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Chain letters are capable of Evolution , generally improving their ability to convince their hosts to replicate them over time. This sometimes occurs through deliberate modification of the chain letter by a recipient, or sometimes through purely accidental imperfect copying. With the development of E-mail and the Internet , chain letters have become much more common and quick to spread than when they were transmitted purely by physical mail, although RFC 1855 explicitly discouraged them as a breach of Netiquette . Some e-mail providers prohibit users from sending chain e-mails in their Terms Of Service (see Chain E-mail ). However, there have been '' Himmelsbrief e'' ("Heaven letters") since at least the Middle Ages. And one could look to the Egyptian Book Of The Dead as a Meme that promised Resurrection to those intombed with a copy. Any recipients of such letters are generally advised to ignore and discard them. Chain letters have become popular in the MySpace community, many of which are in the form of MySpace bulletins. MySpace chainletters often times have intimidating Hoax es. Chain letters or emails can, however, be harmless and fun if used safely and not threatening, or intended to coerce people into doing something risky or harmful. One example is the style that suggests adding your name and country (e.g. Joe Bloggs, England) to the bottom of the list and simply seeing how far it gets around the world. SEE ALSO
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