NO SCROLL EMAIL
A software proposal by Evan Roth, (03/31/2009)

No scroll email is a custom email application that only accepts email messages which can be read without having to use a scroll bar. Emails over the specified word count are returned to the sender with a customized message (set in the user's preferences) requesting them to condense and resend.






Use:
Users will download and install the free software and enter in their email account settings just as they would with any other email software. Upon initial launch users will be prompted to enter in their personal preferences related to maximum word count, maximum question count and customized response message.



Development:
Rhizome grant money will be used to hire a software developer to build and maintain an open source, robust and customizable email software package. Initial investigations will explore building from an exiting open source email application such as Mozilla Thunderbird. Developers interested in working on this project please contact me (evan[at]evan-roth.com).


Example Response Messages:


Basic:
***This is an automated response from (your name here)'s email.***
Greetings,
I am sorry for the inconvenience but my email does not accept messages over ____ words. If you could please condense your email and resend it would be much appreciated.
Sincerely,
(your name here)


Snail Mail
***This is an automated response from (your name here)'s email.***
Greetings,
I am sorry for the inconvenience but my email does not accept messages over ____ words. If your email cannot be contained within this word limit please print and mail it to me at:

Your Name Here
123 Main Street
Anytown
USA

Sincerely,
(Your name here.)


Blame The Artist (Shift The Blame):
***This is an automated response from _____'s email.***
Hi,
I'm really sorry about this. but I am taking part in a digital art project which doesn't allow my email to accept messages over ____ words. It's a project by Evan Roth, can you believe how arrogant he must be?! I mean, who does he think he is that the rules don't apply to him? I told myself that I would try to experience more art but I didn't know that digital art could be so obnoxious! Anyway, if you could just re-write your email and keep it to _____ words his stupid art project won't be able to block us from communicating.
Thanks,
(Your name here.)


Time Delay (Sleep On It):
***This is an automated response from _____'s email.***
Greetings,
I am sorry for the inconvenience but my email does not accept messages over ____ words. You can either condense your email and resend it now, or wait 24 hours and resend the full message. This message has been logged and if you still feel like sending me this many words after sleeping on it then it will be accepted.
Sorry for the inconvenience,
(Your name here.)


Green / Environmental:
***This is an automated response from _____'s email.***
Greetings,
In an effort to be more environmentally friendly I am limiting my time using energy wasting devices (such as computers). You can help this initiative by condensing your email to ____ words or less and resending. Sorry for the inconvenience, your children will thank you.
(Your name here.)


Too Many Questions:
***This is an automated response from _____'s email.***
Greetings,
My email preferences are currently only accepting ___ questions per email. Please limit your questions and resend.
Sincerely,
(Your name here.)



Additional Info:
Resume

Work samples:
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