From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Jun 27 18:39:35 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8023637BF53 for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 18:39:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from goldtech@worldpost.com) Received: from 216-164-227-87.s595.tnt5.nyw.ny.dialup.rcn.com ([216.164.227.87] helo=beefstew) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 2.12 #3) id 1376p7-0006NV-00; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 21:39:29 -0400 Message-ID: <000c01bfe0a1$cb74d010$57e3a4d8@beefstew> From: "leegold" To: "ML Duke" Cc: References: Subject: Re: no questions? Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 21:40:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Beans no questions. Right-on bro! I have learned ALOT from asking and getting answers to questions in this forum. A certain sensibility clicks in - If it gets too "nuts and volts" I bolt to the questions forum. Don't worry it's self-regulating - give us freedom - we won't sin too much. > I've asked questions & received answers and answered questions and > everyone here knows who we are and that the "answers" are not > the gospel but perhaps worth a try and the proof is in the pudding > of giving whatever answer a shot. > > Questions posted on "questions" are like as not to get a newbie > flamed until the newbie learns to post them "correctly," whereas > here it's informal and does not strike fear into the one asking > the question. > > The only consistent objector to questions on this list seems to > be Sue Blake (others get it from her) and if she wants to bounce > me from the list--so be it. I've been operating FBSD successfully > for several years (some of us are not so new) and I can live without > the list--my purpose, when the time is available, is to watch for > questions I can answer correctly which, as my Unix Mentor says, > is "appropriate payback". Bless you. > > Someone on this thread asked if questions are not allowed what in > the world is the list for in the first place and I wholly agree > and asked the same questions myself a few years ago. > > Sure, I've posted a few success notes and a few blooper notes, > but in the end such is a waste of time. > > ML Duke > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message