What is a chain message?
Chain e-mail messages have the same content as chain letters but are sent through e-mail networks rather than the U.S. Mail. According to Laurie Burns, user advocate for the Information Technology Division (ITD) and associate director of ITD’s User Services unit, “A chain message, or chain e-mail, is defined as any message sent to one or more people that asks the recipient to forward it to multiple others and contains some promise of reward for forwarding it or threat of punishment for not doing so.” Sending or forwarding chain e-mail violates the University’s Policy: The Proper Use of Information Resources, Information Technology, and Networks at the University of Utah (Standard Practice Guide 601.7) because it interferes with the intended use of the University’s information resources. “The University’s information resources are intended for purposes consistent with the mission of the University: education, research, public service, and administration,” said Burns. When chain e-mail i
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