RE: E-Mail Addresses...

Works fine unless you have 2+ people with the same first/last name (I have
had it happen).  Sometimes add a number to end or include middle
initial..........

Mark Allen
IS Manager
Kelly's Kids
markallen@kellyskids.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Chuck Lewis
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 9:35 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: E-Mail Addresses...


Thanks Folks !

Thought the first.last the best. Makes the most sense and is the most
flexible !

Chuck

Rob Berendt wrote:

> I used to list my name in the phone book with just my middle initial even
> though I am a male.  I did this just to confuse people that thought an
> initial indicated a female.
> I lean towards the whole name.  first.last@company.com.  Have someone here
> who wants to use AS/400 id - yuck!
>
> clewis@iquest.net on 02/21/2000 01:34:34 PM
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>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Just wondering what those of you setting up e-mail addresses are using
> for your naming strategy. Sometime back I was reading in some of the
> trade rags a caution about females using first name because the e-mail
> address farming perverts would know for sure that this was a female and
> know to target them. That doesn't seem to be that big of a concern now,
> judging from what co-horts and other companies I know of are doing (i.e.
> jane.doe@thiscompany.com, john.doe@thiscompany.com, etc.) or the lawyers
> got into the game and said a complete name had to be used...
>
> One thought here was to use user profile format (last name/first
> initial) but I'd hate to limit it to 10 because of all the current
> problems with that length and folks with longer names...
>
> Thanks !
>
> Chuck
>
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