Hi, all (especially bascule)
Your e-mail:
:~>Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 20:41:13 +0100
:~>From: bascule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
:~>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
:~>To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
:~>Subject: [newbie] courtesy implied in this list?
was a bit too long for me, but I will try to explain why one should
publicly thank for a solution of his problem, and how.
[WHY?]
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There are two reasons for "thx it solved my problem" messages:
1) Feels good for one who solved the problem.
2) Makes searching the list-archive easier
[HOW?]
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If you want to be really usefull member of our little family, try
to formulate these "thx a lot" messages in the way I formulated this
message:
1) Change subject line from "Cannot mount CD" into
"Cannot mount CD (SOLUTION)"
2) Start the mail with "Hi, Steve" (or whoverer it was who solved
your problem), followed by: Your solution to my "Cannot mount CD" problem
worked perfectly.
3)Include headers of Steve-s e-mail, so that the one who searches later
has all the info about the mail you are refering to.
4) Give a SHORT summary of what the problem was, and what was a solution.
[RESUME]
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Thus, when someone else searches the archive for "cannot mount CD", he
will find an e-mail with "SOLVED" in subject. Your short description
should be enough to make it clear if his problem is the same as yours was,
and name+email of the one who proposed the solution serves as a reference
to Steve-s e-mail with solution.
cu
Denis
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Dr. Denis Havlik <http://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik>
Mandrakesoft ||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quality Assurance (@ @) (private: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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The only thing I see here is two things: (Oskuro at /.)
