What are chain letters, and are they allowed?
Chain letters are a form of SPAM and are disallowed under the Policy which clearly states that the University’s ICT resources must not be used to distribute unsolicited advertising material. They are unsolicited letters typically requesting that the recipient send the message on to other users for various reasons and causes, from sending good luck, spreading a virus warning, and pyramid schemes promising great wealth to making a dying child happy. Most chain letters are hoaxes or simply designed to create as much email traffic as possible. The good luck chain letters also prey upon the superstition of the recipient. Chain letters serve no useful purpose. Even valid virus warnings can generate confusion amongst the recipients. They also consume a large amount of computing and network resources with no tangible benefit.
