OT: reply to posts with "no mail" option set

[Edward Croft]

On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 15:40, Peter Eddy wrote:
> I don't think it's necessary to try enforce your policy on other people 
> or other companies. If Rodolfo's suggestion isn't workable for the 
> person who asked the question, they ought to be able to decide that for 
> themselves.
> 
> Skunkwork type projects here at my company were what eventually led to 
> official support of Linux in our products, cost savings on software 
> licenses, and happier developers. No need to discourage that kind of thing.
> 
> Peter
> 
I was not attempting to enforce my policies. They aren't mine, they are
the companies. I am all for technicians learning as much as they can,
but when a general user starts bringing in PCs with who knows what
installed, this leads to anarchy. I am only speaking as the
administrator in a company environment and raising the caveat that he
needs to check company policy because it could be grounds for dismissal.
I have nothing against Rodolfo or his suggestions, just want to be sure
that the original poster is aware that some companies frown on it. I
would hate to see someone get fired for reading advice from here without
the proper caveats.
Ed