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Interesting Out of Office message…
23 September 08 01:57 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

“Unfortunately I might be unable to respond to most emails during working hours but will see to it after hours, if it is urgent please SMS me on my mobile...

Filed under: Community, Messaging, Miscellaneous Nothings

Our Listserv works hard to eliminate Spam
19 June 08 02:47 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

I was just going through some reports for our email discussion lists , and noticed the Spam report.  Wow!  Spam NEVER hits the lists, because...

Filed under: Community, Messaging

Average time for Google to respond to Gmail issues?
03 June 08 06:44 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

So far, it looks like 6-7 days. I’ve received emails from a couple folks who have submitted tickets to Google about the Gmail receiving issues.  After...

Filed under: Community, Internet, Messaging

The Gmail worm seems to be affecting any discussion list
29 May 08 12:55 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Folks are trying to troubleshoot Google's mail problems on their own, since Google is both slow to respond to help and also silent on the issue so...

Filed under: Community, Internet, Messaging

The Gmail worm: At least, one ticket has gotten through
29 May 08 07:53 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Reed Porter sent me an update on the Gmail issue today. He generated a help ticket on the May 23rd, and Google sent him a reply (finally) today, May 29th...

Filed under: Community, Messaging

How to correctly apologize for grammar and spelling mistakes in email
28 February 08 05:16 PM | rodtrent | 3 comment(s)

Have you noticed when receiving emails from folks, it sometimes says things like: 1. Sent using my Windows Mobile device. 2. Sent from my BlackBerry wireless...

Filed under: Community, Messaging, Windows Mobile

Here's a Spam I haven't seen before...
17 January 08 07:58 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Thought this one was funny enough to share… =============== Dear Member, Your PayPal account has expired. You must renew it immediately or your...

Filed under: Community, Internet, Messaging, Chimping

Exchange Server book by ScriptLogic VP of Marketing
20 December 07 02:09 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

We chatted with VP of Marketing at ScriptLogic, Nick Cavalancia, yesterday in a telephone interview posted to myITforum.com TV . One thing he mentioned...

Filed under: Community, Messaging

Stupid is a bad word
08 October 07 08:25 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

I saw this today while doing maintenance on the myITforum.com email lists… ============== The following message sent by this account has violated...

Filed under: Community, Messaging

Handy KB Article for email discussion lists
18 June 07 04:19 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Out-of-Office messages are sent to distribution lists that are in the BCC field

Filed under: Community, Messaging

I know some of you that can use this information...
22 February 07 04:34 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Twelve-steps to curing e-mail addiction

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Exchange to SharePoint Folder Migration
18 November 06 09:26 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Quest Software today announced their latest migration tool, Quest Migrator, to help system administrators take their Public Folder data from Exchange 2003...

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What not to do on an email discussion list
12 September 06 03:55 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

There are times when you really should use an alternate email address if you want to be able to participate in an email discussion list. I posted to a...

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Evidence that the way we do the newsletter sign-ups and unsubs is more secure
27 June 06 09:13 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

A lot of Internet sites with newsletters have quick sign-up and unsubscribe options. myITforum doesn’t do it that way — we require you to actually...

Filed under: Community, Messaging

Using Lotus Notes for an email client and participating in the myITforum email discussion lists?
12 June 06 04:41 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Zac Samson gives this solution for the Lotus Notes readability problems when posting: Under my location preferences > MAIL> Format for messages addressed...

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