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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Adam Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 May 2002 8:25 AM
> To: NT 2000 Discussions
> Subject: Ugh.. Again and again, forever and ever.. 0UT 0F
> 0FFICE REPLIES
>
>
>
> <GRIPE>
>
> Hello people
>
> It's come to that time of year again where somebody must
> complain about the amount of "0ut 0f 0ffice" replies that we
> receive from this list every time we send a post.
>
> I find it ANNOYING every time I post a message to this list,
> that I receive one, two or three responses all saying that
> someone is 0ut of the 0ffice and I should forward all my
> enquiries to Beatrice, or some such person. Well that's
> fantastic and very helpful to me -- I mean I only posted to a
> damn mailing list, and of course I want to know when someone
> didn't receive my post because they were on holidays in the Bahamas.
>
> To all the people who use Out of Office replies while being
> subscribed to this list:
>
> PLEASE, EITHER:
>
> A) UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST WHEN YOU SET AN 0UT 0F 0FFICE REPLY
> B) SET YOUR '0UT 0F 0FFICE' REPLY TO NOT RESPOND TO MAILING
> LISTS (ie set up a filter).
>
> If option (B) is not possible, consider OPTION A.
>
> It's not hard -- most of you are SysAdmins and are smart
> enough to realize that this is an issue. Or are half of you
> obvlivious to what's going on?? Perhaps these people need to
> be automatically unsubscribed? Are any regular posters to
> this list also list administrators?
>
> Can you imagine the amount of JUNK email the frequent posters
> must receive? Wake up!!
>
> </GRIPE>
>
> PS Notice I had to use zeros instead of O's in many words
> because the list itself is protected from "Out of Office"
> reply spam, but the users aren't.
>
>
>
> --
> Adam Smith
> IT Officer
> SAGE Automation Ltd
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.sageautomation.com
>
> "Computers are like air-conditioners; they don't work when
> you open Windows."
>
>
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