What's in an address?

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What's in an address?


Many Universities, government offices and businesses tend to strip 
the last name down to 6 characters and add the first and last 
initial to either the beginning or end to make up an e-mail 
address, ie Mary L. Ferguson - mlfergus or fergusml.

They are just now beginning to realize the problems this practice 
may cause when you have a large and diverse pool of people to support 
with e-mail. Add to that a large database of company/college 
acronyms and you have some veryfunny addresses (although they 
are undoubtedly not funny to the individual involved).

Some examples of actual e-mail addresses seen on the Net:

 Hellen Thomas Eatons
 (Duke University)
 eatonsht+AEA-dku.edu

 Martha Elizabeth Cummins
 (Fresno University)
 cumminme+AEA-fu.edu

 George David Blowmer
 (Drop Front Drawers +ACY- Cabinets Inc.)
 blowmegd+AEA-dropdrawers.com

 Mary Ellen Dickinson
 (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
 dickinme+AEA-iup.edu

 Francis Kevin Kissinger
 (Las Verdes University)
 kissinfk+AEA-lvu.edu

 Barbara Joan Beeranger
 (Myplace Home Decorating)
 beeranbj+AEA-myplace.com

 Amanda Sue Pickering
 (Purdue University)
 aspicker+AEA-pu.edu

 Ida Beatrice Ballinger
 (Ball State University)
 ibballin+AEA-bsu.edu

 Bradley Thomas Kissering
 (Brady Electrical, Northern Division, Overton Canada)
 btkisser+AEA-bendover.com

 Isabelle Haydon Adcock
 (Toys +ACI-R+ACI- Us)
 ihadcock+AEA-tru.com


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