John D. Hardin wrote:
On Tue, 1 Aug 2006, Theo Van Dinter wrote:
Except now you've also delayed your valid mail by 30 minutes or an
hour which sucks (and is sometimes completely unacceptable).
Repeat after me: "Email is a non-guaranteed, Best Attempt delivery
mechanism. There may be delays."
Just because thats what it was designed to be, doesnt mean that it is.
Email is whatever people use it for. Its an instant messenger utility,
its a file transfer mechanism, or even a replacement for the telephone
or snail mail. Many people have gotten used to the fact that email
these days is usually freakin quick and to suddenly have that changed is
unacceptable.
Imagine if car companies suddenly started making all vehicles with 4
cylinder engines to help solve the current gasoline crisis. It *would*
help the problem and many people would embrace it, but for many others,
its simply unacceptable.
-Jim
