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Lightening != Lightning.

The Tyranny of Email. I saw this article on slashdot. I couldn't agree more with the author. I have my most productive days when I turn off me email client, mutt and get busy typing. Additionally, I note that, as the author asserts, it is very difficult to hammer out technical decisions in email. This is unfortunate to me, as I work directly with colleagues in India. I would like to be able to have a face to face conversation, but I have to settle for con calls. I rarely have engaged in flamewars, although there were a few hot ones at lasermaster.

A few days ago, I finally got around to setting up spamassassin. So far, I have had -0- false positives(mail I wanted, id'ed as junk), and only half a dozen spams get through. This is really remarkable, as I have been getting 100+ per day. It's such a pleasure to read through my inbox and not have to wade through spam. Thanks to all the folks who create such good software. I am tightening up the filters which should reduce the number of email that get through.