Dots...

[methedras.livejournal.com]

Was just on a call, fixing some guys OE.

Ever noticed how they never read the POP & SMTP servers properly?

Me : What does it say next to incoming mail?
Cust : popispnamecomau
Me : So there's no dots there?
Cust : Oh.. uh.. yeah... it's pop.ispname.com.au

[guy next to me is listening in]

Me : Ok, I always need you to read those how they appear, because the dots are the most important thing on the internet...

The guy sitting next to me just cracks up and has to put his moron on hold.

Sometimes I love this job.

Comments

[wildkard.livejournal.com]

Ok, I always need you to read those how they appear, because the dots are the most important thing on the internet...

Truely inspirational words :). Now I just need to figure out how to make that into a clever office sign.

[methedras.livejournal.com]

Haha. Cheers man.

It was just amusing, because he and I were discussing it on the way to work.

I just had to use it to crack him up...

[methedras.livejournal.com]

Haha. Yeah but you're a raging bitch about it.
I just like to fuck with them.

I'm always like "In futre could you please read them to me exactly as they appear, that way we know you got the right settings."

Be belittling, but belittling within customer service parameters. It's an art form. =D

crikey...

[kingginger.livejournal.com]

... where did you get that melnorme from??

[methedras.livejournal.com]

You so do.

[fnordx.livejournal.com]

The internet is like your girlfriend.

One missed period and all hell breaks loose.

[miharu.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I don't get a lot of that. However, usually when I ask them to read the incoming and outgoing servers to me, I get "POP" or "My incoming server is a POP server." I guess I'm going to have to start telling them that their screen will say "My incoming server is a POP server" before asking what else it says. -_-

BAHAHAHAHHAHA

[dashmoo.livejournal.com]

Too fuuny!!! Stupid people. I feel sorry for you man. So very sorry.

I'd have killed myself by now if I had yer job. Stupid people piss me off.

[methedras.livejournal.com]

That's great.

I'll have to tell that guy.

[methedras.livejournal.com]

That's how I start it every time.

"Ok across the top it says 'My incoming mail server is a POP3 server' now below that..."

They still don't listen.

[gaymafiakingpin.livejournal.com]

I have to do that each time. It's my way of grabbing their eyeballs, through the phone, and pointing them at exactly what I want them to look at.

Shit, if you don't read the whole screen to people like it's a fuckin' book they get lost.

Re: crikey...

[wildkard.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you asked. ;)

The melnorme came from a screenshot of one captured at http://www.star-control.com (http://www.star-control.com) , the primiere Star Control fansite on the web.

However even though I did take somebody else's image, since the game is now freeware and available along with source code at http://sc2.sourceforge.net (http://sc2.sourceforge.net), I didn't have to, I could have taken my own easily.

Well is that enough plugging for you? ;)
The Melnorme I have seems to have lost some weight during the photoshopping. And he also lost his background. And went through several steps in said photoshop.

[thecreepout.livejournal.com]

You are truly the Bitch Operator From Hell.