if this is your way of increasing sales in a crappy economy
With the exception of maybe three people (who all have a prominent 'Proxmox Staff' logo) nobody here benefits financially if you decide to use Proxmox or not. Me, I couldn't care less if you use Proxmox or not. However, I, like many others here are prepared to give up our time to help you, and others. As we ourselves have been helped. That is the spirit of open-source; use it, but contribute back when you can.
There is also an informal (and sometimes quite explicit) etiquette about behaviour on forums:
- always be respectful and polite; people are doing this out of their own
- if you don't agree with an answer - fine, but propose a better one
- don't post the same question in irrelevant forums
how silly of me to expect a responsible response to my legitmate question
You have already received legitimate responses.
why would you waste your time and mine posting a "poor me/bruised ego" reply
Because I found your dismissal of somebody (who I don't know) who was trying to help you arrogant and offensive. Your aren't entitled to anybody else's time - if they give up their time for you, be grateful. If you want to guarantee somebody's time then buy commercial support.
I don't really see how my ego is at issue here? I wouldn't be surprised if the poster you dismissed was a bit upset.
I was also trying to help you. If you had apologised and changed your tone I expect more people would have helped. Maybe you don't realise, but you are coming across like a testosterone fuelled teenager who thinks they are entitled to the world. I have three kids of my own, I don't need to baby sit another one.
....my $$$ will follow me becuz i was seriously considering purchasing the mail server and plugins ...but why should i now if this is how you treat prospective clients ....
Two comments:
- this is the wrong forum to talk about the mail server
- I have no affiliation with Proxmox. I guess you just don't realise how open communities work? I have never used the mail server, but I hear good things about it. I would still recommend you try it.
Tom/Dietmar - I have maybe stepped out of line here, if so, apologies and feel free to delete this response. If this had been my forum I would block this thread.
we have a test server waiting to use asap...
