RE: [ActiveDir] OT: M$

[Eric Fleischman]

Not that I really care if people say M$ or not, but I thought I’d comment on one thing, in the name of full disclosure….   My participation on this list has __nothing__ to do with money. I don’t get compensated on any level for this. Heck, I don’t even work on AD anymore, so this is like 2 degrees of separation away from anything that MS compensates me for.   So, is MS out to make $? Sure. Is AD part of that money-making strategy? Sure. Does that have anything to do with MS employee participation on this list? I don’t think so. Others (at least those that I can recall posting here as I type this mail) on this list fall in to the same boat. A couple of them don’t work on AD anymore either.   Why do I hang out here? I do it because I care about customers and about AD/ADAM. It has nothing to do with my salary. It’s also why I still blog about AD, answer newsgroup questions, answer internal questions (DLs, PSS, MCS, other PGs, etc.), handle direct emails from a myriad of non-MS people (some I know, some are totally out of the blue), fix code for people that ask for help, etc. I don’t get paid for any of this.   ~Eric Borg #145719302     <Insert conspiracy theory here about how this whole mail is a lie and “the man” actually wrote it on behalf of the fake employee that goes by Eric Fleischman>       From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vinnie Cardona Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:30 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: M$   I believe we all know that your statement is correct “like any other big company they are out to make $”, what I inferred from what she was implying (did I get that right?J) is that although we all know that Microsoft is not perfect (…anyone want to cast the first stone?)…a grey-toned comment made on this mailing list is probably not appreciated…especially when this mailing list is used to help others.  I’m sure there are a myriad of other forums to take your personal opinions to.        --vC   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Condra, Jerry W Mr HP Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:41 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: M$   I have a mostly positive view of M$ and like their products. Heck, I’m certified in their products. But that doesn’t make them inexpensive and like any other big company they are out to make $. J   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laura A. Robinson Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:14 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: M$   Just out of curiosity, what makes people think it's appropriate to refer to Microsoft as "M$" on an MS-focused mailing list whose participants include Microsoft employees, Microsoft contractors, Microsoft MVPs and various other people who may have a relatively positive view of Microsoft?   Laura   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jitendra Kalyankar Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:16 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Beginner's Book on Scripting - WSH or _vbscript_? This is the link to M$ to start with...very good info....   http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url="">   -- Sincerely, J   On 11/9/06, Stu Packett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello everyone.  After reading through a lot of the posts on this mailing list, I realize I could make my job easier if I knew how to script.  I have no experience in scripting, but would like to know what books do you recommend as a beginner's book on scripting?  Also, I don't really know the difference between WSH and _vbscript_, so if anyone could explain that, I'd appreciate that.  After browsing through Amazon, I saw several books on WSH and _vbscript_, but don't know where I should focus on.  I'm also open to computer based training (CBT) videos of any exist.  Thanks in advance.