HW tour dates and court case

Keith Barton keithb at CINESITE.CO.UK
Tue May 8 09:42:08 EDT 2001


Kevin Sommers wrote:

> I recently read in PC Magazine (May 8, 2001) an article called "Viruses That
> Aren't: They may not destroy your data, but Internet chain letters waste
> time and resources."  It lists a few examples of Internet hoaxes, including
> "5. A petition claiming you can sign it by adding your name and passing the
> message on. (No government or politician has ever taken seriously a petition
> that was not signed in ink.)"
> Obviously we're talking businesses and lawyers here, not government or
> politicians, but what is the track record of online petitions?  Would this
> just be an exercise in futility, or might it really make some difference?
>

Well there's no harm in trying...



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