The Childrens Museum wrote:
>
> Hello, MLers --
>
> I would have sent this to the owners of the list, but the address is not
> in the welcoming info we all received when we signed on.
>
> I don't think I'm a grinch, but I find a 1 MILLION byte seasons greetings
> message a bit over the top! I download the Museum-L Digest to forward to
> staff who don't have access to email yet. This thing took more than 15
> minutes to download at 28.8bps and I still didn't get it all because it
> filled my disc. When I opened the file to edit, the document ran to 325
> pages!
>
> Due to the fact that the address on the thing was an anonymous
> <<[log in to unmask]>>, I am not responding to the sender. If you are
> reading this, please, DON'T DO IT AGAIN!
>
> Yes, I'm upset, this is not a good way to wish the list a good holiday. Is
> there any way to prevent this kind of misuse in the future?
>
> Thank you for listening to me vent. To all members of this list (yes,
> even including <<Infodisc>>), have a wonderful holiday season and a safe,
> sane and fun New Year.
>
> Gregg Jackson
> Librarian
> The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
> "Where children grow up ... and adults don't have to!"
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>   Please visit our Website at:
>       http://www.childrensmuseum.org
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Thanks for commenting.  I saw how long it took to download from the
server so deleted it immediately.  Over 300 pages?  Amazing.

Bob Handy