From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 28 03:34:20 2005 Return-Path: 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 63BDD16A4CE for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2005 03:34:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imo-d06.mx.aol.com (imo-d06.mx.aol.com [205.188.157.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AF3943D5C for ; Mon, 28 Mar 2005 03:34:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from EM1897@aol.com) Received: from EM1897@aol.com by imo-d06.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r5.33.) id a.145.42629b5d (15901); Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:34:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from mblk-d12 (mblk-d12.mblk.aol.com [205.188.212.196]) by air-id09.mx.aol.com (v104.18) with ESMTP id MAILINID94-3e1d42477b3332c; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:34:11 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:34:11 -0500 Message-Id: <8C7015E242FAADF-B30-24D3F@mblk-d12.sysops.aol.com> From: em1897@aol.com References: <9e46c99e05032514415054a44e@mail.gmail.com> <4244962A.6090607@makeworld.com> <8C700348197B88C-EAC-39749@mblk-d17.sysops.aol.com> <42458C4C.9040603@makeworld.com> <8C700417DCC63B0-380-38F13@mblk-d39.sysops.aol.com> <20050326215959.5c342118@localhost> <8C700FE8F93100E-4B8-3C321@mblk-d50.sysops.aol.com> <4246DFFE.2020707@makeworld.com> <8C70103096F17C4-450-3B03B@mblk-d13.sysops.aol.com> <20050327174137.GF812@blood.spawn.net> Received: from 24.47.116.25 by mblk-d12.sysops.aol.com (205.188.212.196) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:34:11 -0500 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User In-Reply-To: <20050327174137.GF812@blood.spawn.net> X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 1.0.0.11984 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dev@unixdaemon.org X-AOL-IP: 205.188.212.196 cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A Riddle X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 03:34:20 -0000 and who do you think cares what you do? -----Original Message----- From: Dev Tugnait To: em1897@aol.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Sent: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:41:37 -0500 Subject: Re: A Riddle I sticky this thread as retarded. * em1897@aol.com (em1897@aol.com) wrote: > Apparently you can't read. I didn't say you were an > idiot for running your own server. Only that you > were an idiot to use your server to download > tons of crap from lists that you don't want to > read when for free you can have it stored elsewhere. > > I have a server, and a domain (several) and lots of > other cool stuff. I got tired of wasting cpu cycles > and disk space, considering that maybe 1 out of 20 > messages actually interests me. You guys always > complain about wasted bandwidth. Well if you use > yahoo or gmail or aol then you don't waste any bandwidth > of your own. You just read what you want to read. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris > To: em1897@aol.com > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de > Sent: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:31:58 -0600 > Subject: Re: A Riddle > > em1897@aol.com wrote:  >   > >-----Original Message-----  > >From: Fabian Keil   > >To: em1897@aol.com  > >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org  > >Sent: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 21:59:59 +0100  > >Subject: Re: A Riddle  > >> em1897@aol.com wrote:  > >>> --- Chris wrote:  > >>> em1897@aol.com wrote:  > >>> > Hmm, I wonder if the lack of performance, or the  > >>> unwanted  > >>> > emails were more heavily weighted in the  > >>> decision?  > >>> >  > >>> > If there was any intelligent life on the list you  > >>> could  > >>> > counter what you call "Trolls" with solid technical  > >>> > arguments. This reminds me of the old bsdi  > >>> > list. A bunch of half-wits who are just happy  > >>> > to belong to something and have other half-wits  > >>> > to correspond with.  > >>> >  > >>> > FreeBSD used to have open discussions between  > >>> > users and developers and it used to be real  > >>> > good. Now it sucks and the developers are  > >>> > detached, off in their own little world. See  > >>> > a pattern?  > >>> >  > >>> > But with a user base from places like gnu-rox.org  > >>> > and makeworld.com, what do you expect I  > >>> > guess?  > >> > Please have a look at your own email address.  > >>> As an aside, all of the major web mail providers  > >>default to "top posting". Google (ever hear  > >>of them?) only shows the top N lines of a post.  > >>So if you bottom post, you don't see the message  > >>you want to see  > >>without having to make an effort. So when are  > >>you troglodytes going to climb out of your  > >>1994 hibernations and get with the times?  > >> > They don't default to top posting, they put  > >the cursor on top, so you can read the whole  > >message and cut irrelevant parts before replying.  > >> If Google doesn't display the whole message,  > >the interface is crap. That's not the fault of  > >anybody on this list.  > >>> You may prefer one over the other, but its  > >>hardly a capital offense to do otherwise. Most  > >>of us have evolved out of our unix newsreaders.  > >> > If you want to be read by as many people  > >as possible on this list, the easiest way is  > >to write well formed mails.  > >> Unfortunately, you are not only top posting,  > >your mailing software also inserts line breaks  > >where there shouldn't be any and makes it  > >hard to see who wrote what.  > >> Have a look at the beginning of this mail.  > >Your quotation is a mess.  > >>> Anyone with a brain is using web mail for  > >>mailing lists these days: no more whining  > >>about spam or "wasted bandwidth".  > >> > Having a brain is good, but using it is even better.  > >If the web interface produces garbage, changing  > >the interface could be a smart move.  > >> Just my two brainless cents.  > >> Fabian  > >-- > http://www.fabiankeil.de  > >  > *** Formatted correctly for ease of reading ***  >   > em1897@aol.com wrote:  > >WRONG on all counts!  > >  > >Firstly, anyone who uses their own server for lists is  > >a complete idiot.  >   > So - according to YOU, most all of us that run our own servers are > idiots. Yanno what? You sound like the type that is forced to use his > parents PC, Forced to use AOL, and forced to use web mail.  >   > So - since YOU can't have what most of us can and do have, you feel the > need to lash out and verbally abuse.  >   > This is a classic case of the have-nots are beside them selfs over the > haves.  >   > It's one thing to say something like:  >   > It's my opinion that (insert rhetoric here)  >   > Then to make a sweeping generalization as you just did. Shows us what > kind a man (or boy) you are.  >   > Grow up - show some respect, don't insult - you will live longer when > you do join society.  >   > And, as I said before - even tho you may bash us, think you are > superior to us - we still love you anyways.  >   > Oh, and have a great day!  >   > -- Best regards,  > Chris  >   > If on an actuarial basis there is a 50 50 chance that  > something will go wrong,  > It will actually go wrong nine times out of ten.  > _______________________________________________  > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list  > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions  > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"  > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" +----------==/\/\==----------+ (__) FreeBSD | | \\\'',) The | Kernel ESCAFLOWNE | \/ \ ^ Power | Web http://unixdaemon.org | .\._/_) To +----------==\/\/==----------+ Serve [ We've switched the bath sponge with a tribble. ] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"