And verily this shall be the place where I write down everything I always have to search for, repeatedly. Continue reading ‘Things I Can Never Remember’ »
Archive for November, 2006
I’m doing some things with qmail, which is boasted as “the second most popular MTA on the Internet,” and I was curious to see how popular different MTA’s were, based on posted job requirements at Monster.com. “Percentage of Internet email delivered” isn’t the same as “what employers are willing to pay you to do.” Continue reading ‘Email Software Popularity’ »
Microsoft’s Exchange email server allow users to set Out-Of-Office replies which autorespond to people who send you email. So, if you’re on vacation, you can set Outlook/Exchange so that when Bob in Accounting sends you a message that your expense check has been processed, Exchange will automatically reply to him with whatever text is in your OoO message, like, “I’m out of the office today, Thursday the 21st, to help build a float for the annual Garlic Festival.” Bob then deletes your message and carries on. Out-of-Office provides the same functionality as the UNIX vacation(1) program.
Now, Exchange by default does NOT send replies outside the Exchange organization, so when your buddy with the @aol.com account emails you, he doesn’t get an Out Of Office reply (by default). This is by design (“…to prevent unauthorized people from learning when users are out of the office….”).
But you’re bound to have users request that you enable global Out-of-Office replies so that when any spammer, burglar, busybody, mailing list member, or other email user in the world emails you, they’ll be notified that the user isn’t at home, or monitoring their work system. Continue reading ‘Dear World, I’m Out Of The Office’ »
House near my parents’ place.
Seen on the way to work yesterday….
Delicious!
- 1/4 cup pineapple preserves
- 1/4 cup dijon mustard
- 2 Tablespoons tartar sauce
- chopped walnuts
- wheat wraps
- sliced cheddar cheese
- spinach leaves (if you can get ‘em, otherwise, use lettuce)
- sliced roast beef
- chopped green onion
Mix the pineapple preserves, dijon mustard, and tartar sauce. Spread it on the wrap. Slap everything else on. Roll it up, and stick some toothpicks in it.