Tracy R Reed wrote:
kelsey hudson wrote:
Don't even get me started on the idiocy of such things. *ugh*
The idiocy of using one or the idiocy of using a poorly written one?
Both. First, email is a stateless communication method. If you need to
reach me immediately, pick up the phone. If not, then your email can
wait until I'm back from doing X. Second, if I'm not responding to your
email in a "timely" fashion, look at my calendar and see what I'm doing
if you care that much. My voicemail will likely tell you that I won't be
around, as well.
Using a poorly-written autoresponder is just asking for trouble all
around (and I'm sure I don't need to preach to you the evils of doing so)!
Vacation programs are one of those things that people constantly
reinvent poorly.
... and really, are almost wholly unnecessary. Back in the old
centrallized UNIX days when /usr/bin/vacation was hip, I could have any
vacation or scheduling announcements in my .plan or .project files. If
I'm not answering my emails, finger me. You'll get my .project and my
.plan, which will have that information.
Windows people can use their (ugh) outlook calendars. UNIX people can
now use some other sort of calendaring system or (god forbid) google
calendar.
I don't know, I just don't see the need.
-Kelsey
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