[LM_NET] TECH: Filters and My Survey on Web Tools

[Donna Baumbach <baumbach@MAIL.UCF.EDU>]

On Sunday I posted an invitation for you to participate in a survey on 
new web tools.  Monday and Tuesday I sent the invitation to several 
email lists.  I've learned something today about Internet and email 
filters I didn't know:

About 1/3 of the emails I sent were bounced because

    --d w a r f u r l is blocked (spaces in that hoping that you will be
    able to get this message and it won't be blocked....(media
    specialists tell me tinyurl is also blocked in many districts.)

    --Some because the word d w a r f was included in the message.

    --Many because the message was identified as SPAM (which I supposed
    technically it is!)

    --Some because my email address ends in edu but I'm sending it
    through home cable account which ends in net.

    --And, of course, some because the person is no longer at that
    address or the email address was wrong (not a filter problem--one
    that couldn't really be helped.)

I have had over 150 complete responses to the survey already and some 
great comments and ideas, so the survey information is getting out. 
Thank you to all who have responded so far!  The survey will remain open 
until about March 1.

The d w a r f l e s s URL for the survey is:

http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?CAEE8298CD8C9E99

Live and learn!!!

Donna Baumbach
Professor, Educational Media and Technology
University of Central Florida
Orlando
baumbach@mail.ucf.edu

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