I find it remarkable how often fishing lessons are met with such ire. "It's easier to stop sticking a fork in your ear than it is to try and construct some kind of electro-magnetic hat." -- Ben M. Schorr (1/25/2002)
<sabbatical> -- Chris Scharff MessageOne 512.652.4500 x-244 > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:hummertc@;noghri.net] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 1:02 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > Sorry about that I didn't mean Gary I meant Chris in that > previous statement > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:bounce-exchange-97309@;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf Of Darcy Adams > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 11:01 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > Sorry - no. You threw the first stone when you called Chris > names. Now go away and think about it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:hummertc@;noghri.net] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:37 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > Yes but Gary didn't have to be a dick. In fact if he wasn't > acting like a dick in the first place then none of this would > have happened. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:bounce-exchange-97309@;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf Of Darcy Adams > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:31 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > Okay - I generally keep my mouth shut when I see folks do > things on this list that are less than professional. Most of > it is good-natured and/or only minimally offensive. We all > have our moments, and we're all presumably grownups. > > Gary didn't play "nice", but he did not use any words that > would be considered offensive. > > You have used foul language in an attempt to directly insult > a respected member of this list [1] who did nothing more than > point out to you that you could have answered your own > question very easily. Now you've posted a link to a truly > offensive picture. I'm guessing that you were hoping to > insult Gary [2]. > > That goes over the line - not only is it unprofessional, it > is the sort of thing that clicking on can get people fired. > Stop and think about it. Nearly all of us who are on this > list are at work. We are here primarily for information, > partly for socialization. We are not here for you to inflict > your infantile notion of humor on. > > I politely answered your question and provided additional > background on > *why* RBL's should be used judiciously because I prefer to > give folks the benefit of the doubt. You have proven that > the courtesy was wasted on you. > > Darcy > > > [1] Lucky for you, Chris rarely takes offense at the behavior > of children. [2] Gary also usually ignores people who haven't > grown up yet, but he hits harder when he does decide to take > notice. Sometimes juveniles need to be spanked. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:hummertc@;noghri.net] > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:15 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > The prophet of http://www.goatse.cx/hello.jpg > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:bounce-exchange-97309@;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf Of Slinger, Gary > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 9:37 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > Hummert, you incompetent little piece of pond scum, did it > occur to you to actually run a "real" google search, such as > "rbl email definition"? Comes up on the first page you > arrogant little pillow muncher. See? You want to throw shit > around on the list? There's plenty of folk that can come on > out and party, you lobotomised little wanker. > > For the record - I _know_ what Scharff's contribution to life > the universe and everything is. You? Other than being one > of the current poster children of prophylactia (along with > Precht), exactly what is your function in the messaging universe? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:hummertc@;noghri.net] > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 17:25 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > Yea I really didn't think we were talking about: > RBL ROMANTICA HOMEPAGE > RBL Romantica! ... The History of RBL Romantica. Once upon a > time, on a web page far, far away, there was a place made > especially for lovers of romance. ... > Description: Rebel newsletters, message boards and romance links. > Category: Arts > Literature > Genres > Romance > www.geocities.com/Paris/Lights/3079/ - 14k - Cached - Similar pages > > I CHECKED GOOGLE FIRST SO I ASKED. SHOVE THAT IN YOUR SELF > RIGHTEOUS XXX > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:bounce-exchange-97309@;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf Of Chris Scharff > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 2:23 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > www.google.com? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:hummertc@;noghri.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:20 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > > > > Ok what's an RBL. I'm not familiar with that term > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:bounce-exchange-97309@;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf Of > Chris Scharff > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 2:19 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > > > > Are you going to trust (l)[EMAIL PROTECTED] to tell you who is > and isn't a > > > spammer? How about that psycho guy you saw at the movie > rental place > > last week? Those are just some of the wonderful people who > report to > > and maintain various RBLs. And you're going to block what may be a > > critical sales order or customer service request based on their say > > so? > > > > An RBL, like communism is nice in theory. In practice, they > leave more > > > than a little to be desired. Once e-mail becomes more than > a nice to > > have for a business, RBLs become a potential liability. An > admin who > > knows what they are doing, combined with software which doesn't > > completely suck might be able to use them to some level of positive > > effect, but that'd be the exception rather than the rule. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:hummertc@;noghri.net] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 3:57 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > > > > > > > Ok please explain. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:bounce-exchange-97309@;ls.swynk.com] On Behalf Of > > Chris Scharff > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 1:49 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > > > > > > > 97.25% of mail admins are too stupid to understand what an RBL > > > actually is/does. I for one hope they continue to rely on > > 3rd parties > > > to provide the functionality, otherwise I'll likely have to > > join you > > > in phoning stupid admins to tell them why RBL $foo is > costing their > > > company business. > > > > > > -- > > > Chris Scharff, MVP MCSE > > > EMS Sales Engineer > > > MessageOne > > > 512.652.4500 x-244 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Darcy Adams [mailto:Darcy.Adams@;gettyimages.com] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 3:42 PM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: RBL's > > > > > > > > > > > > Still 3rd party. I was at a meeting at MS on Monday > > night and the > > > > current stance on that is that they're "thinking about > possibly" > > > > including RBL support in a future release. > > > > > > > > Darcy > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Matt Natkin [mailto:mnatkin@;natco-inc.com] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 1:50 PM > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RBL's > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey does exchange 2k have a rbl feature or is this 3rd party? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ======================================================= > This email and its contents are confidential. 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