A user in my work called the helpdesk because he'd mistakenly sent an email to * and insisted this would send to everyone on the internet. He wanted me to 'recall' his email.

Despite:

- The 'Your message could not be sent ...' message.
- My re-assurance.
- The fact he's an accountant with no IT knowledge.

...he assures me it must have sent.

Therefore: Little known facts about the internet #1:

Sending an email to * sends it to everyone on the internet.

P.S. My appologies to you all for the email you must all have received.

I'm so glad it's friday.

Dave

I wish it were that easy, I could quit spamming all of you by guessing your email addresses

Cool

damn! how could you let our secret out like that, now that EVERYONE knows how easy it is to send spam noone will pay me to send it, my kid's will starve, and my wife will leave me.

thanks <disgust>

since he knows that * is a wildcard, shouldn't he have thought about doing *@*.*? or maybe *@.*.*.* to get all the universities too

All the uni's

Cool

He, there is a web site with all these kinds of computer stupidities. You should post it there.
Here is the web site

Have you worked out how you'll remove him from the gene pool yet?

originally quoted by MasterC
HHHHHuuuuummmmm!

Spam. Nice, sliced, dipped in flour, dipped in batter, deep fried and served, seasoned, and drowned in Worcester Sauce.

regards

John

Oooh, that sounds tasty! I don't think I've had it prepared quite like that, it'll be worth a shot! Thanks for the tip John!

Cool

Spam = Squirrels Possums And Mice and whatever else they can find. Anybody even know what that jelly is?

"Anybody even know what that jelly is?"

congealed bone marrow.