Now I've learnt something. I've used Google lots, but not with that type of search. Thanks for the info.
I really am trying to appreciate the concepts behind people's ways of working. I'm a mechanical engineer with considerable software development skills in Unix & DEC systems, and with some Windows. Having an inquisitive nature, my predominant question is "Why?" in a new situation. I'm not a network geek, but understand bits and pieces, so being fairly sure that Unix was the platform where client / server began (if you don't push the discussion back as far as Multix), I would naturally be surprised to find that in an Unix environment, practises had been adopted where data copying was the 'norm' instead of using client server techniques. So 'me' being 'me', I would be bound to probe - it's a learning process. Of course it's very easy to assume, but as I've never met anyone without a slight trace of that ability, I feel a bit sheepish (being a developer) when I realise I've broken rule #1 - "Assume nothing" - but after that I try to learn and then get a good night's sleep. The reason for choosing to search for "mailing lists" was it seemed the logical starting point when it was suggested that I search the archives for articles on a subject already discussed in depth. You see, I was erring on the side of those supporting this technique. I suppose it's the funny way my brain works... Regards Stephen -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
