RE: DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!" -- RPG400-L

Title: RE: DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!"

we could call you db ale - the brew for programmers and administrators.

-----Original Message-----
From: D.BALE@handleman.com [mailto:D.BALE@handleman.com]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 3:09 PM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!"

Jim, yes I've thought through the way you described (D...ALE), and..., no such
luck, we use a lame excuse for an email server and are locked into an equally
lame excuse for an email client. A mainframed-based animal called TAO. Many,
MANY things about TAO just make me wanna pu.. (ehh, no need to get graphic
here.)

And just so you know, I never see "Jim Langston
<jimlangston@conexfreight.com>". I only see "jimlangston@conexfreight.com" in
the From:. Now, if I open the attachment that contains the headers (yes, you
read right), I will see "Jim Langston <jimlangston@conexfreight.com>". Oh,
and the subject line always gets truncated to something like 32 characters.
To see the full subject, I have to look at the header attachment.

So, unfortunately, no options on how my name appears in the From: in email.
However, it appears that they're going to finally install a real email server
this weekend to replace the lame excuses, so there may be hope yet! We'll see
on Monday.

No matter. I have been called Dale by people who have seen only my name "Dan
Bale". So, I fear (?), having my From: address read: Dan Bale
<D.BALE@Handleman.com> really will not solve anything. :-(

- Dan
DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!"
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400 Ext. 4952
D.Bale@Handleman.com
Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
(Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)

-------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
Dan. If you notice my from address, it should say "Jim Langston
<jimlangston@conexfreight.com>".

Yet, yours says D.BALE@handleman.com

I think people just quickly glance up to see who the message is from, and see
the D...ALE part.

Can you get your reply address to say "Dan Bale <D.BALE@handleman.com>" ?

Yes, I know it is ridiculous that you would have to do this too, Dale, er, Dan
:)

Regards,

Jim Langston

Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!

D.BALE@handleman.com wrote:
>
> Eric, Buck, responding publicly to your private emails:
>
> Anybody know if there's a way to put an icon in the system tray, you click
it,
> and it pastes some predefined text into the clipboard? So that I could
> consistently paste DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!" into my posts to the lists? I
> really can't make it part of my normal sig, SINCE NOBODY OUTSIDE OF THE
LISTS
> HAS THIS PROBLEM <g>.
>
> Maybe we could convince the MIDRANGE-L & other related list communities to
> move to HTML-capable email so I can SHOUT with flashing colors, in 60-point
> size font, DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!"
>
> Maybe David could change the monthly list guidelines to remind everybody
that
> DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!"? How about whenever you get a new subscriber to
the
> lists, that the confirmation email includes DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!"?
>
> Any other suggestions to get the word out that DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!"?
>
> If I manage to get to COMMON, I'll get a button made that says DAN BALE SAYS
> "BAN DALE!"
>
> NO, I AM *NOT* DALE!
> NO, I WILL NOT CHANGE MY NAME TO DALE!
> Yes, I'm still smiling. Have a great weekend!
>
> - Dan
> DAN BALE SAYS "BAN DALE!"
> IT - AS/400
> Handleman Company
> 248-362-4400 Ext. 4952
> D.Bale@Handleman.com
> Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
> (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)
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