dovecot - Jul 2009 - Some people asked me lately about how professional Dovecot is.

I purely love that kind of crap.  As if presentations meant anything, as 
if there aren't all kinds of scholarly work about theoretical perfect 
world algorithms and conceptual systems that will never be implemented 
and are as practical and effective as wings on a pig.  Please.

I'm reminded of the story about how, during the American Civil War, when 
the North had finally, after years of ignominious defeats, gotten a 
general would could fight and win a battle, General Grant.  A fussy old 
lady approached President Lincoln and complained loudly that Grant was a 
drunk.  Lincoln blinked at the woman, then said, "Ma'am, if you'll
be so
kind as to find out what kind of whiskey Grant drinks, I'll send a case 
of it to all the other generals."

Dovecot Works.  That's all anyone needs to know.  Plus it has a towering 
wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful community.
-- 
==== Once upon a time, the Internet was a friendly, 
neighbors-helping-neighbors small town, and no one locked their doors. 
Now it's like an apartment in Bed-Stuy: you need three heavy duty 
pick-proof locks, one of those braces that goes from the lock to the 
floor, and bars on the windows.... ==== Stewart Dean, Unix System Admin, 
Bard College, New York 12504 sdean at bard.edu voice: 845-758-7475, fax: 
845-758-7035

Amen to that! I wholeheartedly agree...

Sincerely,
- Wouter van der Schagt

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From: "Stewart Dean" <sdean at bard.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM
To: "Steffen Kaiser" <skdovecot at smail.inf.fh-brs.de>;
"Timo Sirainen"
<tss at iki.fi>; "Dovecot Mailing List" <dovecot at
dovecot.org>
Subject: Re: [Dovecot] Some people asked me lately about how professional 
Dovecot is.
> I purely love that kind of crap.  As if presentations meant anything, as 
> if there aren't all kinds of scholarly work about theoretical perfect 
> world algorithms and conceptual systems that will never be implemented and 
> are as practical and effective as wings on a pig.  Please.
>
> I'm reminded of the story about how, during the American Civil War,
when
> the North had finally, after years of ignominious defeats, gotten a 
> general would could fight and win a battle, General Grant.  A fussy old 
> lady approached President Lincoln and complained loudly that Grant was a 
> drunk.  Lincoln blinked at the woman, then said, "Ma'am, if
you'll be so
> kind as to find out what kind of whiskey Grant drinks, I'll send a case
of
> it to all the other generals."
>
> Dovecot Works.  That's all anyone needs to know.  Plus it has a
towering
> wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful 
> community.
> -- 
> ==== Once upon a time, the Internet was a friendly, 
> neighbors-helping-neighbors small town, and no one locked their doors. Now 
> it's like an apartment in Bed-Stuy: you need three heavy duty
pick-proof
> locks, one of those braces that goes from the lock to the floor, and bars 
> on the windows.... ==== Stewart Dean, Unix System Admin, Bard College, New 
> York 12504 sdean at bard.edu voice: 845-758-7475, fax: 845-758-7035
>

On Qua, 2009-07-29 at 11:22 -0400, Stewart Dean wrote:
> I purely love that kind of crap.  As if presentations meant anything, as 
> if there aren't all kinds of scholarly work about theoretical perfect 
> world algorithms and conceptual systems that will never be implemented 
> and are as practical and effective as wings on a pig.  Please.
> 
> I'm reminded of the story about how, during the American Civil War,
when
> the North had finally, after years of ignominious defeats, gotten a 
> general would could fight and win a battle, General Grant.  A fussy old 
> lady approached President Lincoln and complained loudly that Grant was a 
> drunk.  Lincoln blinked at the woman, then said, "Ma'am, if
you'll be so
> kind as to find out what kind of whiskey Grant drinks, I'll send a case
> of it to all the other generals."
> 
> Dovecot Works.  That's all anyone needs to know.  Plus it has a
towering
> wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful community.
Well said. Truth is i'm for a long time trying to find out what kind of
vodka Timo drinks.

-- Jose Celestino SAPO.pt::Systems http://www.sapo.pt
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On Jul 29, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Jose Celestino wrote:
> Well said. Truth is i'm for a long time trying to find out what kind  
> of
> vodka Timo drinks.
I don't really, except maybe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmiakki_Koskenkorva
  :)

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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009, Stewart Dean wrote:
> Dovecot Works.  That's all anyone needs to know.  Plus it has a
towering
> wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful community.
Well, we don't need to argue about that.

Bye,

- -- 
Steffen Kaiser
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