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>Does this posting strike anyone as suspicious? Maybe I am paranoid but that
>doesn't mean I'm wrong. I think we need to be careful what information we
>give and know to whom we are giving it.
>
>The  *shareitall@hotmail* address is not one I would want to do business
>under. If you want help on how to do something as important as swapping
LDEV
>1 disks then use the email address of the company that wants this done.
>Please forgive me if I am being offensive but I believe prudence is more
>important.
>
>I would suggest that the lister repost this article using the company's
name
>and  email address.
>
>The opinions expressed herein are my own and not necessarily those of my
>employer.
>Yosef Rosenblatt

I strongly disagree, but then perhaps I'm doing myself a disservice by
commonly posting with this address.

Some innocuous examples that come to mind why someone might prefer asking
such a question with relatively anonymity:

1. Attempting to minimize spam to a corporate or otherwise "primary" email
address.

2. The business might have policies that make posting to mailing lists and
newsgroups with corporate email addresses disallowed, inadvisable or
perhaps only uncomfortable.

3. The machine might belong to an individual rather than a business.

4. The question might come from someone who prefers not to disclose that
his company or perhaps himself has to ask how to do this.  [Hey:  Maybe
it's "the new guy" at Allegro or Beechglen or someplace like that!  ;) ]

5. Well... hopefully you get the idea.  :)
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