Re: [cobalt-users] Re: Open letter to Cobalt

["Chris Bledsoe" <cbledsoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also find this feature to be a helpful feature.

I'm sure that you can turn off this feature by fishing around the OS...

Hope all goes well for yourself.

Thanks,
Chris Bledsoe
cbledsoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Titan Networks LLC
http://www.titannetworks.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Tingley" <jayt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 4:59 PM
Subject: [cobalt-users] Re: Open letter to Cobalt


> [ Henk Heidema writes... ]
>
> > After many requests for support and postings on this list I would like
to
> > draw your attention to this problem.
>
> > The Cobalt raq2 has been configured to automatically send messages with
> > reference to quota excursions.
>
> > This may be a handy feature from a server-technical point of view,
> > commercially it is a nightmare!
>
> > I try to keep a good relationship with my customers, by serving them
with
> > advice when ever it seems they need more space or features to their
domains.
> > It is therfore totally unacceptable that a machine spams my customers in
a
> > completely unacceptable and uncontrolable way.
>
> > I have been asking several times for a way to cancel this feature, but
no
> > result.
>
> > Therefore I try again, with this letter, to convince Cobalt of the
> > absurdness of this message system and to ask them to provide a way to
cancel
> > it, so I will be the only one addressing my customers.
>
> I, on the other hand, find it indespensible due to the simple fact
> that many of my clients do not routinely monitor how much disk
> space they have left, and this is a terrific non-laborous method
> of letting them know.
>
> It's also an excellent opportunity to upsell your clients to a
> higher-end hosting plan...
>
> However, I suspect that there is no happy medium here, ie: the
> feature is either in or out, in which case I would strongly object
> to it being removed.
>
> IMHO, there are more pressing issues,  such as re-configuring the
> default ftp directories for site admins to /web instead of /user.
> --
>
> Jay Tingley, Admin
> Black Sun Designs  Web Hosting and Design
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>
>
>
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