On Aug 2, 2006, at 5:21 AM, Jim Maul wrote:
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.
Yes, but no matter how much lipstick and lace you put on a pig, it's
still a pig. It never suddenly becomes a human woman. And if you take
it to a restaurant, you can talk about how dressed up it is, but people
are still going to see a pig slopping at the table. And they're still
going to give you funny looks for DATING A PIG.
People who think Email is an IM, a file sharing tool, or a replacement
for a fast, secure, guaranteed courier service ... are dating pigs.
Treat them like it.
