Re: Net etiquette

[sec@moscow.com]

Date forwarded: 	Thu, 23 Sep 1999 17:06:18 -0700 (PDT)
From:           	"Philip Cook" <PCOOK@novell.uidaho.edu>
Organization:   	University of Idaho
To:             	vision2020@moscow.com
Date sent:      	Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:55:50 -0800
Subject:        	Net etiquette
Send reply to:  	pcook@uidaho.edu
Priority:       	normal
Forwarded by:   	vision2020@moscow.com

> I just received a profanity-filled, could-be-construded-as-a-death- 
> threat message from a subscriber to this list in response to my 
> posting earlier today on Highway 95: Moscow to Lewiston.
> 
> I assume it's some kid with too much time on his hands this 
> afternoon, but to whom do I need to report this incident?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Philip Cook
 
I would certainly report it to the people running the list serve, and I 
would talk to your ISP (help desk or computing services) about 
tracing where it came from. I would also give a call too the police 
as a heads up at least. things may get heated around here, but 
that kind of this is not acceptable

Stan.