Re: [newbie] Forgiveness??

2000-02-18 Thread Lane Lester 

ken wrote:
 I can only assume I've grievously insulted the list by my ignorance.  Would
 someone be so kind as to answer (directly to free others from unneeded mail)
 what my sin has been?

I'm a newbie myself and brand-new to this list, so I can't answer your
question definitively. However, there are a number of reasons why one
may not get an answer:

1. Nothing written in the Subject line. I get too many messages to read
them all, so I scan for messages of interest. If there's no Subject, I
skip it.

2. Something stupid written in the Subject line. Examples: newbie,
Help!, Linux... well, you get the idea.

3. You have a problem for which no one has a solution.
-- 
Lane

Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA

Getting where I want to be with Corel Linux

Re: [newbie] Forgiveness??

2000-02-18 Thread David Schur 



 Well sorry for not answering directly, but i think its smart to clarifiy
 this list to people who are either new or don't under stand the nature of
 this list and most others like it.
 
 This list is not a help service ran by mandrake staff... it is hosted by
 them and watched by thembut ANSWERS are left up to the people who use
 linux and are on the list. If we don't know the answer...then don't
 expect
 a response...or it just may be the thread was ignored for some reason by
 the people on the list.
 
 If you want actual technical support mandrake offers it but I think it
 costs money unless you bought a copy of linux-mandrake directly from
 them,
 then you get about 3 months of free technical support...
 
 Happy campin!
 Dave
 
 On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, ken wrote:
  Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 14:00:44 -0900
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  From: ken [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Subject: [newbie] Forgiveness??
  
  I've e-mailed this list twice recently with what I thought were
 problems
  with
  my linux.  
  Twice, no answers.  I see answers to unsubscribes, answers to spam,
  answers to
  wonderful questions that help me avoid future problems (I've got a
  wonderful
  start on my own answer file, thank you). 
  I can only assume I've grievously insulted the list by my ignorance. 
  Would
  someone be so kind as to answer (directly to free others from unneeded
  mail)
  what my sin has been?
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  
  Ken Fisher
  Loving Linux but clumsy as all

Re: [newbie] Forgiveness??

2000-02-18 Thread Denis Havlik 

Hi, Ken

Basicaly, this is a user-run mailing list. However, Mandrake-stuff
(for instance me) tries to help if noone else can, but sometimes misses
the question. I am not avare of you offending anyone in any way, and 
hope you will have beter expiriences in the future.

cu
Denis
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