Title: | The Digital way of working |
Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL ON |
Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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In .1 is a copy of a piece of mail that I received today. I had a hard time finding the content, since the ratio of non-information to information was rather high... It speaks for itself.
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556.1 | This is IT! | WUWEI::FLADUNG | Ed Fladung @NYO - 352-2504 | Tue Jun 21 1988 17:49 | 375 |
From: SUBWAY::SUBWAY::MRGATE::"PCGOLD::HOCUS::A1::RIZZOLO.JIM" 21-JUN-1988 16:22:06.68 To: @Distribution_List CC: Subj: correction to decwindows notes file From: NAME: JIM RIZZOLO @NYO FUNC: NYFD Software Services TEL: (212)856-2640 <RIZZOLO.JIM AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO> To: See Below From: NAME: JUDY MACHACEK @NYO FUNC: AREA MARKETING TEL: 352-2853 <MACHACEK.JUDY AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO> Date: 21-Jun-1988 Posted-date: 21-Jun-1988 Precedence: 1 Subject: CORRECTION TO DECWINDOWS NOTES FILE To: See Below AMELIA, FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PRE-SALES MANAGERS AND REPS. THANKS Distribution List: NAME: PAT ABRUZZO @NYO <ABRUZZO.PAT AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: DREW ARLO @NYO <ARLO.DREW AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: BOB BALDINO @NYO <BALDINO.BOB AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: DIANE BALDWIN @NYO <BALDWIN.DIANE AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: ANN BANNO @NYO <BANNO.ANN AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: ELLEN BARTH @AWO <BARTH.ELLEN AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: DAVID BARTON @AWO <BARTON.DAVID AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: CARL BAYNES @AWO <BAYNES.CARL AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: RICHARD BECKER @AWO <BECKER.RICHARD AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, JANET BECKER @NYO, NAME: ROBERT BIRKITT @AWO <BIRKITT.ROBERT AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: TODD BOESCHEN @AWO <BOESCHEN.TODD AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, MIKE BORKAN @AWO, NAME: DONALD BRENNAN @AWO <BRENNAN.DONALD AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: ROBERT BRODIE @AWO <BRODIE.ROBERT AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: LORRAINE BURCHALL @NYO <BURCHALL.LORRAINE AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: MARK BURGESS @NYO <BURGESS.MARK AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: LINDA BURNETT @AWO <BURNETT.LINDA AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: RAYMOND A CARBONE AWO <CARBONE.RAYMOND AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, CHARLES CARUSO @KYO, ANTHONY CASAS @NYO, NAME: LARRY CASTELLO @AWO <CASTELLO.LARRY AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, GENE CHAMP @LAO, NAME: ADELE CHODOROW @AWO <CHODOROW.ADELE AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: LARRY COHEN @AWO <COHEN.LARRY AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: PATRICIA COHEN @AWO <COHEN.PATRICIA AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: ROBERT A COHEN <COHEN.ROBERT A AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: TOM COLANGELO @AWO <COLANGELO.TOM AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: FOSTER COOPER @NYO <COOPER.FOSTER AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: BRIAN CROCKETT @AWO <CROCKETT.BRIAN AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: [BBYANNE CUFF @NYO <CUFF.MARYANNE AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: RICH DECARO @NYO <DECARO.RICH AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: LUANNE DECHRISTOPHER @NYO <DECHRISTOPHER.LUANNE AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: LISA DENHARD @NYO <DENHARD.LISA AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: BRUCE ACTON @AWO 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HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: