From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 16:46:38 2011 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 A86691065687 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 16:46:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f54.google.com (mail-fx0-f54.google.com [209.85.161.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33B608FC1A for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 16:46:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm11 with SMTP id 11so3155089fxm.13 for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:46:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=z4gpsoVF0GsrCIpYrg3wxBMFV0HmvikxLp5kqlue+4E=; b=vNi4AoiOwR0MR01PaundlmtOhWvxvIGtJkNmoM+llX6+PnS/V3MBhYALHw7KYuhhbP MnTDsoagDIxur+HFjmVQ9BwlsqdY8aqjYcAwr8foPTeIC1OWprb5CCc0jEGUUD9Hdmk4 nKc7YtT7E5VGhjaF/7ZdwMMxGgm+dlSCtG1Tg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=Bu1JbiXkutYhnEutd1kHNddXSAVICMuVhrkcFZ7Cmrk5RgpAvz92e11ab16IrssOaI poNlFaum7AZIyvi/89sQNMXjmy0j5+qESMktdBMY0m5W4RWsGBlkPGxjE/+HZPV4Q11y ZtlRya6IaQEyolsrt4kCDpfInErXp00SJal7I= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.67.210 with SMTP id s18mr973449fai.41.1302281197100; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:46:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.101.208 with HTTP; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 09:46:36 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4D9F2CB6.4000705@radel.com> References: <4D9EF6CD.3040004@qeng-ho.org> <4D9F2CB6.4000705@radel.com> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:46:36 -0500 Message-ID: From: Adam Vande More To: Jon Radel Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router 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, 08 Apr 2011 16:46:38 -0000 On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Jon Radel wrote: > > That's the nice thing about standards, there are so many of them to choose > from. > > > >> 2) I placed a very clear notice at the bottom of my post(s). Many >> people would consider that a clue as to my desire to receive multiple >> copies of the same document. >> > > Expecting people to actually read and react to your disclaimer....now > that's *not* standard, given the wild proliferation of meaningless > disclaimers necessitated by current thinking on various liability matters. > > > >> 3) Perhaps it is only me; however, most of the major lists that I >> employ all require a registration by the poster prior to being allowed >> to post. >> > > Try to be friendly and helpful to non-subscribers...much too old school for > a modern dude like you, it appears. > > > >> 4) I have seen several posts where the OP requested to be CC'd because >> they were not registered members of the list. Obviously, they were >> aware of the necessity of being CC'd or reading the archives in order >> to review any posts to their request. Now, is someone is just so plain >> stupid that they are not aware of that simple fact, then they are too >> stupid to be posting to begin with. >> > > You're conflating ignorance and stupidity. Not really the same thing. > Shall we have a rousing discussion as to whether this is ignorant or stupid > of you? > > Feh! > > > >> 5) If you noticed, I asked Odhiambo very nicely not to include me in a >> CC. I am sure he meant well; however, the inevitable destruction of >> electrons in the transmission of the superfluous document could have >> been avoided. >> >> > If you'd just shaken your head and gone away quietly, instead of making > your numbered list and sharing with us all, a lot more electrons would have > gone on to have happy, productive lives doing something useful. But, no, you > had to move up the heat death of the universe by 3 seconds. > In addition to these excellent points, it's much easier for someone wishing not to receive 2 emails on the same topic(seriously, what's the big deal? -- retorical ?) to handle this via procmail/filters/etc rather than placing the burden on the community at large to accomodate the OP's wishes. I'll do my best not to reply to the OP in future in this case, as I personally don't wish to do their work for them and I'd hate to inconvience them with multiple emails. -- Adam Vande More