[ale] oops - mea culpa - Re: mass email for school and school web site

[krwatson at cc.gatech.edu]

I agree. I saved the post for future reference.

Thanks you for posting it,
keith

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Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
(404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA  30332-0280

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> MacLeod
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:00
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: Re: [ale] oops - mea culpa - Re: mass email for school and school
> web site
> 
> Robert,
> 
> You are apologizing for an email that relates a lot of experience and
> openly shares it with the world (archives, google groups) about something
> which many people may have to do, and often only know of those services
> that they themselves receive list mail?
> 
> 
> Something is very wrong if you feel the need to apologize for that.  I
> found it a good read, and while I was aware of many of the issues, the
> experience you had highlights some things I would otherwise have assumed
> wrongly.  I learned something, and I am sure others did, and will when
> they find this in a search sometime.
> 
> This is the kind of thing we're on this list for, even if it is 6 weeks
> late.  Frankly, there are other threads where I have been "unsatisfied"
> with how they ended, and wouldn't mind someone taking a fresh set of eyes
> to them to relate deeper experience.  I'll learn something else, and I'll
> have a record to look back on when i finally face those issues.
> 
> I say great job.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:06 AM, Robert Reese <ale at sixit.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 	aw, darn.  I just spent three hours crafting one of the longest
> emails I've sent in years as a reply to a 6-WEEK old post?  ::insert
> emoticon of smiley smashing forehead into monitor... ::
> 
> 	Ghack!
> 
> 
> 	Sorry everyone.
> 
> 
> 	I *really* gotta pay attention to the sorting in this yet another
> new  (but this time permanent) email client!!!  AND now I remember why I
> always used to QUEUE the messages rather than send them immediately.
> 
> 
> 	Still, I hope the information one day finds its way on someone's
> screen that will find it informative and useful.  Until then, I'll be over
> here in the corner, quietly sobbing.
> 
> 	aw, darn.
> 
> 	R~
> 
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