hehehe... not at all Steve.... You've actually raised some good issues here and I'd like to know how to best address them on an OOS platform.
Cheers Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 2:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: autorespond thing > > > Sorry Don, I didn't mean to be a PITA, really!! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Don Gould [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 2:08 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: autorespond thing > > > > > > Ok, back on list... > > > > Steve and Craig have just identified that the problem Steve is > > talking about > > is my 'read request' flags. > > > > Hummm... > > > > ISSUES: > > > > 1. I'm happy to work thru a solution that keeps everyone > happy - always > > happy to do my bit :) > > > > 2. 'read requests' are a part of the basic mail format, so > why they should > > be causing anyone a problem is a bit of a worry. > > > > 3. I notice that I only get read request responses some > times from some > > people. > > > > 4. The read requests are generated by the mail client - in > this case > > Outlook 2000 > > > > ACTION: > > > > 1. I'll investigate if I can reconfigure Outlook to be selective > > about what > > it adds read requests to... I suspect the answer will be > that I can't. > > > > 2. I'd like recommendations on better mail client that I > can use that's > > WIN/LINUX so that when I change over to Linux on this machine I > > can read the > > same mail store. > > > > I'd like such client to be able to be configured to request read > > notifications by default and be able to specifiy addresses for > > which no read > > is requested. (Yes I know that might be a big ask :) > > > > > > Any further help any of you can provide is most appricated > as always. > > > > Cheers Don > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Don Gould [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 1:41 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: autorespond thing > > > > > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > Sorry that something in my configuration is causing you problems. > > > > > > Can you send me a emial directly to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > > details of > > > what's causing you problems. > > > > > > I couldn't follow what was the problem. > > > > > > I've been working on a bunch of different things recently and > > > seems like > > > I've over looked something. > > > > > > The auto respond on the mail server isn't very configurable > > > and I've been > > > meaning to learn some server side scripting so I can build in > > > some business > > > rules to make sure it doesn't auto respond for list postings. > > > > > > Sounds very strange to me that you're ending up with stuff in > > > your outbox > > > following your inbox. > > > > > > As for your rant about headers.... I end up with so much > > > crap in my headers > > > I don't even bother to look at them these days. > > > > > > I'm also sick of virus checkers that put their own footers on > > > everything as > > > well. I consider that a security risk in it self and yet > these folk > > > continue to do it. > > > > > > > > > Cheers Don > > > > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.701 (20040401) Information __________ > > > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System. > > > http://www.nod32.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.701 (20040401) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System. > http://www.nod32.com > >
