From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 20 17:30:40 2010 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 7EBF31065674 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:30:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from mail.potentialtech.com (internet.potentialtech.com [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B59B8FC0C for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:30:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (pr40.pitbpa0.pub.collaborativefusion.com [206.210.89.202]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9F96CF7419; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:30:38 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:30:37 -0400 From: Bill Moran To: Alberto Mijares Message-Id: <20100420133037.2b4dbd3b.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Bill Moran X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.7.1 (GTK+ 2.18.7; i386-portbld-freebsd7.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Jerry McAllister , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS 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: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:30:40 -0000 In response to Alberto Mijares : > >> > I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DN= S for a handful of domain names and a small network. =A0All DNS is now prov= ided by new machines. =A0On the old machine, DNS starts when the machine bo= ots, and bind continues to run lots of useless named and named-xfer process= es throughout the day. =A0How do I turn off the DNS processes on the old ma= chine and stop it from starting every time the machine boots? > >> Hi, > >> > >> FreeBSD has an excelent documentation. Just reading the manual you > >> will know how to acomplish dummy sysadmin tasks like this. > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 ^^^^^ > > Maybe you have a language problem, but this looks very much like > > inappropriate response. =A0 We do no call names on this list. =A0It > > is unhelpful, unfriendly and non-professional. > > > > ////jerry >=20 > When you give a specific answer, you are just giving that: one single > answer. When you give the source of this answer instead, you are > giving many answers at once. Now, it's obvious that the OP hasn't read > the handbook ever and I think he didn't try, at least, a google search > before asking this question. So, why is it inappropiate, unhelpful, > unfriendly or non-professional my advise? Ain't it a tacit rule in > every list to do some research before asking help? >=20 > Just in case, I made a search of every word I used in a dictionary; > and no offensive nor annoying meaning was found (OK, I misstyped > "accomplish", sorry about that. My native language is spanish). >=20 > Please let me know if I'm missing something else. I suspect that jerry had a problem with the use of "dummy", which is generally considered an insult when directed at a person. I.e. "You're being a dummy." is an insult. Since your use of the term was associated with the task and not the individual, the whole thing enters a grey area of interpretation. Some might consider the sentence an insult, others might simply consider the use of "dummy task" as another way to say "beginner task" or "basic task". In any event, it's my experience that if you spend time on the Internet, you will eventually end up offending someone. Just apologize for any misunderstanding and move on. --=20 Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/