Received reply. It’s good to see the Democratic party take a pretty much united stand against the amendment. Also, I know this is a form letter because I entered the same letter twice (after getting an error message) and then got two copies of the reply :) But it’s excellent to see them responding. Dear Mr. Connor: Thank you for contacting me regarding the Federal Marriage Amendment. I appreciate hearing your views on this matter. ...
Call my senator (Barbara Boxer) using phone number on www.senate.gov. check. Call my representative (Mike Honda) using phone number on www.house.gov. check. Hello, I am a constituent from Santa Clara, California. I’m calling to say that I strongly oppose the President’s proposed marriage amendment. Can you tell me _______’s position on Defense of Marriage amendment? Thank you.
Suggested text for “THIS DOMAIN IS NOT USED FOR EMAIL” page. All mail for “altavista.com” and some other domains is being bounced with this message: 554 5.1.2 THIS DOMAIN IS NOT USED FOR EMAIL - ANY MAIL FROM THIS DOMAIN WAS FORGED - questions contact postmaster@av.com We still get a number of questions. I am thinking of directing users to this info on a page instead of to “postmaster@av.com”. Q: Why is email to all users at altavista.com (and other domains) bouncing back with a “THIS DOMAIN IS NOT USED FOR EMAIL message?” ...
Not necessarily in that order. Ugly: On call at 5:22 am due to someone abusing the site. After emailing to say that I blocked them, the abuser emailed “Ooops, we’re sorry, didn’t mean anything by it, just for research and all that.” Then while I am letting them sweat and taking my time in replying, bozos call the NOC (in Pasadena, no less, so NOC once removed) and say “Gee, we think we are being blocked, can you check and unblock us? This is really important.” They can suck my left nut and I’ll be halfway to unblocking them at this point. Too bad they are in australia or some other RIPE-allocated backwater, they would need a passport to offer me oral pleasure. ...
Happy Angieday to Angie! I missed you, but it wasn’t anything too terrible. log-munch4 should be almost better by the time you return. Tomorrow is interview #2 for my #1 choice. Friday is my #1 interview for my #2 choice. Strange, I totally forgot to follow up with that lady from tellme.com, I think I said I could go there this week but I don’t remember what day she said. Back still hurts a little, mostly in the morning, but I am back to 100% functional. That is all.
Did anyone hear this Commentary segment on NPR today? I am trying to decide what bugs me about it… Web summary reads: The debate about gay marriage takes center stage in the statehouse – where civil law is formed. But commentator Joe Loconte says religious views of marriage are an essential part of the debate and cannot be divided from the legalities. Loconte says the term “marriage” isn’t obscuring the argument – it’s the heart of the argument. ...
> Hi, Greg: > > You did very well in your first round of interviews and I am interested > to bring you over next week for your second interview, what time frame > will be good for you? How about Thursday afternoon? Um, yes please.
I just chatted with kethry to tell her some good news. Now, I will tell you all! So I had an interview today. I feel really good about it. It was at Yahoo. I found out about the job on Monday and applied. The recruiter sent my info to the manager Tuesday and the manager called me at home Tuesday night (last night). When I mentioned I would be on-site at Yahoo tomorrow he said “Great, let me get together some people to interview you.” I was surprised that I got an interview the next day with 4 people. It sounds like I just got right in at the second level :) Doesn’t that kick ass? ...
We have a few domains that used to be used for free email, and have been closed down for quite some time (18 months in the case of altavista.com). They have been heavily abused by spammers. I was tasked with setting up two sendmail servers to catch the mail to postmaster and bounce the rest. Two alpha servers had been doing this job in the NY data center, but that facility closed down. Here are the details of how mail is set up on mail8 and mail9.
Thanks for all the hugs and well-wishes. It looks like Dad is doing well, stable, etc. I talked to him this morning. My poor stepmom sounded pretty freaked out last night so I will call her a bit later too. Thanks again.