From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 1 16:23:44 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 C0B6C16A41C for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 16:23:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BEBE43D48 for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 16:23:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2) with ESMTP id j61GNgJF010773; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 12:23:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2/Submit) id j61GNgHG010772; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 12:23:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200507011623.j61GNgHG010772@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: jtriende@wisc.edu (James Riendeau) Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 12:23:42 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Sam Gonfle Subject: Re: Test messages to -questions 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: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:23:44 -0000 > > I say burn 'em on the cross. Why do you need to test to see if you can post > before you actually post a question? If your first question/comment doesn't > go through, you know it's not working. And subsequent tests can be the same > question/comment with a datestamp. > > Just my 2 cents. Now figure in inflation and that make it.... Anyway, it is a little silly, but it is, by far, one of the least annoying unnecessary messages we see on the list and much less bothersome than some of the long diatribes about MS or GUIs or other troll bait or some psuedo-legal jargon by amateur bar jockeys that get dragged on and on and on and on and on and ////jerry > > James Riendeau > MMI Computer Support Technician > 1300 University Ave > Rm. 436, Dept. of MedMicro > Madison, WI 53706 > > Phone: (608) 262-3351 > After-hours Phone: (608) 260-2696 > Fax: (608) 262-8418 > Email: jtriende@wisc.edu >