Re: New Security News Website

[Paul Schmehl <pauls () utdallas edu>]

--On Monday, February 16, 2004 8:05 PM -0500 Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> Yes, you included a smiley, but it was buried some 27 lines later where
> it was easily lost.   I had to read your posting 3 times before I spotted
> the smiley myself. As a result, it was very easy to misread your posting
> as being total derision.
I never noticed a smiley.  But frankly I don't think adding a smiley at the 
end of a caustic response makes it OK.  Smileys, IMNSHO, are a poor 
substitute for clearly articulating a position in a professional manner. 
(And no, Gregory, I am NOT referring to you.)

Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu

_______________________________________________
Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html