ELAINE SCHIAVONE @AWO <SCHIAVONE.ELAINE AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, JOE SCOTTI @NYO, NAME: PAT SIEGEL @NYO <SIEGEL.PAT AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: JOHN SNYDER @NYO <SNYDER.JOHN AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: ANDREA SOBHRAJ @AWO <SOBHRAJ.ANDREA AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: RALPH SPERANDEO @AWO <SPERANDEO.RALPH AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: JEFF SPORN @NYO <SPORN.JEFF AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: LIZ STEINBERG @NYO <STEINBERG.LIZ AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: BILL STYSLINGER @NYO <STYSLINGER.BILL AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: BEVERLY SUMMERS @AWO <SUMMERS.BEVERLY AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: KIM SUPER @NYO <SUPER.KIM AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: STEPHEN SWEETAPPLE @AWO <SWEETAPPLE.STEPHEN AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: KARA SYMONS @AWO <SYMONS.KARA AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, POYEE TAI @NYO, FRANK TAMBERELLI @NYO, NAME: GARETH TAUBE @AWO <TAUBE.GARETH AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: STEFANIE TEITELBAUM @AWO <TEITELBAUM.STEFANIE AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, JANIS TORP-PEDERSON @NYO, NAME: DAVID VERHOFF @AWO <VERHOFF.DAVID AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: ALAN VITOLO @AWO <VITOLO.ALAN AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: JIM WALSH @NYO <WALSH.JIM AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: BILL WATTS @NYO <WATTS.BILL AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: MARY LOU WELCH @NYO <WELCH.MARY LOU AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: WARD WELCH @NYO <WELCH.WARD AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, CYNTHIA WHITEHILL @NYO, NAME: ADRIENNE WILLIAMS @AWO <WILLIAMS.ADRIENNE AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NAME: EARNEST WILLIAMS @AWO <WILLIAMS.EARNEST AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO>, NOREEN WILLIS @NYO, RICH WYATT @NYO, NAME: LILLIAN HILL @NYO <HILL.LILLIAN AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO> AMELIA MANZO @NYO From: NAME: DURZO FUNC: FINANCIAL SERVICES GRP TEL: 291-0281 <166313@DECMAIL@USMRW2@MRO> Date: 13-Jun-1988 Posted-date: 13-Jun-1988 Precedence: 1 Subject: correction to decwindows notes file To: See Below Distribution List: PETER WOLFE @NYO, PETER WINNER @OHF, JIM WALKER @NYO, RICHARD SPIESMAN @LAO, TERRY RIDDLE @NYO, BENNY NISSAN @NYO, JUDY MACHACEK @NYO, JEANNE KLIMA @WRO, JOHN INGLIS @UFO, TOM HUBNER @ACI, PETER ELLIS @NYO From: NAME: JDURZO <JDURZO@DECMAIL@USMRW2@MRO> Date: 13-Jun-1988 Posted-date: 13-Jun-1988 Precedence: 1 Subject: correction to decwindows notes file To: JUDY DURZO @MRO From: USMRM3::SSGBPM::ULTRIX "Dianna Ellis Ultrix Liaison Program 10-Jun-1988 1536" 10-JUN-1988 17:07 To: @DIS:LIAISON.DIS @DIS:PARTNER.DIS Subj: CORRECTION TO DECWINDOWS NOTES FILE U L T R I X L I A I S O N P R O G R A M N E W S F L A S H CORRECTION TO ULTRIX DECWINDOWS NOTES FILE __________________________________________ A typo was mailed in the June ULTRIX Electronic Update regarding a notes file for DECwindows. To view the notes file on "Discussion of User Interface Language and the DECwindows Resource Manager use the following: CLT::UIL-DRM Not CLT::UIL_DRM Distribution List: NANCY ANDERSON @AWO, WARREN ARCHER @NYO, VINCENT BERG @AWO, STEVE BEY @NYO, KOFI BOATEN @AWO, DIANE BONNELL @AWO, ROBERT BONOMO @AWO, ANDREW BONOMO @NYO, ANDREW BREIT @AWO, EDWARD BRIGGS @NYO, BILL BRUCELLA @AWO, RALPH BRUNO @AWO, FRAN BUZZETTA @AWO, SAL CANZONERI @AWO, CLARISSA CARREON @AWO, TEDDY CHAMPAGNE @NYO, JOHN CHUBA @NYO, ELEANOR CLARKE @AWO, JOSE COLON @NYO, ANA CUBI @AWO, HEIDI DECOO @AWO, STEVE DEFRANCESCO @NYO, ROSA DELGIUDICE @NYO, ANGELO DERISE @NYO, HOWARD DRESNER @AWO, KERREN DUZICH @NYO, PETER ELLIS @NYO, WANDA EVERETT-CHANCE @NYO, ALAN FARMER @AWO, DEBRA