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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 05:47 PM
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Absolute dumbest help desk reply of the last 5 years
to me, at any rate.

I emailed a hosting company asking about what packages they had that support php. My sig line on my email is the same one I use here..."Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction...Blaise Pascal"

The reply I got back from them started "Dear Mr. Blaise Pascal"

I don't think I want my client doing business with them.
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 05:48 PM
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1. Hahahahahahahahaha.
Wonderfully idiotic.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 05:50 PM
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2. not that dumb
I do double check, but I often do catch myself about to reply with the wrong name for similar reasons.

Besides, they probably hate you, and did it on purpose.
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 05:56 PM
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3. I always look at the reply-to line
not the sig.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 05:59 PM
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4. lots of my users have their internet handle as their email name, address
Edited on Sat Jan-12-08 05:59 PM by DS1
so I refuse to reply to Dear, hotkitty or Gormaster, or tunalover.

:)
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 06:05 PM
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6. Well, the fact is that my email carries my real name
on the reply-to. I understand why you don't want to reply to a screen name like dear xxxlover, but do you at least look to see if that's the case?

This company couldn't have or they'd have seen who to reply to. Not to mention that the address itself that they replied to is my first initial/full last name@..........net

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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 06:11 PM
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7. I double check
I said that. What, don't read the entire message? :P


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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 06:32 PM
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8. What? You expect me to remember what you wrote in
your first reply? I'm too old for that. :silly:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 06:43 PM
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10. better call tech support
:crazy:
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 06:00 PM
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5. LOL
I don't think you're client wants to do business with them either. :P
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 06:37 PM
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9. How's your 17th Century French?
Edited on Sat Jan-12-08 06:37 PM by MrScorpio
That would have wowed them
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 07:20 PM
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12. More like 20th century
Dutch sign language? I could have had my husband email them in Frysk.

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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-08 07:14 PM
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11. You must be de Blaise. :)
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