During the past 24 hours, Miami Computing & Information Services (MCIS) has received multiple complaints from other institutions (including Indiana University and the World Bank) regarding electronic chain letters that have been forwarded to their computing users from users of Miami University computing resources. The following posting to mu.mcis.news / MCISNews from Spring Semester 1994 is repeated as a general reminder to all users of Miami University computing resources that starting or continuing the propagation of a chain letter over e-mail is an inappropriate use of Miami's computing resources, and can lead to Disciplinary Procedures as noted in Appendix BB of the Student Handbook (page 58 in the 1994-95 edition): X-News: miavx1 mu.mcis.news:15 From: [log in to unmask] Subject:Chain letters via e-mail Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 15:11:09 -0400 Message-ID:<[log in to unmask]> Miami Computing & Information Services (MCIS) wishes to remind all users of computing resources at Miami University that dissemination of chain letters in electronic mail is a strictly inappropriate use of computing resources which violates not only the spirit of Internet etiquette but also the letter of various network policies, including those of OARnet, Miami's direct link to the Internet. Any instances of chain letter receipt should be promptly reported to [log in to unmask] Under no circumstances should such chain letters be forwarded to other e-mail addresses at Miami or elsewhere. Thank you for your cooperation. -- MCIS News Miami Computing & Information Services (MCIS) Miami University (Ohio USA) [log in to unmask]