Proper ettiquette for posting messages

[Tom Mitchell]

On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 09:45:11AM -0600, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote:
> > >Perhaps, but we run automated computer audits that track all .exe's for
> > >unauthorized downloads.  :(
> > >
> > >I think that when I finish upgrading my server to FC1, I'll probably try  to
> > >learn how to use mutt and just access my email via ssh...
> > >
> > Just curious, but could someone sneak around this by plugging in a USB
> > flash drive and installing
...
> risk my job. The policy is clear, the audit software shows that management
> is serious about enforcement, and I have a mortgage to pay. :)

Complain in a productive non-confrontational way about your mail agent
software in the context of productivity, virus propogation and
repetative stress injury.  Mice are notorious trouble makers for RSI
and any tool that let you keep your fingers on the home keys, like
mutt or pine, is a big help for some.

i.e. be polite and request an alternative mail tool (like "pine" or
"mutt") that you can use.  The "pine" package is prebuilt and easy to
download/install on windows systems.  It does not require additional
support packages and libraries.  Pine is still my mail tool of choice
although I look at my options on occasion.  With pine I could interact
politely with an exchange server (via IMAP/POP) and no matter which
type of system I was working on I always had pine and pico at my
fingertips.  By keeping mail on the exchange server it is easy to
switch from one tool to another.

The sad part is that numerous and unending flaws and troubles with
various common tools have forced company policy guys into decisions
that limit user choices to no end.

Hint look at the headers of mail from all your system admin folks and
look for nonexchange tools that they might use.  Headers like:
	User-Agent:
	X-Mailer:
	etc...  
If you find an alternate tool in use that you like, you may have
found a friend, ally and an acceptible alternative.


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