RE: Brin Sheridan

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

Apology accepted, I got about thirty mails.

I did post something about auto responders and Yahoo Groups a couple of
weeks back.

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 25 October 2001 17:11
> To: ukha_d Egroup
> Subject: [ukha_d] Brin Sheridan
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm the one responsible for filling your mailboxes with junk over the
past
> number of days.  I've been hit by mail storms like thisb efore myself
so I
> know what it's like.  I'm really sorry to anyone who received a mail
> directly or indirectly.  I can assure everyone it won't happen again.
>
> For those of you who just wanted an apology stop here.  For those who
want
> to know what happened read on.
>
> I use the same mail client in work as at home on my laptop.  As well
as
> work
> based mail I also use it as a universal inbox for faxes and personal
pop3
> accounts.  A PA in work has proxy access to mym ailbox which means she
can
> view my appointments etc.  This particularp erson has just learned how
to
> set up email rules.  I was out of theo ffice.  A rule was set up
without
> my
> knowledge.  I should have been OK as my office account does not pull
down
> my
> pop3 mails which is where I get my UKHA mails from...........however
while
> at home I decided to download my pop3 mails.  Had not downloaded ukha
> mails
> for a week so there were hundreds!!  Everything still OK as the rule
was
> not
> active on my laptop.....however I then synced all my pop3 mails on my
> laptop
> with my universal inbox in work and without my knowledge the rule
kicked
> in
> at the work end and started to pour out mails directly in response to
> every
> mail from the ukha group (and everyone else who sent me mail!!).
This
> explains why the mails seemed to be coming from someone who is not
> registered on the group (came form work acct. rather than my personal
> acct.).  It also explains why some of you received mails in response
to
> posts you made before the date outlined in the rule (I downloaded
approx.
> a
> weeks worth in the one go).
>
> Needless to say I arrived into work again yesterday to my mailbox
> overflowing with abuse from angry people!!!  I am now spending time
> apologising to all and sundry (while a PBX I am responsible for
serving
> 250p
> eople has lost all it's primary rate ISDN's - more abuse).  What have
I
> done
> to deserve this???
>
> Sorry for being so long winded but I reckoned those of you who
received so
> much junk deserved an explanation.  If you're not interested in
apologies
> you can spam me!!
>
> The one lesson to learn from this is never let anyone else who does
not
> know
> what they are doing have access to your email account, particularly if
you
> have copies of your mailbox on  a number of machines in a number of
> locations.
>
> Once again heartfelt apologies.  I am not a plonker!  Needless to say
> action
> has been taken to ensure this type oft hing does not happen
> again...................!!!!
>
> Rgds,
>
> Brin Sheridan
>
> PS Can I get up off my knees now.....this whole thing is so bloody
> embarrassing.  I have threatened my own internal email users in work
with
> termination of their email accounts for doing something similar.
>
> Also I will let Mark know by "non-junk" mail the address  I
used to
> register
> for the group.
>
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