Gentoo Archives: gentoo-desktop

From: Michelangelo Bottura <michelangelo.bottura@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] unsubscribe
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:39:18
Message-Id: 23a5d5f00902011639i53ce9f18u2193e3fbd7926117@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop] unsubscribe by Lindsay Haisley
1 On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 22:54, Lindsay Haisley <fmouse-gentoo@×××.com> wrote:
2 > On Sat, 2009-01-31 at 23:23 -0500, Harry Holt wrote:
3 >>
4 >> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Frank Freeman
5 >> <ffreeman@×××××××××.net> wrote:
6 >> unsubscribe
7 >>
8 >> Hmph. You can't get out that easy.
9 >>
10 >> Please Note: In some later model unsubscribe kits, the "OFF" indicator has
11 >> been replaced by "POWER-UP STANDBY ENABLE". Accordingly the "ON" indicator
12 >>
13 >> has been replaced by the much clearer, "POWER-DOWN STANDBY ENABLE". Contact
14 >> your internet service provider for a list of affected model numbers. An
15 >> "ON-OFF" retrofit panel kit is available for those who have difficulty with
16 >
17 > Harry, your directions to Mr. Freeman were clear and concise. I didn't
18 > realize that the process of unsubscribing was so simple. I believe you
19 > forgot one thing though. He will, at some point, need to wash his mouse
20 > out with soap. If he uses the Auto-Unusb feature, this can easily done
21 > while he's in the shower, but if he uses some other proceedure, some
22 > other provision must be made for completing this step.
23 >
24 > --
25 > Lindsay Haisley | "The difference between | PGP public key
26 > FMP Computer Services | a duck is that one leg | available at
27 > 512-259-1190 | is both the same" | http://pubkeys.fmp.com
28 > http://www.fmp.com | - Anonymous |
29 >
30 >
31 >
32 Lindsay,
33 even your directions, still being in the right track, miss the obvious
34 caveat: the user has to be warned (for the sake of completeness) that
35 he must be particularly wary if he owns a cat - in that case the
36 auto-unsub feature might not work and require manual intervention.
37
38 Ciao,
39
40 michelangelo

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Re: [gentoo-desktop] unsubscribe Lindsay Haisley <fmouse-gentoo@×××.com>