Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Philosophical question

Can you use the 'Reply All' button in Outlook to send everyone an e-mail that you shouldn't use the 'Reply All' button?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's all about the grammar I guess.

Can you would indicate the physical possibility, to which the answer is off course yes.

In the second part of the sentence you say: you shouldn't use the....

Shouldn't is off course an indication of norm. It states whether or not it is generally excepted to do so. Obviously not...

But in reply to the whole question:

Recent events have proven YES to the thesis.

Both Sidney and me received about 500 email's containing more or less the same message:

Please do not use the reply all button to tell EVERYONE not to use the reply all button.

Never thought my co-workers could be that shallow ;)

WilliamX