From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Apr 25 14:20:31 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mta2-rme.xtra.co.nz (mta.xtra.co.nz [203.96.92.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B37114C44 for ; Sun, 25 Apr 1999 14:20:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from DRCAnderson@xtra.co.nz) Received: from dynasite98 ([210.55.163.61]) by mta2-rme.xtra.co.nz (InterMail v04.00.02.07 201-227-108) with SMTP id <19990425211949.HSYV6531620.mta2-rme@dynasite98> for ; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:19:49 +1200 Message-ID: <001f01be9000$de84d6c0$a925fea9@dynasite98> From: "David Anderson" To: "Questions" Subject: Open Letter to List Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:21:02 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01BE8FC6.1AA3EDC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BE8FC6.1AA3EDC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi list Could I be so bold as to ask what criteria is used to determine which = questions (posted to the list) are answered first (or at all)? I had noticed that some folks manage to get 2 and 3 postings answered = consequtively while my newbie posting appears to be avoided =3D) What do I draw from this? That my question is too basic and others are = given priority because they are more interesting to the respondents? I'm = puzzled...... I would appreciate any observations on this situation. I have = participated in other mail lists and havent come across this situation = before. I am committed to learning UNIX and plan to stick with FreeBSD - = I hope I can help others in time. -Dave =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BE8FC6.1AA3EDC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi = list

Could I be so bold as = to ask what=20 criteria is used to determine which questions (posted to the list) are = answered=20 first (or at all)?

I had noticed that = some folks=20 manage to get 2 and 3 postings answered consequtively while my newbie = posting=20 appears to be avoided =3D)

What do I draw from = this? That my=20 question is too basic and others are given priority because they are = more=20 interesting to the respondents? I'm puzzled......

I would appreciate = any observations=20 on this situation. I have participated in other mail lists and havent = come=20 across this situation before. I am committed to learning UNIX and plan = to stick=20 with FreeBSD - I hope I can help others in time.

-Dave

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