Subject: E mail addresses

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 very funny 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@dku.edu

Martha Elizabeth Cummins
(Fresno University)
cumminme@fu.edu

George David Blowmer
(Drop Front Drawers & Cabinets Inc.)
blowmegd@dropdrawers.com

Mary Ellen Dickinson
(Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
dickinme@iup.edu

Francis Kevin Kissinger
(Las Verdes University)
kissinfk@lvu.edu

Barbara Joan Beeranger
(Myplace Home Decorating)
beeranbj@myplace.com

Amanda Sue Pickering
(Purdue University)
aspicker@pu.edu

Ida Beatrice Ballinger
(Ball State University)
ibballin@bsu.edu

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