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Subject:Re: Letters and E-mail From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 7 Nov 1994 09:15:02 -0800
Westra, Kayla L. said:
> A thousand apologies for sending this to all of you. It was Friday. What
> can I say?
The term I know for this is e-oops. This is part of the modern world,
we're all used to it...or soon will be...
The best case I know is in Honolulu, some 'sensitive' material was
accidentally faxed to the wrong political candidate's office, and it
cost that person the election.