begin dman quotation: > On Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 10:30:44PM -0800, Vineet Kumar wrote: > > | I remember an irate poster a while back coming at the list with "what > | gives you the right to delete my data?!" after having stored a bunch of > | stuff in /tmp and losing it across a reboot. It was sort of amusing, > | especially when he realized that he was in an entirely ridiculous > | position and that no amount of SCREAMING at a bunch of strangers would > | bring his data back. > > I remember that guy. He had some trouble understanding that /tmp is > for temporary stuff and $HOME is for doing work.
If you're thinking of the same incident that I remember, then it is worth noting that that poster has subsequently proven to be a worthwhile member of the community. I won't mention his name, since he might prefer not to be held up for ridicule all over again. Craig
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