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This issue is for Friday, August 27, 2004
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Table of Contents
01. E-Mail Auto-Replies
02. I have had a really hard time writing this piece.
03. Tip Of The Week
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*01 E-Mail Auto-Replies

E-Mail Auto-Replies have been around for a long time, many people use
them to let you know that are away from their office. You have probably
received an auto-reply that reads, "gone on vacation be back on the
23rd" or  "sorry I'm out be back on the 7th". These types of messages
really make me wonder if these senders have thought out what they are
doing. This same person would almost certainly never place a message on
their answering machine at home that said, "Can't take your call because
I'm out of town, I will be back on the 4th".

Maybe they didn't give any thought to the fact they are informing anyone
that sends them an e-mail that they are out of town and what day they
will return. With today's e-mail, most of it comes from people or places
you've never heard of before. Not a group I'd want to inform my house is
going to be empty. There is nothing wrong with using an auto-responder
to let people know that you received their e-mail, but you should use
these common rules:

* Don't disclose the exact dates you'll be gone.
* Don't make public your location or situation.
* Don't give you name or phone number.

Remember auto-replies are sent to anyone that sends e-mail to your
account this includes, spammers, scammers and phishers

Chuck Arning chuck@inter800.com

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*02 I have had a really hard time writing this piece,

I have had a really hard time writing this piece.

However, my old West Texas upbringing forces me to do so.

I just witnessed a person "jacked-around" because he signed a legal
document several years ago that limited his actions to what he can do
today. The documents that he signed said that he cannot do what he needs
to do, in order to make a living, because the customers that he sold
became property of the company that he represented at that time.

Although I understand the need for a clear understanding, at the outset,
of what a person's responsibilities and rights are within any given job,
and I understand the need for a company to retain its assets, I also
believe that a Corporation, which is an entity within itself, must take
on the identity and the integrity of the people who run it. I believe
that the case in point would be Enron.

If one is so dominated by one's own power, or need, how can one be
"fair"? Fairness is the way one would want to be treated, if one were
objective, by someone else. If one stands back and actually perceives it
from the other person's point of view, would he actually make the same
decision? Or is it possible for him to do so? Is his own
self-preservation and enhancement so important that he ignores others'?

Another point - and I'll try to let this go - if one negotiates, in good
faith, and is unable to perform, because of whatever circumstances, then
the other party needs to look deep within his heart to give him another
chance. And I will tell you right now, that's not just Christianity, or
Islam or Buddhism or Communism or whatever one believes, that is just
humanity ...... the way it should be.

Steven Jackson - saj@inter800.com
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Tip of the Week

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