Read at your own risk
2011 October 1/10:32 PM
This document dates from the early web period, and is kept for archival purposes only. It is no longer updated, and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate.There are two ways of doing anything in this world: the easy way, and the hard way. Now, suppose you want to find out a person’s e-mail address. How do you do it? Well, there’s an easy way, and…
The Easy Way
The easiest way to find someone’s electronic mail address is to telephone them and ask them for their address! It’s easy and you only have to do it once.
The Hard Way
Since you’re too embarrassed to give them a phone call, you can always try the on-line white pages. It won’t work, but at least you’ll feel like you did something.
Check out Yahoo’s White Pages. You’ll probably get a long listing of people whose name corresponds to your friend’s name. Pay attention to where they’re at! If you’re looking for a “James Stratton” in Michigan, and find one in San Francisco, chances are pretty good that it’s not the right one. On the other hand, if you find a Jerry Stratton in the United States of America, that doesn’t particularly help you in deciding if it’s a good address or not.
