Claim: A 9th grader named Shannon Syfrett is collecting
Status: Not any more.
Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2003]
Hi: I am Shannon Syfrett a 9th grade student at Central Academy (Mississippi). I am working on a project for my 2003 Science Fair to be held I am trying to see where, and how fast e-mail can travel in a period of six weeks. I am keeping track of how many There are only 2 simple steps that will help me to track this email: 1. Please send an e-mail to the following address: howfastorfar2003@aol.com In the subject of the 2. Please forward this e-mail to everyone on your mailing list. I will be keeping track of the number of responses, as well as the locations. Therefore, send them even to people in the same town. In my science project, I am trying to demonstrate how fast and how far information can travel on the Internet in a six week period. If you receive this Thank you VERY much for your help! |
Origins: This umpteenth variation of the "message in a bottle" school project is prone to the same basic problem as all the others: the people who initiate them don't anticipate the tremendous volume of
----- Transcript of session follows -----
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<howfastorfar2003@aol.com>
... while talking to air-xf03.mail.aol.com.:
>>> RCPT To:
<<< 550 MAILBOX NOT FOUND
550 <howfastorfar2003@aol.com> ... User unknown
As happens in nearly all projects of this ilk, the number of responses overwhelmed the recipient's ability to process them, and the project was cancelled before its scheduled ending date.
Last updated: 8 January 2008