Re: [Exim] Exim setup done and it works ok, but...

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Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim setup done and it works ok, but...


> On Sat, Jul 15, 2000 at 02:58:17PM -0000, michael@??? wrote:
> > > I can see one advantage to chatty error messages - most people switch
> > > off and stop reading as soon as they realise a message was generated
> > > by a computer. Chatty error messages might help your chances of
actually
> > > getting people to read them.
> > I see quite a few responses to mailer-daemon as it is. Usually people
> > just reply to mailer-daemon, quoting the entire bounce. Sometimes they
> > write "stop writing those things to me", they ask "who are you" and
> > lately someone asked if mailer-daemon was male or female. A couple
> > mails further, said user got unpolite to mailer-daemon, because there
> > was no response. Quite funny.
The best response I have seen was something along the lines of this

dear mr Daemon,
Thank you for your email. I really appreciate you telling me my mail
didn't get through. however can you please ring me instead, that way I
know right away that my mail didn't get through.

there was a bit more, but I thought it was funny.
cya
Andrew


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