From owner-freebsd-newbies Sat Feb 27 17:11:54 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net (ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net [198.36.160.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 43E2815187 for ; Sat, 27 Feb 1999 17:11:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dpilgrim@uswest.net) Received: (qmail 27277 invoked by alias); 28 Feb 1999 01:11:27 -0000 Delivered-To: fixup-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG@fixme Received: (qmail 27231 invoked by uid 0); 28 Feb 1999 01:11:26 -0000 Received: from bdsl224.ptld.uswest.net (HELO uswest.net) (209.180.169.224) by ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net with SMTP; 28 Feb 1999 01:11:26 -0000 Message-ID: <36D897BC.B4CADC9B@uswest.net> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 17:11:24 -0800 From: D Pilgrim Organization: Neatly stacked heaps of digital chaos X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Sue Blake Cc: rjyoung@cgocable.net, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Subscribing to -questions [was: Download and installation] References: <000001be6285$abc15860$05ffa8c0@maxximus.cgocable.net> <36D8612B.DC5AF510@uswest.net> <19990228110821.60308@welearn.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Feb 28, 1999 @ around 00:08GMT, Sue Blake wrote: > On Sat, Feb 27, 1999 at 01:18:35PM -0800, D Pilgrim wrote: > > > > You don't have to subscribe to freebsd-questions to send a question, > > just make sure to request an e-mailed reply. > > > > (Did I get it right Sue?) > > Thank you, very well said :-) But it's probably time to clarify the two > sides of the subscribe or not question. > > Generally all newbies should be subscribed to freebsd-questions. > There'll be a lot of mail that you don't understand, but in between > you'll pick up an awful lot of useful info, and save yourself from > falling into traps or being the first to ask a question that feels > dumb. I had forgotten about the advantages of eavesdropping. :-) The last time I followed -questions, I was getting around 300 e-mails per day, that was just after the release of 2.2.7. My current ISP only gave me 2MB of space for web pages AND my inbox so I don't have the space to handle that much e-mail. As soon as I can start spooling locally I will, but until then... > Internet access is not so easy in all countries, some people only > getting a few minutes twice a week over a 2400 baud modem. Also blind > people and others using special equipment would have serious trouble > with the volume. Up until around 1993 I had always thought that flat rate phone serivce was available the world over. Then I found out some of the metering rates charged in Asia, it's insane! I hang my head in shame at the admission of how technologically spoiled I am. > And if you ever get any flack about your email style, or anything else, > come back here and we'll sort it out. It's all about netiquette (internet etiquette). Like don't shout (use all caps), or 7yP3 L1|<3 7}{1$! (that's elite for "type like this"), I had a bookmark of a really great page on netiquette... > You might also notice that I've quoted only that part of the message > that I was responding to, and used the chatty list name abbreviations > like "-questions" for "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" and so on. And as > usual I've prattled on far too long :-) Oh yes, editting out irrelevant parts is very neccessary. An old custom from Usenet is to add "" or some variant to indicate where you made your cuts (think scissors). I don't think you prattled on. You sent me an e-mail that was 10KB long the other day, this one was only 4KB. Slipping? > -- > > Regards, > -*Sue*- Oh yeah, and never quote a person's signature. -- dpilgrim@uswest.net ICQ: 29880099 gryph@mindless.com PGP DH/DSS key available If you're gonna build a house of cards, use the plastic coated kind Cuz I'll bet the homeowner's insurance won't cover flood damage -- dpilgrim@uswest.net ICQ: 29880099 gryph@mindless.com PGP DH/DSS key available If you're gonna build a house of cards, use the plastic coated kind Cuz I'll bet the homeowner's insurance won't cover flood damage To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message