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Re: Auto-reply on admin accounts@lugnet.com
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Thu, 9 May 2002 15:57:50 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Jude Beaudin writes:
I know it says basically nothing but at least we know that you have received
our requests, suggestions, complaints, salutations, whatever...

Well, what about this: if the email doesn't bounce it got there.  Does email
ever get just lost?  Knowing that my message reached Suz's inbox doesn't
tell me that she read it.  Perhaps a "I read your message" standard reply
would be ok, but IMO an auto-reply would be worthless.

Ben Roller



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  Re: Auto-reply on admin accounts@lugnet.com
 
(...) Perhaps it could have helped prevent the latest flamewar in that Eric might not have posted so quickly nor as aggressively. Think of it as a reminder that the admins have other things to do. Something simple to help keep heads cool. Jude (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
  Re: Auto-reply on admin accounts@lugnet.com
 
(...) If you find messages not being answered, you can always set the "notify when delivered" and/or "notify when read" flag on the email. ROSCO (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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  Auto-reply on admin accounts@lugnet.com
 
How about getting an auto-reply message acknowledging reciept of email sent to admin accounts@lugnet.com Something like: -- We have recieved your email and will get back to you as soon as possible. LUGNET Administrators -- I know it says basically (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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