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Whatever qmail might do wrong, I always smile when I get a mail bounce from a qmail server explaining that it tried everything but couldn't send my email, and t
by wzdd 14y ago
Whatever qmail might do wrong, I always smile when I get a mail bounce from a qmail server explaining that it tried everything but couldn't send my email, and that it's sorry. Just an anecdote, but I think a friendly tone humanises things and takes a bit of the frustration away.
It's a fine line between that at being annoying, though.
- glogla 14y agoYeah, I always smile at the "This is a permanent error. I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out." It's just so poignant. I just found (when looking for the exact quote) blogpost about the same idea[1]. [1]: http://www.swinkmag.com/archive/aaronstern.html http://www.swinkmag.com/archive/aaronstern.html I wonder whether
- ams6110 14y agoStrange, I find that message annoyingly dismissive.