Comments on: Apparently My Senator Needs a Mail Admin http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/13/apparently-my-senator-needs-a-mail-admin/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Fri, 11 May 2012 05:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Gabriel Gunderson http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/13/apparently-my-senator-needs-a-mail-admin/#comment-2068 Gabriel Gunderson Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:29:19 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=411#comment-2068 [gabe@porkchop ~]$ host bennett.senate.gov bennett.senate.gov has address 156.33.195.33 bennett.senate.gov mail is handled by 10 mail.senate.gov. [gabe@porkchop ~]$ telnet mail.senate.gov 25 Trying 156.33.195.209... telnet: connect to address 156.33.195.209: Connection refused Hmmm, seems they *really* can't handle "normal" mail. [gabe@porkchop ~]$ host bennett.senate.gov
bennett.senate.gov has address 156.33.195.33
bennett.senate.gov mail is handled by 10 mail.senate.gov.

[gabe@porkchop ~]$ telnet mail.senate.gov 25
Trying 156.33.195.209…
telnet: connect to address 156.33.195.209: Connection refused

Hmmm, seems they *really* can’t handle “normal” mail.

]]> By: Andrew http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/13/apparently-my-senator-needs-a-mail-admin/#comment-2069 Andrew Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:09:28 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=411#comment-2069 The problem here is not "our servers can't handle normal email." The problem is that email can be forged with so little effort. Mr. Bennett is my senator too, and I certainly don't want his political decisions to be influenced by spam. If you want to make your opinions known to your senator, pick up the phone, or use a stamp. Unauthenticated email just doesn't cut it. The problem here is not “our servers can’t handle normal email.” The problem is that email can be forged with so little effort.

Mr. Bennett is my senator too, and I certainly don’t want his political decisions to be influenced by spam. If you want to make your opinions known to your senator, pick up the phone, or use a stamp. Unauthenticated email just doesn’t cut it.

]]> By: Senator doesn’t quite get email « DCK | A Finnish User http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/13/apparently-my-senator-needs-a-mail-admin/#comment-2070 Senator doesn’t quite get email « DCK | A Finnish User Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:24:15 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=411#comment-2070 [...] 13th, 2007 · No Comments Christer Edwards writes about his experience in trying to send his US Senator an [...] [...] 13th, 2007 · No Comments Christer Edwards writes about his experience in trying to send his US Senator an [...]

]]> By: nixternal http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/13/apparently-my-senator-needs-a-mail-admin/#comment-2071 nixternal Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:00:59 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=411#comment-2071 Hey! Exchange is the one MS product that does seem to work :) Anyways, we received a similar letter from our reps as well here in Illinois. I got one of the automated letters with the fake signature on a serious matter in this state. Irritated the hell out of me. So I took the next step and called the number on the letter as it said to do, left my info, name, and contact info. About 1 hour later I got a freakin' phone call from an automated computer call with the rep speaking. And it said the same damn thing as the letter. Annoying, the supposedly speak on our behalf, but don't listen to us unless we are kissing their arse. In all seriousness though, I have wasted to much breath trying to communicate with them. Illinois had one senator when I was in the Illinois, and actually welcomed me to visit him at the capital in DC when I was stationed out there. Him and I had different views on things politically, but because of the meetings him and I had, I always respected him for that. Hey! Exchange is the one MS product that does seem to work :)

Anyways, we received a similar letter from our reps as well here in Illinois. I got one of the automated letters with the fake signature on a serious matter in this state. Irritated the hell out of me. So I took the next step and called the number on the letter as it said to do, left my info, name, and contact info. About 1 hour later I got a freakin’ phone call from an automated computer call with the rep speaking. And it said the same damn thing as the letter. Annoying, the supposedly speak on our behalf, but don’t listen to us unless we are kissing their arse.

In all seriousness though, I have wasted to much breath trying to communicate with them. Illinois had one senator when I was in the Illinois, and actually welcomed me to visit him at the capital in DC when I was stationed out there. Him and I had different views on things politically, but because of the meetings him and I had, I always respected him for that.

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