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|    philo to Mike Easter    |
|    Re: Printer problem again FOLLOW UP    |
|    16 May 24 17:33:41    |
      From: philo@privacy.net              On 5/16/24 12:52 PM, Mike Easter wrote:       > Paul wrote:       >> But emailing Brother, is how you get things done.       >>       >> Think of it as an investment in the future.       >       > Emailing or postal mailing or even fax (?!) seems like a good idea to       > communicate; the problem is getting your missive in front of the       > eyeballs of someone who actually 'cares' or is competent to care. Big       > co/s live behind a wall of little people w/ little in the way of       > language or tech competence.       >       > I had a good friend who was a maestro at somehow getting his US postal       > mail in front of the eyes of 'higher-ups' who did something; must've       > been due to his years of experience in a military career and being able       > to get 'gummit' snafus fixed for decades.       >       > My little experiments in that regard were rarely as successful as his       > were consistently; it is hard to keep that up when the reaction is       > incompetent, like they can't even read what the info said correctly.       >                            For now, I'm again giving up contacting Brother.              New printer is working on both Windows and Linux              Wireless printing is very low priority.              I gave my now working old printer to a friend who does not have a       computer and it seems to be working with their phone...       So maybe that's not all too bad              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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