On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 09:09, Justin Kremer wrote: > I got to work today and when I checked my e-mail there was a message from > our system administrator saying that our parent company is forcing him to > make some changes at our site. > 1) We will be logging into their flaky, virus-ridden domain > 2) We will be switching our AntiVirus package from Symantec (which has > been working well for us) to McAfee (which doesn't seem to be working well > for them) > 3) We will be forced to use Outlook for e-mail...no longer are we allowed > to use Eudora, Netscape, Mozilla, etc. > It is really painful because we have about 99% uptime in house right now, > and from what I have gathered, our parent company has significant network > down time at least once a week. > Is there anything that can be done to make this transition easier? > (preferably without doing something that will get me fired, like > telling them that they're morons) Does anyone know if it is actually > possible for them to not allow me to receive my mail unless it is through > LookOut? > Extremely short term: run the lookout web client to get you your mail. Short term: install CrossOver Office and use Lookout. Longer term: start looking for a more sane environment. Drop me a note if the new sane environment is looking for a Sys Admin :-) Good luck, Kelly Black KB0GBJ