I have been watching this forum for quite some time and have received alot
of good information about IMail... yes IMail. Isn't that what this forum is
about.
If you are going to do "bashing" please do it on your own time and space and
stop wasting others time and space..
Jeff
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Shadix" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] OT: IIS
> The problem with all this is, YOU started the bashing. All the first
> post on this did was point out an article that contained information
> relevant to most of the list members. It didn't "bash an OS" or try to
> convince "seasoned" admins of anything. It didn't even say that it was
> a good article. You flamed the poster as if they were being anti-MS and
> now we've all wasted a lot of time on it (even those smart enough just
> to delete these messages).
>
>
> 'nuff said
>
>
>
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > You are correct, I haven't "needed" the list, I've been running Imail
for a
> > little over two years with very little problems (checking my shoes to
see
> > what I stepped in). I think I've asked two questions here in the list
in
> > that time, and neither question was a critical, and I've called Imail's
> > "tech support" once. BUT, this list gives a lot of great info from a
lot of
> > very savvy people, so I stay subscribed and read all the mail.
> >
> > I was NOT trying to start a flame on MS, or Linux, neither was I trying
to
> > say one OS was better then another. Quite a few here run mixed networks
> > with both MS and Linux. I simply didn't feel this list was the
appropriate
> > place for someone to bash an OS or try and convince "seasoned" admins
that
> > they should dump what they are running to run something else. I felt
(feel)
> > that this list was for Imail, not OS bashing.
> >
> > As far as MS goes, I agree whole heartedly, a lot of their business
tactics
> > are deplorable and their prices are inflated. BUT, if it wasn't for
them
> > NONE of us would be where we are today. The Internet wouldn't be what
it
> > is, our kid's schools wouldn't have Internet access, desktop PCs would
still
> > be running using 286, 386, or 486 processors, and we would most likely
be
> > having this "conversation" via PcRelay or FIDO on bulletin boards.
> >
> > And I must agree with Sandy about the $$ and supporting MS OS's over the
> > years. Back when I was a field service engineer for DEC the overtime
pay
> > from supporting MS helped keep food in my kid's mouths. And to be
honest, a
> > lot of us wouldn't have the knowledge and troubleshooting skills we have
if
> > it wasn't for those lovely MS features (bugs). Jeez, it sounds like I'm
> > promoting MS, and I'm not!
> >
> > Anyway, once again, I was NOT trying to start a flame or cause a debate
over
> > MS practices or which OS is better.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike Achenbach
> >
>
>
>
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