> Even if us nerds DID end up killing Clippy, that's a good thing, and
> something I'd be VERY proud of. It sure caused us alot of 
> headache from
> ticked off users for a while.

OK, I'll agree that Clippy (actually "Clippit") was poorly delivered, but
I think it worth mention that I'm currently experimenting with a much more 
productive use for Agent software. I'm in a fairly well automated 
manufacturing plant, and by necessity, many of our controls must offer some 
means of running with reduced quality checks in certain situations. Ideally 
they should only be used rarely, but I need some means to make sure that the 
machines are not left in these "bypass" modes indefinetly.
So as it's currently shaping up, if you run a machine in reduced mode for, say 30 
minutes, an "Agent" (Clippit, Merlin, Genie, Parrot etc..) will pop up on the
desktop of the immediate supervisor to alert him.
If it's not corrected within a preset time, the agent appears again, this time
one rung higher up the management ladder. The longer it takes to fix the real
problem, the more people know about it.

Now I see this as a good thing. Using the Agent software for what it does best:
Annoying people. If the problem goes uncorrected for some period of time, the
general manager will be asking questions.

Lyle

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