On 17 Jun 2009 David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In message <E1MH1DF-0001Ik-6h@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > "chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes >>Thank you for your email '[softwarelist] Re: Corrupt index'. >>I regret that I'm currently unavailable and won't be able to reply to >>your email until after 11 July. >>Sorry for the inconvenience that this will cause you. > Soooh. he's set up his machine to reply with the above message to all > incoming email. The thing is, will it send out the reply when it sees > the message it sent appear back from the list. If so, we're sitting on > the brink of infinity. > He's not kidding when he says "the inconvenience that this will cause > you" e.g. finding his house and chainsawing the telegraph pole outside > it. > Any suggestions before the mail list becomes incredibly busy? > ;-) > Ah, got it, I can go unsub him... <sigh> simple solutions are no fun. Excellent, and I'd hoped that you would do this. Please also: 1) Tell him what you've done (even if this message doesn't get to him till July). 2) Tell him why you've done this. 3) Tell him what a prat he is. I feel better now :-) With best wishes, Peter. -- Peter, \ / zfc Tm \ Prestbury, Cheltenham, Glos. GL52 Anne \/ __ __ \ England. and / / \ | | |\ | / _ \ http://pnyoung.orpheusweb.co.uk family / \__/ \_/ | \| \__/ \______________ pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or subscribe goto: //www.freelists.org/list/davidpilling