FERRIGNO @AWO, EDMUND FLADUNG @NYO, JOHN FRAYNE @NYO, KENJI FURUYAMA @NYO, BOB GALLO @NYO, BOB GARRON @NYO, SERVULO GONSALVES @AWO, ELAINE GOURICK @NYO, _IRT::GOVEIA AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO, CASSANDRA GRAHAM @NYO, CHRIS GRAHAM @NYO, COLLEEN GREENE @NYO, LUIS GUERRERO @NYO, YANNY HECHT @NYO, STEPHEN HERBST @AWO, IRA HISLER @AWO, JONNA HITCHCOCK @NYO, ANN HSIEH @NYO, GINA INGUAGGIATO @AWO, RIK KABEL @NYO, _MTA::KANG AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO, ROBIN KASSEL @NYO, DONALD LABOMBARD @NYO, PAT LIEBERMAN @NYO, GEORGE LIPSKER @NYO, STEVEN LOKIETZ @NYO, JANE LOUIE @NYO, CHRIS MAGUIRE @NYO, AMELIA MANZO @NYO, BEVERLY MARGOLIES @NYO, STEVE MARK @NYO, LISA MARTIGNONE @NYO, MICHAEL MCGOVERN @NYO, TOM MCGRATH @AWO, TED MESTER @AWO, CHRIS MILLER @NYO, JEFF MISRAHI @AWO, HAL MONDROW @NYO, JOHN NAEGELY @AWO, ELYSE NATTER @AWO, MARIA NEGHERBON @AWO, THOMAS NG @NYO, LINDA NORDEN @NYO, _IRT::PEREZ AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO, MICHAEL REILLY @AWO, CAROL RIZZO @NYO, HELEN ROBERTS @AWO, RICHARD SALOGUB @NYO, RAJA SAMBAMURTY @AWO, ANNE SAYAH @AWO, JEFF SCHICK @NYO, DONNA SCHOFIELD @AWO, JEFF SCHWARTZ @NYO, NELSON SEONG @AWO, ANNE SILBERBERG @NYO, JENNIFER SIMON @AWO, THOMAS SKIDMORE @NYO, ERICA SLAVIN @NYO, _MTA::SMILEY AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO, DAVID SMITH @AWO, CAROLE SPINA @NYO, NICK TAKOS @NYO, GREGORY THOMAS @NYO, ANGELA TOCCI @NYO, NANCY TRUTT @NYO, LEV VAITZBLIT @NYO, MICHAEL VARRIALE @NYO, PETERS VECRUMBA @NYO, ANN VIGLIOTTI @NYO, DEBORAH VLES @AWO, JIM WALKER @NYO, CLYDE WALKER @NYO, ROBIN WALTHALL @NYO, _SUBWAY::WATSON AT A1 at HOCUS at PCO, TREVOR WHITE @AWO, RAY WILLHOFT @NYO, JIM WILLIAMS @NYO, PETER WOLFE @NYO, NICHOLAS YANNIOS @AWO, LEWIS ZAMMIT @AWO | |||||
556.2 | needle in haystack | EAGLE1::EGGERS | Tom, 293-5358, Soaring ever higher | Tue Jun 21 1988 18:18 | 4 |
You're right. It has the lowest information density of anything I've ever seen in my 24 years at DEC. Thanks for posting it as an object lesson. | |||||
556.3 | for want of a nail... | HUMAN::CONKLIN | Peter Conklin | Wed Jun 22 1988 00:03 | 2 |
I knew that we should have kept - and _ synonomous as we started to in VMS v1! Then we wouldn't have needed this memo at all! | |||||
556.4 | re: for the want of a nail, I'm not "LICEA-KANE".... | BETHE::LICEA_KANE | Wed Jun 22 1988 10:31 | 6 | |
And I'd have a hyphen rather than an underscore in my name. (By the way, .1 is *not* the worst I've seen. I remember a two line memo with 180 blocks of distribution list.) -mr. bill | |||||
556.5 | AXEL::FOLEY | Rebel without a Clue | Wed Jun 22 1988 10:48 | 13 | |
I've seen still worse.. 200 blocks worth of distribution for the following: "Thanks and regards" Geeeeeeez, mike | |||||
556.6 | Nuisances... | NAAD::REITER | Wed Jun 22 1988 11:34 | 21 | |
I know ALL-IN-1 mail is not as "sexy" as other modes of communication, but I used to have the same problem until the system managers for the NEMAIL cluster put in a feature that allows us to type: R (RN) to read (new) messages, with the distribution list hidden RDL to read the distribution list only RDIS to read both P to print the message without the distribution list PDIS " " with " " I hate to suggest that there are actually solutions to problems, but occasionally that is my experience. This solution, however, does not FULLY solve the problem of ALL-IN-1 mail messages that have been "multiple forwarded"; I don't have to wade through the distribution lists, but I still get all the headers. Still an improvement. While I have the floor, I thought I'd complain about the UUCP users who insist on impressing evryone in the notesfiles by including 27 lines of: joe!fred!sam!willie!shwq!wqewe!ihnpom!asdas!bzxc! addressing before their note. If it's of any value, please edit it to the bottom; if not, please edit that stuff out. | |||||
556.7 | Shift to electronic model | WUWEI::FLADUNG | Ed Fladung @NYO - 352-2504 | Wed Jun 22 1988 17:28 | 24 |
