Logging into TigerMail, I read a subject headline that starts off with “Fwd: FW:…” I glance at the sender and the name is unfamiliar. The thought running through my head is “How did this random person get my e-mail address?” The answer is simple. Compose a new message and type any letter in the “To:” text box and a list of names comes up. This feature was meant to be convenient for LSU students to type in a peer’s name and not worry about not knowing the recipient’s e-mail address by heart or having it saved to his or her address book.I’m finding it awfully inconvenient now to receive so much spam mail from — guess who? — fellow LSU students. Skimming through the e-mail addresses of other victims from these heinous chain letters, I notice they’re LSU students, too, which means I’m probably not the only one ticked off by this. Moreover, I can’t even hide my e-mail address and make it private — or so the ITS Help Desk tells me. Yet, here is something that’s puzzling. I’ve typed in a few friends’ names to see if their LSU e-mail pops up. Sure enough, one after another, it has. However, the fourth and sixth names I’ve typed in couldn’t be found and thus, their e-mail addresses were unavailable, implying that there is a solution. Granted, maybe it’s because they haven’t officially set up a TigerMail account. So still no solution?At any rate, I’m pleading with you folks who think chain letters work to stop forwarding them if you do. It’s fake. You won’t get a brand new laptop or mucho grande money for forwarding a message to 10, 15 or 100 people. It’s not fun, and it’s not cool. Not to mention, isn’t it disappointing to get absolutely nothing for spending a few minutes selecting random people to forward spam mail to if you could be spending that time doing something a little more exciting?Jess Doundecided sophomore
 
 
 
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