On Sun, Apr 22, 2007 at 03:20:42PM +0100, Andrew Black - lists wrote: > Abigail wrote: > > >Oh, it's not just merkins think the entire world is like them. > > > >Most Europeans also think every has both a first and a last name. > > That is a fair point. I had to create an account on our server for a > guy from Bangalore who was listed in our coporate address book as > Lastname: IndianName > Forename: EnglishForename > But he signed his emails IndianName. > > Our covention is to use AndrewB as the account name (OK for a small > team, doesnt scale well corporately). My collegues said he MUST be > called EnglishForename. I said I wasn't sure and I want to talk to him > first to find out what he is normally called.
In the company I work for, the standard is 'firstname.lastname', both as email address, and as username for various services. Luckely, the company I work for is geeky enough to make an exception for me. Abigail
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