I have several questions, perhaps best put into some mail related notes files: What percentage of mail readers actually need the distribution list? Hiding it is just a work around for those who don't need it. I suspect that less than 5% of the readers ever look at the distribution list. How about a hierarchical model for storing associated mail data that obviates the necessity for needless replication of LOTS of redundant data? How about NOT sending data at all, just notification with retrieval pointers. Or just sending the actual data (what was being communicated) with retrieval pointers for distribution lists? Not only do these out of control distribution lists waste lots of human time but chew up a large amount of network bandwidth, not to mention disk storage space. Ultimately this is a problem the solution of which will more than pay for itself. The problem is that we are creating a system the model for which is based on the physical transfer of paper. We have not exploited the effects that a network with its associated network services can have on the solution. | |||||
556.8 | Point well made, but... | DR::BLINN | Put a REAL pinhead in the Oval Office! | Thu Jun 23 1988 13:31 | 10 |
Ed, I think your point is well-taken. HOWEVER, in the future (here I'm putting on my moderator hat), PLEASE don't post such a low-information-content note. You could easily have made your point by DESCRIBING the mail message, instead of posting all several-hundred lines of it here. I thank you, and I'm sure all our batch-extract-to-mail readers thank you (and all others) for your future consideration. Tom a co-moderator | |||||
556.9 | One step forward... | MERIDN::BAY | You lead people, you manage things | Fri Jun 24 1988 05:16 | 16 |
re .7 Excellant idea! Its called DECmail. I never thought I would see the day that I had ANYTHING good to say about DECmail, but it sure had All-or-none beat. In DECmail, there was a problem with forwarding headers, but all references to distribution lists were in the form of the distribution list name, rather than its contents. Unfortunately the nightly maintenance of the pointer system you described sometimes took more than 24 hours to reorganize, which had to be done nightly or response time reached negative numbers. Jim | |||||
556.10 | I'll use VMS MAIL thankyou | BPOV06::MIOLA | Phantom | Fri Jun 24 1988 08:39 | 8 |
Re .9 Come on now lets not be completely negative. The Mail portion of all in one does have a redeeming feature............ You can have all your mail forwarded to VMS MAIL, then you don't have to worry about even entering ALL-in-NONE.....:-) | |||||
556.11 | haven't we talked about this before? | REGENT::EPSTEIN | Bruce Epstein | Fri Jun 24 1988 10:11 | 4 |
Please, let's not start ANOTHER note discussing the various mail facilities... Bruce (moderator hat on) | |||||
556.12 | It could be worse, but not much worse... | LINCON::WOODBURY | OK, now you can panic. | Mon Jun 27 1988 11:29 | 12 |
There is an advantage to including the distribution list in full. (That's right, I know of only one.) If you think someone might be interested in the item you just received, you can check the distribution list to see if someone up the line has already sent it. Of course, someone else could have sent it so even that is not a strong advantage. The really bad part is that the distribution list is put at the beginning in some cases and at the end in others. If it was always up front, skipping to the end of the message and reading backwards would work (where you have an editor like reader available). If it was always at the end, then you could skip when you got past the good part. The current mess is just about the worst combination. | |||||
556.13 | WUWEI::FLADUNG | Ed Fladung @NYO - 352-2504 | Mon Jun 27 1988 13:09 | 24 | |
