Re: Recent spam increase

[David Hart <debian@tonix.org>]

On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 05:43:23PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote:

> David Hart wrote:
> > I have no need to read the archives as I have a threaded view of this
> > conversation in front of me as I write.
> 
>     Uh, doesn't help when it wasn't *IN* this conversation.  But dozens of
> times over the past *5 years*.  Hence, get thee to the archives.

Then perhaps you should've made it clear that that's what you meant.
But this is beside the point.

I've had mutt configured and working as I said it could.  Why on earth
would I waste my time trawling the archives for the words of someone who
quite clearly doesn't know what he's talking about?

> > I didn't realise that pointing out a factual error made one a zealot.
> 
>     Lemme know when mutt can separate outbound mail by "account" when it has
> zero concepts of "account" in the first place.  As I said, zealot.

So, let's see.  You say mutt can't keep _incoming_ mail separate.
I say it can and post a config that demonstrates that it can but,
you ignore it.

Now you say that it can't keep _outgoing_ mail separate.  I can see
where this is heading.

> > I said that mutt can be configured to keep mail separate.   I thought
> > that the links I posted would be sufficient to point you in the right
> > direction to show you how.  I assumed that someone who said that mutt
> > _can't_ do something would've spent some time studying how to use it.
> > Obviously, I was wrong.
> 
>     I have.  I've used mutt many times over the years.  I have written
> extensively about its problems.  I don't feel like doing it again.

Why would you _use_ mutt many times over the years if it's as bad as you
say?

You may have written extensively about mutt but it would've been better
if you had got yourself a clue about it before doing so.
 
> > For the benefit of those who may be interested, I'll show one way of
> > keeping mail separate in reply to another of your posts below.
> 
>     Good luck keeping that outbound mail separated.

No need for luck, thank you.  My config works just fine.

But I did sort of take your earlier advice and searched for your posts
on a few lists and forums.  Prior to that I would've been prepared
to accept that your belligerence was because you've had a bad day.
Now I _know_ that you are habitually belligerent.

*plonk*

-- 
David Hart <debian@tonix.org>