(CNN) -- Steve Jobs often responded directly to fans and customers by e-mail, which were then posted to blogs, but a curious thing happened after the late Apple co-founder resigned in August and quieted his digital communications. E-mails from the new CEO, Tim Cook, began landing in the inboxes of enthusiastic Apple fans and on the same blogs that followed Jobs' every word. Cook replied to several people who sent notes of congratulations. "Thanks Gary," he told Gary Ng, who blogs for iPhone in Canada. "Thanks Zech," he told Zech Yohannes of Denver, Colorado. Cook graduated from Auburn University and is known to be a fan of its sports teams. So when an apparent graduate of his alma mater sent Cook a congratulatory e-mail, he responded: "Thanks Justin. War Eagle Forever!"
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After Steve Jobs resigned as CEO, new chief Tim Cook began replying to fans' e-mails
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Jobs replied to fans' e-mails throughout his tenure at Apple
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Cook has graciously accepted congratulations from fans
The message was forwarded to the executive relations team that Jobs regularly tapped for similar e-mails, and a representative responded by calling the sender and explaining that @placeholder is open to bringing those features back if the company receives enough feedback requesting them.