A model ISP (was:5th grade class)

[mark grady]

We should all get customer service like this from our Internet
providers...

In less than 30 minutes from my inquiry, I received this response
to the Mill Cove legitimacy question:

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The e-mail you received regarding Mill Cove Elementary
School's grade 5 project was legitimate. The Grade 5 class
was attempting to map the progress of a single electronic
mail message around the globe.

They were unaware, however, of the potential repercussions
of such a message, and soon the response was overwhelming.
With tens of thousands of messages daily, they soon found
they were unable to handle it all. Global Linx
Internet Inc., a local Internet service provider here in
Nova Scotia, has been working closely with Mill Cove School
to help provide some relief to their problem.

At the request of the school, Global Linx is now rejecting
all electronic mail sent to millcove The staff
and students of Mill Cove School extend their apologies for
any inconvenience this may have caused you.

You may check up on Mill Cove's project by visiting their
web site at the following address:

http://www.glinx.com/~millcove/MCDS.html

We appreciate your concern and understanding in this
matter.

Global Linx Internet Inc.
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http://www.glinx.com

 

[patrick flowers]

>
> We should all get customer service like this from our Internet
> providers...

Awesome! In addition to the fact that these guys are probably handling
hundreds of inquiries like Mark's. Nice to see that "customer service"
still matters with some ISP's.

Patrick
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Patrick Flowers
Mailtoatrick

The GMC Motorhome Page
http://www.gmcmotorhome.com

 

[hdavis]

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>I would assume this is the same way a virus is transmitted, yet
unknowingly.
>Geometric progressions. Thanks for tracking it down. I sent a message and
>it bounced like everyone else,

FWIW, my message made it through. My wife sent a message 1/2 hour later and
it bounced.

Henry

 

[hdavis]

>In a message dated 5/1/99 10:15:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

>
>> FWIW, my message made it through.
>
>Henry!
>What makes you rate so high on the ISP? I bet some Internet gremlin is
>figuring out how to use your message in some clandestine venture.

Undoubtedly. OTOH, I'm pretty fast on the keyboard - and got the message
when it came in.

>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>--------------------
>I'm getting very high on the Onan learning curve mechanically.
Electrically,
>I still don't know where all the wires go, learning curve close to bottom.

Need any heavy metal parts? I may be able to help when I get back.

>
>Scott Henry's GMC Posting Page
>
>

Hey, thanks for the GMC plug! The GMC needs to be capitalized ... Rob sent
some more Thermasan infor just as I was leaving the office. Look for more
postings on this and other topics at the end of the month.

Henry