On Friday February 16, 2007 at 11:06:36 (AM) Esther Schindler wrote:
First: I'd asked for input for this article on the dovecot list. I
received several replies from people who answered my question, "what
ONE thing do you wish your CIO understood about this subject?" So, at
a minimum, my message was written to let people know that the project
was complete and that their contributions mattered. (Not to mention
that a few of your online friends might have been quoted.) This is
called "good manners."Also, I don't see that the article was irrelevant. It was meant, from
the first, to be a document that explained the techie's side of the
issue to a manager. If your CIO doesn't need to be told these things,
then I'm very happy for you -- but I've already gotten several
responses saying that a copy was sent to the boss' office. For many
readers, having the boss understand the situation _does_ help an
email admin deal with the problem (i.e. the problem of clueless
management), so I think it's relevant indeed.Third, I'm rather irritated when I see people use the word "spam" to
mean "I'm not interested in this." You could argue that my message
was off-topic. (I would disagree, but I'd accept the viewpoint.)
However, spam is defined as unsolicited commercial e-mail. A link to
an online article is not commercial, especially if there's nothing at
that site for you to buy.Esther Schindler senior online editor, CIO.com
First, please don't top post. If you don't know what that means, Google for it.
Second, according to webster, their definition of SPAM:
unsolicited usually commercial e-mail sent to a large number of addressesI receive emails requesting that I visit various sites, etc. some are trying to sell me something, others trying to impose their own philosophy on me. It makes no difference, it is still SPAM, and I report it as such. If I did not request it from you -- you meaning any email sender -- then it is SPAM.
Mailing list are somewhat different of course. Unfortunately, they are being inundated with SPAM also. Someone signs up and immediate sends their garbage to the list subscribers. Reporting them as SPAM can be problematic unfortunately.
-- Gerard