RE: [cobalt-users] Enough is enough...

["Colin J. Raven" <cjraven@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>To all list-members: public self-defense message follows, written in
>high-handed "my penis is bigger than yours" style. Totally *not*
>constructive content. Pure rant, as a matter of fact. Ignore at will.

To date Rodolfo, I (personally) have never ignored one post you've
written and don't think I ever will. Every one has either been
strightforwardly informative (conveyance of knowledge) or else highly
thought provoking, and in either case most agreeable reading. At the
foot of this post (Pat, feel free to scroll to the end) you can see what
I do with posts from several people from this list. I've included yours
Rodolfo for contextual purposes.

>There are certainly issues with the servers, how they were sold, etc.
>There are also certainly issues with the people who bought them,
>contrary to your opinion. Ignoring either is a mistake; declaring that
>one doesn't exist is fantasy.
True, and that also applies to the sellers (and buyers) of pure distro's
(absent the machinery that accompanies 'em as in the case of Cobalt)

>Since you ask <grin>... I have in fact spent my own money to buy and
>build a hosting network of my very own with my own money and have the
>risk of an owner (your phrasing). As a matter of fact, I've now done it
>three times. But only in this, my third network, am I also the network
>administrator.

<smirk> Clearly you have (and continue to) "put your money where your
mouth is" no argument of *any* kind from this neck 'o the woods.

>No book; someday I'd love to do so. I have not mentioned the word
>"Perfect," and this entire list is well aware of the shortcomings and
>lacunae in my technical knowledge. My opinion of what someone *should*
>do in no way reflects or can be reasonably used to conjecture on my
>actual behavior. Furthermore, I have not "proven" anything.

Au contraire mon frere. You have repeatedly *proved* you can diagnose
and suggest remedies for a wide variety of appliance afflictions. Your
quest for knowledge is in the best traditions of simple self-teaching.
Furthermore, your skills as a purveyor of wisdom and critical discourse
similarly cannot be ignored!


>Sarcasm aside, Pat, bitch all you want. I make about $80,000 a year on
>business and IT strategy consulting alone, and the stock I own in the
>businesses I have helped to grow is worth over $600,000 at the price of
>last transaction. This has contributed nicely to my $1.3M net worth at
>the ripe old age of 29, no stock market bullshit included.

Ummm.....Pat.....I hope you like..."read this" and learn from it.
Rodolfo...<clearing throat> ahem..."way to go!" 'nuff said.



>The list archives or Google will allow you to check on the type of
>content I normally write. And every so often, I actually enjoy my
>rhetoric. I suggest you instruct your mail client to filter messages I
>wrote so you won't be bothered; if you need instructions I'll
>be glad to help.

Aaahhhh Pat??? Here's what I do with Rodolfo's posts (if you are a
"Prudent Administrator" you will recognize WTF is going on here) if not
as my esteemed colleague said, and I gladly second, I too will be glad
to help.

:0
* ^From: .*\<rpaiz@gold\.guate\.net\>
   {
        :0c
        ! me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

        :0c
        rodolfo
   }

Rodolfo; "Keep writing" Pat; "Have a nice day" List; "Rock On!"

As always, just my $0.02 worth. Judicious use of procmail and/or the
delete key will prevent my ravings from bothering anyone in the future.
Regards,
-Colin
--
Colin J. Raven