Sometimes it doesn't pay to be Mr. DNS

Mark_Andrews at isc.org Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Mon Oct 25 08:42:43 UTC 1999


> Okay, it never pays, because it's a free service, but sometimes it sucks
> more than others.
> 
> Here's the message one of my fellow Mr. DNS's had waiting for him
> when he checked the mailbox this weekend:
> 
> From: Melissa Henderson <MHenderson at jcai.com>
> To: "'Acme Byte & Wire's Mr. DNS '" <mr-dns at acmebw.com>
> Subject: RE: kind sir, i need your help
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 20:05:07 -0700
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0)
> Content-Type: text/plain;
>  charset="iso-8859-1"
> 
>  THAT'S your answer?  YOU really ought to get a copy of "how to make friends
> and influence people."  thanks for nothing, you prick.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Acme Byte & Wire's Mr. DNS
> To: Melissa Henderson
> Sent: 10/24/99 11:37 AM
> Subject: Re: kind sir, i need your help
> 
> > i tried that, but received an error that i wasn't allow to include a
> "."
> > character in the name.
> 
> You really ought to go get a copy of "DNS on Windows NT" and read it.
> 
> Mr. DNS
> Acme Byte & Wire
> mr-dns at acmebw.com
> www.acmebw.com/askmr.htm
> 
> Come meet Mr. DNS at our next DNS and BIND class!
> See www.acmebw.com/training.htm for the schedule
> and to register for upcoming classes.
> 
> -----
> 
> The advice was fair enough, I think:  "DNS on Windows NT" does
> demonstrate proper use of DNS Manager, which apparently eludes
> her. But I guess she doesn't like reading, or already has the book and
> hated it.
> 
> Oh, and they're a "Customer Relationship Marketing" firm.  Heaven help
> us all.
> 
> Someone remind me why we do this again?
> 
> cricket
> 
> 
	For those that do say "Thanks".

	Mark
--
Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium
1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: marka at isc.org


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