To Dr. Blinn and moderators all... I had some misgivings about starting this note in this forum. My reason for doing so was because I feel that the state of the electronic interpersonal communication technology as used by us here at Digital is severely lacking in some areas. As a mater of fact some things have become an impediment to communication while absorbing a larger and larger share of communication bandwidth and system resources. I as I'm sure many others have, have been going along believing that we here at Digital are in the process of defining the way corporations will communicate in the future. (This particular communication medium is an example of the reason for my belief) It is the steady degredation in the mail products, coupled with a lack of vision for the future which concerns me and gives me concern for the way we work and for our ability to sell our vision to our customers. Thus my decision in favor of this forum. As for the .1 reply... They say 1 picture is worth a thousand words. In this case a thousand words WAS the picture. I'm sorry to eat up your disk space. -Ed | |||||
556.14 | use down-arrow key | HBO::OFARRELL | Mon Jun 27 1988 18:51 | 5 | |
re -.1 I have difficulty understanding what you are communicating, besides your picture of long distribution list. re -.? In ALL-IN-1 you can hop over distribution lists and go straight to the text through using the down-arrow key. | |||||
556.15 | Not all user interfaces work alike -- so what? | DR::BLINN | Opus for VEEP in '88 | Tue Jun 28 1988 09:16 | 14 |
Since not everyone uses ALL-IN-1 to read their MAIL (some people don't even have ALL-IN-1 access, others choose to have the mail delivered via VAXmail), it's reasonable to want a better method of displaying distribution lists. It's not difficult to enhance the "vanilla" ALL-IN-1 system to give you the choice of seeing the list expanded or not. Of course, VAXmail lets you read your mail with an editor, and the editor can skip over distribution lists fairly quickly. I agree with your point that .1 doesn't communicate anything very useful, which I suppose was the point -- that the signal to noise ratio is very low in that message. Tom | |||||
556.16 | ATLANT::SCHMIDT | Tue Jun 28 1988 14:23 | 22 | ||
There's another very important reason to send the distribution list, related to the reason already cited. It's polite. If I send out a memo which takes a strong position on an issue, and one of the recipients dissents from my opinion, then the recipient can only respond to the entire distribution if I've made it obvious who the entire distribution is. One way to do that is to include the distribution list in a form that is useable by anyone. Using this rule, then TO: @JERKS probably doesn't qualify since it doesn't provide enough information to find the JERKS.DIS file. Similarly TO: BEANNIE, CECIL probably doesn't qualify either, unless those are valid usernames on the local system. If they're SYMBOLS, then more information is needed to translate the symbols. Atlant | |||||
556.17 | MAIL Etiquette Suggestions | STEREO::BEAUDET | We'll leave the light on for ya.. | Tue Jun 28 1988 15:59 | 67 |
There are a number of protocols that help everyone when used in electronic MAIL. It does not matter if it is DECmail, AI1, or VAXmail. These are things that I try to do most of the time. (is there or should there be an "Electronic mail etiquette conference"?) A lot of these suggestions are directly related to VAXnotes etiquette and can be applied to MAIL. 1. If you send it to a distribution list ..include it. The end of the message is preferable. I like to know who else got the info so I don't forward a copy to them again. 2. If you are sending to multiple persons (possibly a distribution list) and you are asking someone to do something , state exactly WHO you expect to do it. When I receive a message that has been sent to many people and it is not obvious that I'm the only person that can handle the request, I usually ignore it figuring that someone else will do it or the originator will send it again and be more specific. 