I can't even fathom what you'd build in 'vbscript' or 'javascript' that would call for a 5 hour run time... to be honest... .... it sounds like bullshit..i might be wrong.....

And my final conclusion is that whatever tool is best suited to the task is the one I'll use.

sorry . i meant he said 'sucks'

heh... she said 'sucks'..

well who would make something in the first place that would run for 5 hours..... how would you know if its even running for certian or not.... if not locked up...

and 11 minutes is fast?

Over the last 18 years, I'm well versed, trained in and have developed many apps in many languages.  In VBSCRIPT, JAVASCRIPT, C, COBOL, FORTRAN, C#, PASCAL, BASIC, T-SQL, and the .NET, and a...

Is it likely anyone would answer this post were they working at one of these locked down companies?

Also, turning off the internet does not make unproductive or useless people productive......

Ultimately the problem was created by the computer engineering teams who agreed use the term 'simple' in the acronym SMTP.

The other issue is there is no money in stopping it from...

So would they be sent in on 'high importance'? with email replies requested?

Ironically, spam can be of help.... if you are troubleshooting your mail server... if people are getting a little spam.. then you know its working right...

If you are not willing to take one for the team.. how dedicated really are you...

and pm me if you need my illicit user requirements...

hmmm .. on 'how to get hired'...

as unsatisfying my response is....

I'd go...

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5) Know someone

4) Nepotism

3) Know someone

2) Sleep with owner

1) Know someone

now unless were going with the whole electron style classification  concluding they 'exist' in all space of their possible orbits or 'energy level' no matter their current intial position... which is...

Again with the mixed metaphors... but previous women in my life and I have had quite the disagreement about the clean status of the living room... my typical response ......