On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:14:40 -0500 Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:08:29AM -0500, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > > On 3/7/07, pinniped <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Use 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. Even this will not necessarily be > > successful > > on the first pass and you may have to run it up to 3 times. > > > > > > Top posting is frowned on here because it tends to mangle context. But so > > much > > worse is deleting everything you're replying to AND changing the Subject to > > boot, which doesn't just mangle context but removes it entirely. While your > > replies MIGHT be helpful to the specific poster to whom you're replying (and > > even that's iffy, given how you routinely change the Subject), they are no > > use > > at all in the archive. > > > > So, please, keep some context and only change the Subject if you're actually > > changing the subject (in which case you should really start a new thread). > > > > Just trying to help you to be helpful, > > Patrick > it seem more than a few of us regulars have tried to be 'helpful' and > he/she seems to think this mail list reply method _is_ helpful. Not much > more we can do. He is also somewhat of a regular and actually fairly helpful; I don't argue, though, that he would be even more helpful if he gave context. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
