At 10:34 AM 5/1/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>John Hogan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > since i joined this list, i have gotten nothing but grief for my
> > questions... i would estimate that i have printed/read over 200 pages of
> > documentation on the various source packages, patches, add-ons and cetera
> > that i have had to install...
>
>We're sorry that installing and administrating a mailserver turned out to be
>more work than you thought it would be. Perhaps that's why competent mail
>admins are a rare commodity, and highly sought after.
True, but maybe a little humility would be better than a lot of
condescension. I know its been said before but you do not have to answer
Charles.
> > you would think that a few guys who know all there is to know wouldn't mind
> > helping out the new guy on the block - boy, was i wrong - seems like the
> > main function of the list is to distribute the links to faqs or more
> > documentation
>
>Did you consider that the members of this list have better things to do with
>their time than spend eight hours a day answering the same three questions,
>over and over, when the answers are easily found through other means?
>
>A note to potential qmail newbies: we'll help you. Honestly. You just have
>to promise to do your homework, give it an honest try before asking for help,
>and to post good problem reports (detailing what you did, what the system did,
>and what you thought it was going to do instead, with complete logs and
>contents of control files). If you're not willing to promise that much, you
>will receive nothing but beatings for your pains, in this list, or anywhere
>else in life for that matter.
>
>Charles
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>Charles Cazabon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/
>Any opinions expressed are just that -- my opinions.
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Again very true and great advice. Though once again there are people who
answer these repetitive questions if the writers heart seems to be in the
right place. It is your choice not to but you cant believe that your
opinion is ./ on this mailing list.
./trav
