Access Denied
"My last name, Billington, contains a word (Billing) that is reserved by some Internet service providers. When I tried to join some forums, I was barred entry, with no explanation as to why. Tech support didn't know why either, and suggested I had been offensive to members in the forum and had been locked out. While it was getting sorted out, I was embarrassed and angered for weeks."
:) Was it DRN? J/K Okie
This Bunny Just Keeps Going...and Going...
"Last year, I received an attachment called 'bunny.exe' from a friend. Because it came from a trusted source and seemed innocuous, I scanned it using an anti-virus program and downloaded it to try it. I couldn't run it, as I didn't have a sound card, so I sent it to our secretary, who did. When she attempted to play it for me, it turned up the volume on her machine to the maximum and announced: 'Hey everybody, I'm watching porno!' Needless to say, my stock is at an all-time low with her!"
:eek:
Death of a Salesman
"A very successful salesman at our networking company had a large e-mail address book filled with his best customers, including some very important and conservative government contacts. With a single click, he accidentally sent a file chock-full of his favorite pornographic cartoons and jokes to everyone on his special customer list. His subject line: 'Special deals for my best customers!' Needless to say, he's cutting deals for another company these days."
Third Time's a Charm
"I received an e-mail from an assistant at a competing consulting firm, CC'd to the firm's entire e-mail address book. What a piece of luck. Now I know who all of their employees, associates, and many of their clients are. Attached was a proposal to one of their clients, so even better: Now I know how much they charge. Several hours later, I received another e-mail from the assistant, again CC'd to everyone, with a revised proposal. The next day, I received a third e-mail from the assistant: 'Please ignore the previous e-mails.'"
"My last name, Billington, contains a word (Billing) that is reserved by some Internet service providers. When I tried to join some forums, I was barred entry, with no explanation as to why. Tech support didn't know why either, and suggested I had been offensive to members in the forum and had been locked out. While it was getting sorted out, I was embarrassed and angered for weeks."
:) Was it DRN? J/K Okie
This Bunny Just Keeps Going...and Going...
"Last year, I received an attachment called 'bunny.exe' from a friend. Because it came from a trusted source and seemed innocuous, I scanned it using an anti-virus program and downloaded it to try it. I couldn't run it, as I didn't have a sound card, so I sent it to our secretary, who did. When she attempted to play it for me, it turned up the volume on her machine to the maximum and announced: 'Hey everybody, I'm watching porno!' Needless to say, my stock is at an all-time low with her!"
:eek:
Death of a Salesman
"A very successful salesman at our networking company had a large e-mail address book filled with his best customers, including some very important and conservative government contacts. With a single click, he accidentally sent a file chock-full of his favorite pornographic cartoons and jokes to everyone on his special customer list. His subject line: 'Special deals for my best customers!' Needless to say, he's cutting deals for another company these days."
Third Time's a Charm
"I received an e-mail from an assistant at a competing consulting firm, CC'd to the firm's entire e-mail address book. What a piece of luck. Now I know who all of their employees, associates, and many of their clients are. Attached was a proposal to one of their clients, so even better: Now I know how much they charge. Several hours later, I received another e-mail from the assistant, again CC'd to everyone, with a revised proposal. The next day, I received a third e-mail from the assistant: 'Please ignore the previous e-mails.'"