On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 03:26:53PM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote: >On 11/19/2009 02:52 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote: >> Hey, you know, this is goldstar worthy. You really reminded me of the >> right way to handle this type of question. Seriously. >> >> It's always best to provide more details than just "No". I forgot that. >> >> Thanks for (indirectly) reminding me. >Sometimes no is exactly the right answer.
It's a fun way of answering a Yes/No question and I've done it countless times myself. The recipient of the "No" usually finds more explanation and, more importantly, alternate ways of doing things more useful. But, I was referring to myself. If you think it's a great way respond then knock yourself out. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple