At 08:43 PM 3/18/99 -0800, Michael Dillon wrote:
On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Steve Camas wrote:
Please see Patrick's (patrick@ianai.net) response for an example of how to answer the question without being a jerk.
Seems to me that Patrick's answer contained less useful information than mine which you carefully snipped off your reply. Here it is again:
P.S. You might want to refer to some RFCs as well http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2072.html http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1812.html
Thanx for saying I was nice, but I'm *trying* to be nice. (It's new for me.) Usually I make Michael look nice. Anyway, Michael is right - his answer contained more useful information than mine. So next time you yell at someone, be sure you're not biting the hand that feeds you. If you do not like the way someone treats you on a mailing list, procmail them (assuming you know what that is :), or just swallow your pride and take the advice as given. Asking for free advice on a public mailing list does not guarantee people will treat you nicely. OTOH, you are also free to flame Michael all you want, just like he is free to flame you. Of course, he probably won't help you next time, but you can do it if you like. I should warn you, though, that I doubt very much anyone will beat him to death. Michael is a friend of mine and he's like 6'2", 225 lbs (all muscle), and a black belt in two martial arts and training for a third. (Not bad for a 29 year old guy - he was great to have around the Priori NOC late at night. :) Oh, he also likes guns, but his favorite weapon is the throwing knife. Add all this to his Internet clue and the ability to find just about anything he wants about you off the 'Net and Michael is someone with whom you really do not want to mess. So, just be more careful before you say stuff like that to someone who might return the favor. :)
Michael Dillon - E-mail: michael@memra.com
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