OT?: Emailing from within filepro

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 06:48:00PM -0400, Brian K. White wrote:
> Fairlight wrote:
> > On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 10:12:25AM -0500, Tom Aldridge may or may not
> > have proven themselves an utter git by pronouncing:
> >> I suppose Mr. "M->", "Mark", "Fairlight" will pound me for asking
> >> such a stupid question, but I am looking for some help and I do use
> >> filePro (alot) but am not an expert in all things Linux, sendmail,
> >> etc. I do own and operate a string of restaurants pretty well that
> >> depend on filePro extensively so I feel I am worthy of posting a
> >> question, even if it is stupid.
> >
> > Well after that kind of buildup, I hate to let you down.  But I think
> > I'll pass.  What I think of you isn't based on anything -technical-,
> > Tom.  It's a matter for a private discussion that will -never- take
> > place because you're not worth the amount of stress it would cause me
> > to have the discussion.  :)
> >
> > But since you want help in addition to gratuitously poking at me,
> > let's cut through your grandstanding political agenda bullshit and
> > just look at what you have on the technical side, shall we?  I'm not
> > getting any younger.
> 
> Mark, you're doing it gain.

Mark wasn't doing it in the first place.  He was provoked.  I call your
attention to the words of a sage:

> Maybe this will help:
> 
> The next time you think it might be a valid case for calling someone stupid,
> or saying something patently uncivil like "you are not worth my
> time|energy|stress...", apply this guidline to determine if it really is
> appropriate or not.
> 
> "It's not."
> 
> That's it. Simple rule. Real easy to know if you are crossing the line or
> not.

:-)

Cheers,
-- jra
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