> > This is strictly a qmail problem. it has zippo to do with vpopmail. > > Answering this question only encourages further abuse of the list. > > Agreed, but disagreed at the same time. :-)
why should we bother with a "little" help if that help still "less" perhaps other can "help" some more i think that what this mailing list is for ? > My father used to do something similar to me -- "What's [insert word here] > mean?" "Go look it up." -- He knew the answer, and it would have taken less > energy and effort to just tell me in a single sentence or two, but instead he > made me go look it up -- what did it teach me? Virtually nothing. His > theory was that by looking it up I'd remember it but that's got no basis in > reality. I already knew how to do research (and was quite good at it) and > how to operate a dictionary, but if I was in the middle of a good book or > something it was more of a waste of time and laziness on both our parts to > have to go look it up. I have three children of my own now and that's one > thing I am certainly not going to do to them. > > Now if you replied with the answer and said "the resources are over here and > there, and this really isn't on-topic" -- that's different. You've given the > answer, provided links and it's now in the archives so that anyone else who > comes and searches (which the OP apparently didn't do, and I didn't realize) > will find the answer. The end result: The list helps not only the OP but > anyone coming afterward who practices a it of ettiquite before > indiscriminately asking questions. > > Yeah it's more work on the answerer's part but really the point is moot -- if > you're going to spend a minute to reply, why not spend two and reply with an > answer that will help more than just the one person? > i wonder what would you become if your father keep telling the answer for all the question ? my concept is simple, that is "try it" on my experience not all the answer is 100% guarantee success you got to dig up a little more for some problem and side effect from answer that you will do i'm sorry, it's not flaming the other or so, just my opinion. as long as no "OP" ... why should we bother ? -- thx onOs
