Subject: Re: wealth

From: Ed Greshko <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:42:05 +0800

Colin,

As I continue to "pollute" the list....  :-)

> Good Point Ed! All of us need reminding occasionally.
>  I must respectfully point out however that there really are those
> questions that ought not to find their way to this or *any* list. It's
> worth remembering (IMHO) that Pine is just about as self explanatory as any
> e-mail app out there. You need look no further (in most cases) than the
> bottom of the screen for some remarkably simple guidance.

Agree.  I'm not beyond telling people to RTFM.  I just don't suggest they should 
have read it the answer a few days ago.  Depending on what side of the bed I got 
up on, how the cat is treating me, how my wife is treating me, and how my wife is 
treating the cat (ponder that one... :-) ) I may give a "complete" answer or a 
simple "read XXXXX".  I now have another option and that is using Robin's FAQ 
index.

> THAT'S what makes me a bit psycho occasionally. I have no problem now or
> ever, with the user who clearly doesn't see a concept, or who has tried
> something only to see it (or Pine) blow up.
> Regarding Tim's point re subscription managers, I'd be happy to help out if
> my connection was faster than it is, (it's going to be faster soon, and
> I'll be happy to do whatever's necessary then)

I don't think a "moderated" mailing list is a good idea.

> I have no clue what's involved, but I'd be willing to undertake assistance
> if anyone can give me a quick howto when the time comes. Bandwidth is a
> serious problem here right now...but within the next three months...no
> problem.
> Well anyway...that's my two cents worth!

Thanks.

Ed

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From: "Robin S. Socha" <[email-masked]>
Date: 21 Oct 1997 07:44:57 +0200

>> "EG" == Ed Greshko schrieb am Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:42:05 +0800:
EG> Colin, As I continue to "pollute" the list....  :-)

Spammer!

[...]
EG> Agree.  I'm not beyond telling people to RTFM.  I just don't suggest
EG> they should have read it the answer a few days ago.

Oh, yes! What's deja news and the archive for, anyway?

EG> Depending on what side of the bed I got up on, how the cat is treating
EG> me, how my wife is treating me, and how my wife is treating the cat
EG> (ponder that one... :-) ) 

Ummm... you forgot: how your cat is treating the keyboard. My stoooopid
Siberian just throw up on my favourite Cherry... *yukk*

EG> I may give a "complete" answer or a simple "read XXXXX".  I now
EG> have another option and that is using Robin's FAQ index.

Errr... that one's in the information centre now, too. But my site
looks better, so just point them in my direction }:->

[...]
EG> I don't think a "moderated" mailing list is a good idea.

Let me moderate it for a few days and you'll know just *how* good it
is. Ummm, make that "bad", not good...

Cheers,
Robin

-- 
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Political Science Dept., Bonn University 
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