Re: InterScan eManager Content Management Notification! (Dirty Words)
Posted in 2000
From: "Mark D. Stock" <mdstock@mydas.freeserve.co.uk> > >Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > > > > This pathetic waste of bandwidth arrived because I said "bollocks" on > > comp.databases.informix, and some pillock is scared of the word >"bollocks". > >Well it probably isn't a single pillock as such. It seems that a number >of companies are running S/W which is scared of the word "bollocks" and >more. They seem to think that the IT staff haven't got enough to do >without maintaining S/W which filters out such email and bounces it back >to employees, so that they can in turn spend more time rooting out such >words and less before resending same. Twats. >Of course, such S/W needs a lot of maintenance, or at least the word >lists do. Because most email-literate employees soon realise that >although they can't use the word "bollocks", they can save company time >by using the term "b o l l o c k s" or even "b*o*l*l*c*k*s" or possibly >"b0110ck5". But of course it did use up company time determining which >of these gets through, just in time for the IT staff to use up company >time spotting them and updating the list to trap them also. ...Bollards! Parking spaces! >Still, at least all those "year 2000 experts" won't be out of work. They >will be able to move on and become "foul language filter experts". :-) > > > Sorry for the waste of bandwidth, caused by my use of the word >"bollocks". > > And my sincere apologies to any readers of the newsgroup who may be >offended > > by my use of the word "bollocks", but since no-one complained, I guess >it's > > just him. > >Don't worry, we got used to reading "bollocks" from you. :-)) Up yours! (Hm. Wonder if that will get through??) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com