Re: Rant, please ignore

From: Keith Keller (kkeller-usenet_at_wombat.san-francisco.ca.us)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:18:05 -0700

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On 2004-07-20, Dave <dspear99ca@yahoo.delete.com> wrote:
> I tire of those who endlessly bitch about those of us who post using
> microsoft products, i.e. Outlook such as myself. As my seat license, along
> with the other thousands of my worldwide coworkers, has been paid regardless
> of whether I use the products, I see no harm per se in using Outlook.

That's like saying "I bought this arsenic, so I'd better drink it."

> Unfortunately, I do not wield such power at my place of employment as to
> dictate the desktop OS.

So, does your employer dictate which newsreader you use, as well?

I don't really think all that many people care about your user agent, as
long as you don't screw up your post with it. Many have complained that
OE (and, I suppose, Outlook) defaults to top-posting, and the end-user
doesn't always try to fix that. Those who don't bother to fix OE's
top-posting are deservedly flamed.

Your newsreader sucks, but it's *your* choice to use it. Don't fool
yourself into thinking that just because it's installed means that you
*must* use it. Don't try to fool us into thinking the same, either.

- --keith

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