Just in case I disappear suddenly...

[graculus]

I keep getting emails from my ISP demanding that I do something called 'SMTP Authentication' in order that I can continue to send email through their server - apparently it's some new scheme to reduce the amount of spam - so if I discover that I can't send stuff to people I'll be looking for a new ISP post haste.

Why? Because the only email programs they give you instructions for on how to make this happen are Windoze ones and I use Pegasus - the help site makes a bland statement about other programs not being supported and that's it. Suddenly I have a whole new understanding for the plight of Mac users. ;)

Comments

[xochiquetzl]

The latest Eudora for Mac does SMTP authentication.

Does this help at all?

And you thought 'nutters' was bad...

[cycnus39]

Okay, to cheer you up I'll tell you about my friend's editing experience that was very like the 'nutters' incident. She was again editing in the HP fandom when Snape, and I quote, went 'starkers'. My friend's reaction was of course: when did he strip? I never read about that. ;-) The writer, again hailing from the US, thought 'starkers' was short for 'stark raving mad' not 'stark naked'.

I'm beginning to think folks should just stick to the simple 'nuttier than a fruitcake with extra almonds -- Dundee style'.