Mark,
Your point is understood. However, speaking as a newbie, sometimes
detailed, explicit instructions are necessary. For example, I'm
considering setting up /etc/procmailrc on my system. Looking through the
man pages there is next to nothing there specific to /etc/procmailrc, it
relates to $HOME/.procmailrc. I searched the archives on www.procmail.org
for an answer, and after a considerably LONG search turned up nothing
specific to what I need - a total waste of time. Let's face it, the
archives are copies of these letters, and if these letters aren't specific
then the answer isn't there.
I'm not trying to be rude or obnoxious, but if the answer isn't in the
man/info pages the more specific the answer here the better.
Glen
Glen Lee Edwards
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Linux, giving you the freedom to make the choice."
On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, Marc Mutz wrote:
> David Krings wrote:
> >
> > >DK> ><snipped double quoted>
> > >DK> >Pah! You come from Windows, don't you :-)
> > >DK> >Like someone says in his/her sig:
> > >DK> >"You have moved the mouse.
> > >DK> >Windows has to be rebooted for the changes to take effect..."
> > >DK>
> > >DK> Then i wonder why there is any reboot option in Linux if it is the most
> > >DK> fatal error a Linux user can do - i thought Linux is bugless. ;)
> > >
> > >You thought wrong dude. No one ever said Linux was "bugless"
> >
> > This reply was more aimed to the way Marc Mutz replied to it coming along
> > a bit like the "superior user of Linux who is better than the rest of the
> > universe". On some days i get ticked off pretty easy, hehe.
> >
> The reason for my writings sounding unpolite or ignorant every now and
> then is simply lack of time. I don't want to type long articles
> explaining someone a program when there is a URL/man page that I can
> cite without further comments. I'd never use "RTFM", though. I'd rather
> want to show (newbies) where to get the information they need, instead
> of telling them everything exactly.
> _I_ think that this helps much more, although I admit that it sometimes
> sounds not-so-polite. Sorry for that :-(
>
> Marc
>
>
