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Subject:Re: E-mail / social skills From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 26 Sep 1995 19:01:07 -0700
Arlen P. Walker said:
> And its worst quality is that it fails to open any doors, either. To
> lapse into psycho-babble, since E-mail contact keeps your identity
> information from your correspondant, it not only keeps you from
> being categorized as "them," but fails to supply enough information
> to categorize you as "us."
I strongly disagree. I've gotten interviews and jobs through my
postings on Techwr-L, and I've developed and maintained romances via
e-mail. I've made a *lot* of friends over the Internet.
So you may not have enough information to trust me, Arlen, but other
people seem to!
