From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 1 18:49:01 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 75A6316A41C for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 18:49:01 +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 442D643D49 for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 18:49:01 +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:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.34) id 1DoQZQ-0004Vi-6N for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:49:00 -0400 Received: from joeandlane.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j61Iu5Fu054851 for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:56:05 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j61Iu4Dg054850 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:56:04 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) From: Lane To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:56:04 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200507011623.j61GNgHG010772@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <42C58BE2.5070900@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <42C58BE2.5070900@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200507011356.04695.lane@joeandlane.com> X-ELNK-Trace: e56a4b6ca9bdfda11aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec79d9bc1229a997bc2b94eecdc1de122e19350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 66.47.111.183 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 18:49:01 -0000 On Friday 01 July 2005 13:30, Robert Marella wrote: > Jerry McAllister wrote: > >>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 > > I agree. I am much more annoyed by top posters. > > Robert The only thing about email that annoys me is spam. While I'm a subscriber to freebsd-questions, top posting, incomplete questions, inflammatory commentary, etc. is just the price I pay for getting a steady stream of "Aha's," and hardly seems worth the effort to develop an emotional viewpoint. Although "thought police" who say "do this" and "don't do that" wear me out sometimes with their email. lane