that, assuming I'm still alive and there's been no
> apocalyptic world change, this email address will still be valid
> in 20 years.  It'll probably still be receiving spam. And I'll
> probably still be seeing vaguely 5% of the spam it receives, if
> not less.

I don't use it much anymore, but by original email address at the 
University is still valid... it has been around for 30 years now.

My acm.org address has been around since they first started offering 
them, probably about 15 years ago now. I have no intention of changing 
it. Granted, if I let my dues lapse, it will also, but I don't plan on 
doing that until I stop typing.

Just as permanent personal cell phone numbers are about to finally 
become reality. For anyone who uses electronic mail on a serious basis, 
a permanent email address is not only important, but something which 
one strives to maintain.

T.T.F.N.
William H. Magill
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