Hi Ted, This reply is recognition of your post, though the message is for all list members:
Yes, "Out of Office" are annoying. This one particularly, as the automated response was sending back to the list. Usually they're set to reply to the original poster. The ever vigilant Core group keep an ever watchful eye for OoO replies, quickly unsubscribing offenders and emailing explanations with directions for signing back up. What can list members do to help? At least two things: 1. Patience. Please do not speed the growing annoyance by venting to the list. The offender will be removed at the first available opportunity. (We try not to let friends, family or fine drinking get in the way of keeping this list in check.) 2. Virtue. If you're going to be out of the office, be it for a holiday, work junket or major surgery, please do not boast to the list. Either set some sort of tricky filter in your email client, or simply unsubscribe from the list for the duration. And before anyone gets too harsh, think how you'd like to be treated when you accidently commit the same sin. Thanks, Ben WSG Core ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
