From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 23 00:07:42 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D888106566C for ; Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:07:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B2758FC19 for ; Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:07:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.22]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 22 Mar 2008 20:07:40 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.8.6-GA) with ESMTP id ONA61497; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:07:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 209-6-22-188.c3-0.smr-ubr1.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) ([209.6.22.188]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 22 Mar 2008 21:08:48 -0400 From: Robert Huff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <18405.40797.999494.842785@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:07:57 -0400 To: "Dmitry RCL Rekman" In-Reply-To: References: <1206146157.6973.21.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <9CA3D4489328B8E911387EE0@Macintosh.local> <1206160383.6973.42.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <200803220724.05759.jonathan+freebsd-questions@hst.org.za> <47E58E08.2040907@next.online.no> X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.5 (beta28) "fuki" XEmacs Lucid X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net) Cc: Tore Lund , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: List replies X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:07:42 -0000 Dmitry RCL Rekman writes: > I actually did the mistake of subscribing to mailing list, > because I did not know that I would be able to post (and receive > answers) without being subscribed. That resulted in a few tens of > messages not related to the subject I posted about on the very > first day, including yours one. The downside of being subscribed is one will have to wade through many topics which are of no interest. The upside is sometimes seeing useful information on topics previously unknown. The third hand is "paying it forward" - the opportunity to contribute back to the community. Your choice. Robert Huff