I passed on Richard's "Moving on" to another person here at Cornell who
knew Richard at Rice. This is what she had to say:
I wonder if Richard still wears red socks to work now that he
is a lawyer :)
Vicky
Jim Bohnsack
Richard A. Schafer wrote:
After over 22 years of working on VM and my MailBook email software, I have
decided to stop.
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The past 22 years of software development work on MailBook and my
involvement with the VM community have been exciting, fun, and a tremendous
experience. I have learned much in the process and have enjoyed the
contacts I've made with VM and MailBook users over those years. And I think
I made a useful contribution to the community with this work. I put aside
that time with a certain nostalgia, but with a recognition that the time has
come to move on. As some of you may know, in 1995 I left Rice University
and became an attorney, beginning a practice in intellectual property law
where I am now Senior Counsel with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. So
while this portion of my life is ending, others are continuing in exciting
ways--I'm not ready to retire yet.
You can continue to contact me for the foreseeable future at the same postal
and email address or at my law practice address listed below. I would love
to hear from any of you at any time. But for now,
So long.
Richard A. Schafer
MailBook
6632 Fairfield Drive
Houston, Texas 77023
t: 713-921-1433
f: 713-921-1366
or
Richard A. Schafer
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
1111 Louisiana Street, 44th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
t: 713-220-8184
f: 713-220-2384
