Sorry everyone...I thought this was dead also. I sent this to list the
couple of months ago, it got sent again by mistake. I did not realize it
was also sitting in my out box on my home computer. I recently made a
change in sendmail to allow that computer to relay through our office
server, then the mail went out.
Joe Pearson
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Tompkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: Another IE5 complaint
>Is this horse dead yet?!? I don't know, but let's kick it an' see if it
>squeels!
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>Thanks,
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>Tim Tompkins
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Stephen Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 4:10 AM
>Subject: RE: Another IE5 complaint
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rod Butcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: 23 November 1999 10:20
>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: Another IE5 complaint
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>> Am I the only battling service vendor who actually feels good when
>> somebody bookmarks my website ?
>> I can absorb the overhead of accesses to a favorites icon.
>> This may be a security hazard for the client, but I detect a
>> holier-than-thou attitude here against M$.
>> Will somebody tell me why this M$ initiative is bad, other than for
>> pre-determined prejudices ?
>> Rgds
>> Rod Butcher
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>Speaking as someone who works for an ISP, anything that obscures (by
volume)
>genuine errors is a Bad Thing. The error log is a useful diagnostic tool
>only if you can see the errors. Yes, you could filter out the requests
>before examining the file, but the point is MS is making more work for
>people by being thoughtless.
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>Further reasons it's a bad idea
>* It's not standard
>* It's a specific solution to a general problem, and therefore
>fragile (i.e. it breaks too easily)
>* It's a quick hack rather than a genuine initiative (which would
>take effort)
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>Stephen.
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