Netiquette concerns

Paul Mackin mackin at allware.com
Tue Jul 2 13:42:30 CDT 1996



On Tue, 2 Jul 1996 MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu wrote:
 

> what are the 
> standard netiquette behaviors?

> Why don't people 
> use quotes to mark ironic expressions?

A P-lister would never hide behind irony.

>  Why is it a breach to email someone 
> privately, 

I think the poster only meant it was wrong to make public a piece of
email received as private correspondence--just like with regular mail.

> And a final question:  is this list an instance of--pop--culture?

I would say definitely not, although much of the discussion is about
that popular subject.

				P.





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