P.E.P.? VIGOR?

[Dennis Preston]

I've always thought of Chicago as a pretty puritanical institution.

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>Poster:       Barbara Need <nee1 at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU>
>Subject:      Re: P.E.P.? VIGOR?
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>Actually, your original message (and all replies until Wilson's) were
>treated as SPAM by the UofC's SPAM filter--as well as Dennis' reply
>to your resubjected message. I have added all you guys to the
>approved list!
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>Barbara
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>Barbara Need
>UChicago
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>P.S. Let's see if _I_ get this!
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>At 17:59 -0400 10/8/07, RonButters at AOL.COM wrote:
>>I suppose one could test Arnold's hypothesis that VIGOR is looked askance by
>>spam filters, but it seems rather dubious to me. Of course, if a member of
>>ADS-L doesn't get this message because I have put VIGOR in the subject line,
>>there is no way for that member to report it.
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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor
Department of English
Morrill Hall 15-C
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48864 USA

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