On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 11:46:42AM -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > On 11/21/2017 11:42 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > I am not sure if that is sarcasm but I think the reason is pretty self > > explanatory. -Hackers have all the people that understand how all this > > works, -general has all the people that don't. > > rotfl, and ain't that the truth.
I know it's enjoyable to make fun of one's users -- those of us who make the DNS happen have apparently made a career of it -- but I don't think it's fair or likely to endear the database system I love to those who might be coming from, say, the database system that employs me. I am pretty sure I know as much about mail processing as most of the people who were involved in this change. I apparently missed an important announcement; that hardly surprises me given the volume of mail I read, and I am pleased to have been corrected (and apologised accordingly). But pointing and laughing at your users and suggesting that they are ignorant rubes is what causes people to turn their backs. I am not going to apologise for being offended by that. It's a nasty thing to do on a -general list. Best regards, A -- Andrew Sullivan a...@crankycanuck.ca
