From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 15 00:48:48 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 844BA16A41F for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:48:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from smtpauth08.mail.atl.earthlink.net (smtpauth08.mail.atl.earthlink.net [209.86.89.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D360A43D45 for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:48:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from [66.47.111.183] (helo=joeandlane.com) by smtpauth08.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.34) id 1EmhID-00070f-2a for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:48:21 -0500 Received: from joeandlane.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.5/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jBF0vcVu098478 for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:57:38 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.5/8.13.1/Submit) id jBF0vcVF098477 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:57:38 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) X-Authentication-Warning: joeandlane.com: lholcombe set sender to lane@joeandlane.com using -f From: Lane To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:57:37 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <011b01c6010f$2de5cd10$0599460a@ws4> In-Reply-To: <011b01c6010f$2de5cd10$0599460a@ws4> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200512141857.38164.lane@joeandlane.com> X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner-From: lane@joeandlane.com X-ELNK-Trace: e56a4b6ca9bdfda11aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec792f3f3791c241080ebf247db026fc1dd4350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 66.47.111.183 Subject: Re: Policy on the list [solved] 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: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:48:48 -0000 On Wednesday 14 December 2005 18:33, Dan O'Connor wrote: > > is it correct / useful / polite to close a thread marking it as > > [solved] or something like this, or it's just a waste of time / space > > / .... ? > > > > I think it could be useful, so other people wanting to help don't > > waste time trying to give further advices, and people needing help in > > that subject can see that the problem has been solved. > > I'd like to see a wrap-up post, with '[solved]' in the subject, and > including what the working solution actually is; that way, someone > searching the mailing list archives can quickly home-in on the > solution... > > And remember, a search of the archives is pretty-much mandatory before > you post for help...or sure enough, someone will jump all over you! :-) > > ~Dan > Here, Here! What a time-saver this solution will be! KuDo's! Dan and Pietro! lane ~himself more a seeker than a solver