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Date:      Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:56:25 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        rotel@indigo.ie, Sean Harding <sharding@oregon.uoregon.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Lost root shell
Message-ID:  <19980415095625.K1870@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <199804142056.VAA01012@indigo.ie>; from Niall Smart on Tue, Apr 14, 1998 at 09:56:19PM %2B0000
References:  <grog@lemis.com> <199804142056.VAA01012@indigo.ie>

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On Tue, 14 April 1998 at 21:56:19 +0000, Niall Smart wrote:
> On Apr 14, 10:30am, Greg Lehey wrote:
>> Subject: Re: Lost root shell
>> On Mon, 13 April 1998 at 16:38:46 +0000, Niall Smart wrote:
>>> I don't care how important the problem is for you, whether root's
>>> shell is missing, the hard disk is on fire, or the president can't
>>> send email -- if you expect me to read the list to answer questions,
>>> I expect you to read the list for replies -- no exceptions.
>>
>> The "official" standpoint is different.  We do want people to be able
>> to send messages to the list without be subscribed.  That's why I
>> recommend answering to the sender as well as to the list.
>
> Well, I don't agree with this standpoint, but I'll agree to disagree :)
> I just don't respond to questions asked by someone who is either
> too stupid or disrespectful to take into consideration that I'm
> doing him a favour by answering.  (And no, this isn't some fundamental
> need for need in my pscyhe, its just an expectation of common courtesy)

I don't have a problem with not answering stupid or disrespectful
questions.  I do it all the time myself.  But that wasn't the issue.

> There are other sound reasons for keeping the discussions on the list,
> such as keeping the Q&A's archived.

Sure.  The guidelines say "reply to the originator and the list".
That covers both bases.  It's a pity we don't have a way to stop the
originator from getting the reply twice (like I got this message), but
I don't consider that to be too serious.

>> You might benefit by reading http://www.lemis.com/questions.html.  I
>> send it out every Friday, so you should already have seen it.
>
> Heh, whats the point of sending this to the list if you don't expect
> those asking questions to be subscribed? 

Well, I do expect the people who answer to be subscribed :-)

> This is the first list I've seen that regularly posts guidelines for
> the people *answering* the questions.

Do you consider that good or bad?
Greg

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