While I certainly understand your point John, I definitely understand Susan's. This leads back to the discussion a few weeks ago regarding "damage control" and the like. Think about it. If [foo] posted and said [insert_company_here] sucks but [company] had no idea who foo was, or why they were telling a few thousand potential customers that they sucked, well, I can understand [company] having a problem with that. Especially if foo@domainname was actually a competietor, or for some reason they believed foo may be. I could even understand [company] telling the Merit folks that they had a real problem with it, and strongly suggesting they see that it doesn't happen again. I'm not pointing fingers at anyone, just sharing an observation. -danny
Some of us don't have the luxury of living under the veil of academia and as such, use "alternate" email accounts when posting information that while ON-TOPIC and of OPERATIONAL use, may cause significant political fallout.
It might not fit the AUP. So be it. It was significantly above the typical S:N ratio for the list and as such, I believe that YOU are out of line in chastising the individual in question.
If you don't like my particular opinion on the subject, please take it up with those in my company who have the powers to make my job go away.