On 2005-09-25, D H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>I would recommend emailing the author of a library when you >>>have a question about that library. You should know that >>>yourself as well. >> >> Why?? > > Please tell me I don't have to explain to you why the author > of a 3rd party library might be able to answer a question > specific to that library.
Of course not. And when that author reads this group, why not post questions here so that everybody can benefit from the information? >> For the things I "support", I much prefer answering questions >> in a public forum. > > Right, which is exactly why we have sourceforge, tigris, > google groups, Exactly how do you think c.l.p on google groups differs from c.l.p on the rest of Usenet? > and numerous other free resources where you can set up a > mailing list to publicly ask and answer questions about your > software. Of course it may not get you as many paypal hits as > spamming larger forums with your support questions will, WTF are you on about? What the hell is a "Paypal hit"? How is posting a single, on-topic, question to c.l.p "spamming"? > but it is the decent thing to do. You sir, are a loon. <plonk> -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Where do your SOCKS at go when you lose them in visi.com th' WASHER? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list