gibbons
En-Route
This is my second attempt at this post. The first one had so many swear words filtered it was unreadable.
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Cox Communications called today to inform me that my e-mail address would be changing.
"Really? You mean the one I've had for years? The one that's on about 100 accounts around the internet? The one I receive a couple hundred e-mails a day on? That one?"
"Yes sir, but we'll continue to forward from your current e-mail address for three months."
"Well, if you can forward mail for three months then you can forward it for the rest of my natural life. Right?"
"Well, I don't know. I don't think so. We're retiring that server."
"Retiring the server? What does that mean? Any kid in Jr. High could figure out how to do this. Hell, you guys are going to do it. Just keep forwarding my e-mail forever. Problem solved."
"They won't do that."
"Well, can I have the old domain name? I'll build my own mail server and forward it myself."
"Uh, I don't think so. What new address would you like."
"How about 'gibbons@cox.net'?"
"Let me check here...... Sorry. That one's already taken."
"OK. How about 'cox.****ing.sucks@cox.net'?"
"Uh. Well, I don't think so."
"Is it already taken?"
The conversation went down hill from there. Anyway, he's supposed to call me back tomorrow. I can't wait.
[/rant]
[rant]
Cox Communications called today to inform me that my e-mail address would be changing.
"Really? You mean the one I've had for years? The one that's on about 100 accounts around the internet? The one I receive a couple hundred e-mails a day on? That one?"
"Yes sir, but we'll continue to forward from your current e-mail address for three months."
"Well, if you can forward mail for three months then you can forward it for the rest of my natural life. Right?"
"Well, I don't know. I don't think so. We're retiring that server."
"Retiring the server? What does that mean? Any kid in Jr. High could figure out how to do this. Hell, you guys are going to do it. Just keep forwarding my e-mail forever. Problem solved."
"They won't do that."
"Well, can I have the old domain name? I'll build my own mail server and forward it myself."
"Uh, I don't think so. What new address would you like."
"How about 'gibbons@cox.net'?"
"Let me check here...... Sorry. That one's already taken."
"OK. How about 'cox.****ing.sucks@cox.net'?"
"Uh. Well, I don't think so."
"Is it already taken?"
The conversation went down hill from there. Anyway, he's supposed to call me back tomorrow. I can't wait.
[/rant]