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From: pauls at utdallas.edu (Paul Schmehl)
Subject: New Security News Website
--On Monday, February 16, 2004 8:05 PM -0500 Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
>
> Yes, you included a smiley, but it was buried some 27 lines later where
> it was easily lost. I had to read your posting 3 times before I spotted
> the smiley myself. As a result, it was very easy to misread your posting
> as being total derision.
>
I never noticed a smiley. But frankly I don't think adding a smiley at the
end of a caustic response makes it OK. Smileys, IMNSHO, are a poor
substitute for clearly articulating a position in a professional manner.
(And no, Gregory, I am NOT referring to you.)
Paul Schmehl (pauls@...allas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu
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