Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 18:38:37 -0600 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: Mike Jeays <mj001@rogers.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: List etiquette Message-ID: <20021223003837.GC87124@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <3E065996.6050203@rogers.com> References: <3E065996.6050203@rogers.com>
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In the last episode (Dec 22), Mike Jeays said: > Many times I have asked questions on this list, and had helpful > replies from one or more people. My usual practice is to reply to > them directly and thank them, and tell them whether their idea > helped. This avoids cluttering up the list with "thank-you" > messages, but may look as though I haven't bothered to even listen. > > Should one post such replies to the list? It's a good idea, so that people reading the thread later have confirmation that the suggestion actually was the correct solution. > Secondly, an occasional question goes unanswered - perhaps because no > one thought it was interesting enough to reply. Is it acceptable to > post it again after a few days? I'd wait a week before reposting, and then try to ask the question a different way, or provide more info. -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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