OT: man in the middle attack ?
On Tue, 2012-08-21 at 09:36 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Ma, 21 aug 12, 14:02:48, David wrote:
> > On 21/08/2012, Phil Dobbin <bukowskiscat@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'd like to apologise for the abuse you have suffered at the hands of
> > > certain members of this list. Uncalled for, rude & unhelpful.
> >
> > I agree. Attacking strangers might be a brief distraction from a bad
> > day, or a sad life, but it is not the majority spirit here. Please
> > ignore.
>
> Please don't make haste in assuming malice. Communication via e-mail
> between people of different native languages and cultures is quite a
> challenge, especially for humor and sarcasm.
>
> http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt
>
> - A good rule of thumb: Be conservative in what you send and
> liberal in what you receive. You should not send heated messages
> (we call these "flames") even if you are provoked. On the other
> hand, you shouldn't be surprised if you get flamed and it's
> prudent not to respond to flames.
>
> [...]
>
> - Remember that the recipient is a human being whose culture,
> language, and humor have different points of reference from your
> own. Remember that date formats, measurements, and idioms may
> not travel well. Be especially careful with sarcasm.
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei
I used sarcasm, but using sarcasm is bad behavior. And I'm not proud
when I misbehave.
Reply to: