[imp] [OT] Disclaimers

[Jon Parise]

On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 01:38:10PM +0100, Chris Noden wrote:

Sorry, Chris, I don't mean to pick on you, but ...

> I too am having problems logging in to a new Horde and IMP
> configuration.  The login page displays fine, but I always get the
> invalid user/password error.  I've tried manually configuring a userid
> but with no joy.
>  
> Am I missing something?  I've been back through the config files many
> times, revisited the INSTALL docs and the README.  How do you create a
> new login???  It's not listed on any FAQ that I can see.
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Chris Noden -  <mailto:chris.noden@monstermob.com>
> chris.noden@monstermob.com
> Head of Development
> Monstermob Limited
> Tel: +44 1524 841155
> DDI: +44 1524 586734
> Fax: +44 1524 841166
>  
>  
> 
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... by the time I reach the disclaimer, I've already read the message.
If I wasn't the intended addressee, how could I have possibly abide by
this?

In short, disclaimers like this are just plain silly.  They only serve
to bloat network traffic (much like this message ...).

-- 
Jon Parise (jon@csh.rit.edu)  .  Information Technology (2001)
http://www.csh.rit.edu/~jon/  :  Computer Science House Member