> I know others on the list get similar requests.  How do you
> handle them?  Are
> these types of students beyond help?  Should I just junk the
> letter and not
> waste any time with a response?

        I'm not a prof, and probably will never be (don't have the patience...) but
I personally would just junk the letter and then be very critical of the
result they finally DO end up giving you. It's likely it was just copied or
stolen from someone else.

        I'm pretty "mean" on this front since I'm a recent grad and saw this kind
of cheating. I even know a friend who's work was stolen and THEY got into
trouble (at first) since they thought they were the one that copied. Of
course, 2 minutes of the prof hearing the student describe the code (vs. the
idiot who stole it and couldn't explain any of it) made it clear who the
thief was.

        TTYL

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