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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