Had a manager who loved to send "I Like Cake" from anyone's unlocked PC (at least in the IT dept). Taught my co-workers to lock their PCs.
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:46 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: > That is actually a fine idea > > 2009/7/13 Kurt Buff <[email protected]> > >> This is an easy fix. >> >> Find (or compose) a silly email on someone else's non-attended, >> non-screensavered machine, and send it to the all users list. >> >> One of my favorites is to announce candy or cookies at the victim's desk. >> >> Be sure to wipe up for fingerprints afterward, if you happen to do it >> to an executive, though. >> >> Heh. >> >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 08:43, Kennedy, Jim<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > +1 >> > >> > >> > >> > You have given them the recommendation and they have decided. Let it go, >> > move on and ignore the emails in the future. You may be sick of them but >> > management is not. Yet. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > From: Matt Moore [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:22 AM >> > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Distribution lists >> > >> > >> > >> > In that case my advice is to turn a blind eye and let those execs worry >> > about it. If it’s un-monitored, it’s just that. No worries. >> > >> > M >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > >> > From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:20 AM >> > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues >> > Subject: Re: Distribution lists >> > >> > >> > >> > I would if I could, but I can't. Not until some idiot sends something >> that >> > gets on one of the exec team's nerves. Just wondering if there was any >> other >> > way I could spare myself some pain. >> > >> > I know the old adage about technological solutions to behavioural >> problems, >> > though, it has never rung truer >> > >> > 2009/7/13 Matt Moore <[email protected]> >> > >> > Limit access to a chosen few and all the spam goes away. >> > >> > M >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > >> > From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:07 AM >> > >> > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues >> > Subject: Distribution lists >> > >> > >> > >> > Afternoon Exchange gurus >> > >> > Is it possible to have the "All Staff" distribution list (or any other, >> > really) set up so that when an email is sent to it, it goes to an >> > administrator for approval first? I am sick of getting emails that say >> > "there is a salesman selling cards in reception" and when someone >> spammed >> > the DL with a hoax that was well-documented on snopes.com, I ended up >> > getting a reprimand from my boss about being harsh to users. I only >> > threatened to remove her ability to send to the DL. Sheesh. I know that >> we >> > shouldn't give all users the ability to send to it, but I doubt I am >> going >> > to shift my boss's boss's stance on this one. >> > >> > Any other pointers would be also gratefully received, I am not much of >> an >> > Exchange bod. >> > >> > TIA, >> > >> > >> > JRR >> > >> > -- >> > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put >> into >> > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not >> able >> > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke >> such >> > a question." >> > >> > http://raythestray.blogspot.com >> > >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 8.5.387 / Virus Database: 270.13.7/2222 - Release Date: >> 07/12/09 >> > 17:56:00 >> > >> > >> > -- >> > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put >> into >> > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not >> able >> > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke >> such >> > a question." >> > >> > http://raythestray.blogspot.com >> > >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 8.5.387 / Virus Database: 270.13.7/2222 - Release Date: >> 07/12/09 >> > 17:56:00 >> >> >> > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > http://raythestray.blogspot.com >