3. Use meaningful subject lines. FYI gets looked at last (Unless it's from my immediate manager or above) HI! get's ignored most often ( again depends on who it's from) Using subjects that are meaningful helps to file them or take action on them. Examples: Subject: You should handle this - re:FOOBAR project Subject: FOOBAR cancellation Subject: FYI - FOOBAR Subject: Latest status - FOOBAR 4. Spell check your message before you send it. Makes you look good. 5. Don't say things in mail that you wouldn't say to the persons face! 6. Use a batch mail facility if possible. That tends to help get the message there. 7. Don't assume that your message has been read. If it's really that important - call and be sure the person can or will read it. 8. When forwarding messages tell the originator you did it or even ask permission before. 9. When replying (I think this only happens in AI1 mail) be sure you know WHO is going to see the reply. I receive replies to AI1 mail that say "OK" and it's been received by 40 bazillion people around the world. 10. Be aware that you can get mail from ANYWHERE! Sometimes you have to realize that the person sending may have a difficult time with your favorite language. Be patient and helpful. /tb/ | |||||
556.18 | How large a list do you send? | CVG::THOMPSON | Accept no substitutes | Tue Jun 28 1988 16:13 | 14 |
> 1. If you send it to a distribution list ..include it. > The end of the message is preferable. > I like to know who else got the info so I don't forward > a copy to them again. There are times when this is *not* a good idea. I doubt if the ~3000 people on my mailing list would appreciate getting everyones name. Likewise, I'm not interested in the much larger list of names on the VNS mailing list. Other larger mailing lists (VMSINTEREST, etc) should also not do this. I really don't think this is practical for lists of any real (>25 ?) size. Alfred | |||||
556.19 | Size IS important | STEREO::BEAUDET | We'll leave the light on for ya.. | Tue Jun 28 1988 17:13 | 18 |
Good point - the size has to be considered. I don't get into distribution lists that large very often. When I have a list of greater than about 25 (I think that's a good guideline) I indicate what groups have been included in the distribution list rather than the individuals and offer to send the complete list to anyone that asks. I also try to format the distribution list as follows (this is oriented towards VAXmail. STEREO::BEAUDET !Tom Beaudet - GSG Product Mgmt - 264-4047 MKO2-1/H06 This make the list a little more useful by giving more than just the address. /tb/ /tb/ | |||||
556.20 | Do Not send Manuals, PLEASE! | SPGOGO::LEBLANC | Ruth E. LeBlanc | Wed Jun 29 1988 14:14 | 13 |
Re: 556.17: I'd like to add one item to your 'electronic mail courtesies' list: 11. Do not send manuals via mail. I can't count the times I've received MANUALS (not short ones, but several hundred pages!!!) over DECmail, VAXmail and/or ALL-IN-1. I usually delete them then call the senders with a few gruff words. It's probably the *only* time I've missed the old EMS system -- it had a three page maximum. | |||||
556.21 | a rule for non-ANSI formats | HUMAN::CONKLIN | Peter Conklin | Wed Jun 29 1988 23:36 | 8 |
I'd like to add another: when sending memos (or "manuals" :-) in PostScript (�, Adobe Systems, Inc.) please don't add a prefix explanation in plain text ("ASCII"). Adding it forces me to extract and then edit the file in order to print it. Either just include the info in the subject (so extract/noheader works), or send a preliminary messages separately, or include the plaintext as PostScript comments (%%). | |||||
556.22 | SALSA::MOELLER | You CAN 'push the river' ! | Wed Jul 06 1988 14:56 | 6 | |
My favorite is when I get a message with a huge dist list, and then immediately following there'll be at least one message in all caps from some mouth-breather that doesn't know the difference between 'reply to dist list' and 'reply to sender only'. karl (VMSmail bigot) | |||||
556.23 | how about that! | REGENT::MERRILL | Glyph it up! | Thu Jul 07 1988 10:57 | 7 |
re: .22 My favorite was the one with three levels of forwarding, THEN it was posted in an open conference. That's not so much, BUT the first line of the memo said, "**************** DO NOT FORWARD! *****************" ! |