Andy wrote: > yes, this is a public list,
Indeed. > But I think it is appropriate to contact people off list. I beg to differ. > This is a place for people to come to get advice, answers, and come into > contact with others with similiar/same issues. I think it is up to the > individuals on the list wether or not they want to be contacted privately. Okay. How is one supposed to know if the recipient allows or is receptive to IMail-related messages coming in directly to his or her private mail address? I tend to err on the conservative side and assume that other members are not interested in getting private e-mails from me, *especially* when their content relates to some topic discussed publicly on this list. > If you don't want to be, that's fine. Thank you. But this does not mean that I am barring any and all IMail-related, privately-addressed messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rather, I expect fellow members to ask first -- sort of knocking on the door before entering. In fact, I've helped others resolve IMail-related issues off-list because of sensitive information, very-OT questions and suchlike. What I tried to say is, "Do not assume that members should be expected to respond to personal e-mail sent to them when the matter is clearly on-topic (even though the subject line for this message still has [OT] in it"). The person who wrote to my private address actually said that I was right about the OS topic but then quickly went off criticizing Ipswitch for lack of support even though he has a paid Service Agreement. I think it is more to this person's advantage to air his concerns publicly than to send them to me. All in good spirit (I hope)! Guy To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
