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<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>What a tragedy. Actually, I don't mean
this sarcastically either.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>First, in Microsoft's arrogance, it is my
presumption that they might have done something to prevent normal (standard)
emailing to be prevented. It's likely you can turn this "feature" off but
who knows where the problem really lies.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>Second, NTLUG is not only about the support
and promotion of Linux. I would venture to extend the notion of promotion
to the migration of users from Windows, which in my opinion, is a tremendous
hurdle when you consider it. (It's like the rationale of the fearful
skydiver -- "Why would I want to jump out a perfectly good airplane???")
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>Now to fully address the Outlook2000 issue,
please don't think of me as "closed minded" about it, but I recommend the
immediate discontinuance of use of Microsoft Outlook2000. The security
vulnerabilities faced by users of Outlook products are mostly "by design" and so
you can expect a relatively uninterrupted flow of such problems throughout its
use.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>Soon, with the release of Windows XP and as it
eventually gains ground in the corporate world, we will see more of such
problems where Microsoft will begin to blame the internet and TCP/IP as the
point of failure; that TCP/IP is a flawed protocol from a security and
reliability standpoint. They will then create their own "more secure"
variant that will essentially be compatible yet proprietary. Maybe this
might sound like ms paranoia to some, but consider Microsoft's methods as used
in the past, their lack of motivation to change their methods and their arrogant
stance in the face of the anti-trust actions already in court. This
is not a far-fetched prediction.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2>Now, more than ever, a path to migration is a
necessary part of NTLUG's promotional role.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt ＭＳ Ｐゴシック; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=john@acculock.com href="mailto:john@acculock.com">John</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt ＭＳ Ｐゴシック"><B>To:</B> <A title=discuss@ntlug.org
href="mailto:discuss@ntlug.org">discuss@ntlug.org</A> ; <A
title=announce@ntlug.org
href="mailto:announce@ntlug.org">announce@ntlug.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt ＭＳ Ｐゴシック"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=rcook@ntlug.org
href="mailto:rcook@ntlug.org">(NTLUG) RCook</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt ＭＳ Ｐゴシック"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 13, 2001
11:42 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt ＭＳ Ｐゴシック"><B>Subject:</B> [NTLUG:Discuss] RE:</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=900462416-13092001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As
you (ntlug.org) cannot seem to get emails to me in a format MS-Outlook2000 can
view, I have to ask you to remove me from the emailing list. I have been
asking for assistance for months, and only received a few emails in attempt to
resolve the issue (thanks to Rick Cook for what he has done). I responded to
all visible emails, all non-visible emails were replied to with "this is yet
another blank email". I have been doing my part to resolve the issue, and you
have not (dropped the ball/disregarded the issue without
notification).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=900462416-13092001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=900462416-13092001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
still cannot even begin to fathom how, one person can send to me from
ntlug.org, and another cannot.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=900462416-13092001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=900462416-13092001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
can not and will not recommend this to others, unless you give a concerted
attempt resolve the issue.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=900462416-13092001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=900462416-13092001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>sorry,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=900462416-13092001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>john</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=900462416-13092001></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> announce-admin@ntlug.org
[mailto:announce-admin@ntlug.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 12,
2001 10:54 PM<BR><B>To:</B> announce@ntlug.org;
discuss@ntlug.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
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