Latin for "Forewarned is forearmed" This message is solely meant to help *all* information consumers. To assist their defense against majambazi na maharamia was mtandao They hide behind "anonymous" email features. They are afraid of public meeting....never show up.... A month ago I gave a talk "Social Implications of Modern Communication Technologies" at a conference and below are excerpts and added my advice and tips ----excerpt-- - emails are typed away and sent so fast - mass circulation and forwarding ability - have potential to cause immense anxieties - email "stalking" after participation in public mailing lists - more recent trend of faked online e-identities - to plant other/self-motive interests in online fora/discussions - hiding behind "anonymous" technologies convenience. --excerpts-- -My Advice? - Until you verify they exist, refer to *hot* new 'unknown' subscribers as 'John Doe', - Ask technology experts, for example , skunkworks, to analyse suspicious messages origins, - Diaspora purporting 'John Doe' ALAS! could be sending messages from inside here in Kenya - email messages carry along and shows IP addresses of the route they traveled:) - We remember netiquette guidelines (www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt) - All else failing, dump bad eggs, bad apples, etc where they belong --ends-- Have a peaceful Sunday and happy new week:) Regards, Alex