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ilias93
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Man, what a way to start the week. Our mailserver went nuts (something about a Shellbot virus, I don't know) and we were forced to migrate to a new one. Clients calling in panic and threatening to sue us and shit. I was the one tasked to fix the problem (I am a developer mind you, my sysadmin knowledge is limited to google searching and contacting support). At the same time, Turkish hackers attacked our other server and forced me to fetch backups and clear spamming scripts. And to top it all, I was forced to answer the phone calls and respond to the threats. Man, I must have been a complete prick in my previous lifetime to deserve this.

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  • 3
    answering angry phone calls in this situation? wow!
  • 4
    Developers shouldn't answer phone calls from clients (unless you're an independent or a shareholder in a startup company)
  • 6
    You're a superstar. Hope your bosses realise you're basically doing 3 jobs in 1 (dev, sysadmin, first line support) and give you a fucking pay rise!

    PS if it's an Exim email server, you've probably been bitten by the nasty Exim vulnerability going on at the moment.
    PPS the two events (email server going nuts and Turkish hackers attacking your other server) may be related
  • 1
    Man, you can't imagine... I am doing way WAY more than 3 jobs here, from mobile development to fixing the monitors and answering phone calls.
    I would have already left but I am about to serve in the army (which is obligatory here in Greece) in November and I need to make as much money as I can before then.
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