i couldn't agree more. i used to try to answer as many questions as i
could, but it soon dawned on me that i was doing the legwork for lazy
people. they were getting a free ride on the many hours i had spent
figuring out such things for myself. it seems that about 95% of the posts
to this list have become just such as these. now i just scan subject lines,
and only read mails posted by a group of about five. the rest go in the
rubbish bin..
bradley mclain
>From: Hans Bergsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and
> reference <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: BASIC QUESTIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT A LOT OF PEOPLE
>Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 14:45:21 -0700
>
>Shamdasani Nimmi-ANS004 wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I know I could go to java.sun.com and find answers to these questions
>but
> > that site has become a case of 'Information Overloading'. So..... I will
> > really appreciate if someone could help (I know there are a lot of GURUS
>out
> > there who know the answers)
> >
> > I am developing an application using J2EE architecture.
> >
> > What software do I need to download from Sun's site?
> >
> > * J2EE? (If I download this do I still need the ones below)
> > * JSDK?
> > * JSWDK1.0.1?( Isn't it true that if I download this then I don't
>need
> > JSDK)
> > * What does Tomcat give me that JSWDK1.0.1 does not?
> > * Any other software that I need to download?
> > * Finally, What is Resin and Model 2?
>
>I'm sorry, but if everybody used the same approach you do here, this
>mailing
>list would be flooded with questions that have readily available answers
>in obvious places (eh, I guess it already is ;-) If you know where to look
>for the information you need, why don't you do that? How do you think the
>"gurus" learned the things they know?
>
>With the current level of questions dealing with "what is this", "can I do
>that", or "how do I configure product XXX", all that are answered in the
>specifications and/or vendor documentation, questions about how to do
>tricky
>stuff that's *not* covered by the obvious sources risk drowning in the
>noise.
>I'm still hanging in here, wading through the many hundreds of emails I get
>on all the lists I subscribe to, because once in a while there's a thread
>that's really interesting or I see a chance to help someone who has a
>hard time figuring out what the specifications really says. But the hours
>I have to spend finding these rare mails is soon becoming more than I can
>handle, considering I have a lot of other things to do, like earning a
>living ;-)
>
>Sorry to get down on you so hard; you're not the only "offender". But I
>hope
>that everyone on this list, and other lists, stop and think a bit about
>where
>it's likely the answer can be found before posting a question to the list.
>Be
>aware that every mail ends up in close to 4,000 mail boxes ...
>
>Every mail on this list has a list of URLs in the footer to sites where 90%
>of
>the questions asked are answered. In addition, you can search through the
>archives of this and many other mailing lists at:
>
> <http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/index.html>
>
>Sorry for the rant ;-)
>
>Hans
>--
>Hans Bergsten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Gefion Software http://www.gefionsoftware.com
>
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