> >but its against any netiquette to post privat email in a newsgroup.
> 
> 1) not all of the email was posted (just the offending section)
> 
> 2) mail sent to the bug reporting address is hardly 'private'.
>    'private' email is that sent between individuals for the
>    purpose of communications. a bug report is obviously something
>    that may be disseminated to others (that's half the reason for
>    sending them in some cases).
> 
> so your comments don't apply in this case. we do not consider bug reports
> private.

hmmm... a good point, and a good reply...
I know I'm splitting hairs here, but I've gotta say this: I think it's safe to
say that Jason considered his e-mail to be private, and certainly not to be
posted in a newsgroup to be laughed at. As inconsiderate as he may be, he
doesn't deserve our unkindness in return. Whether all of the e-mail was posted
or not isn't really the point; some of it was posted, and his e-mail address
was not omitted (I haven't checked to see whether it is an actual address),
presumably without his knowledge. That's questionable netiquette, especially
considering the tone of the post ("We also would like to officially nominate
Jason Barlow for the 'Rudest Support Email of 1998' award.") I would be
surprised if he hasn't received other e-mails, which were actually encouraged:

>we're posting this here in the hope that some of
>his fellow POV Users will also be able to explain this to him in a more
>reasoned way (rather then the somewhat annoyed tone of our reply ;)

Chances are that not all of them were intelligently and patiently written.
Personally, I hope that the quick reply, written "in no uncertain terms", was
enough for Jason to realise how thoughtless he was. If not, then he may flaunt
his ignorance elsewhere, with other consequences. I agree that he was
surprisingly inconsiderate, but he doesn't deserve this public ridicule. Had
he posted that message himself, I wouldn't post this one, but he didn't, so I have.



-Mark R.
(considering what a Macophile I am, it's amusing that I'm posting to
'povray.windows'...)

(to e-mail, change "SPAM" to spa)

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