centos at 911networks.com wrote: > On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:13:00 +0900 > John Summerfield <debian at herakles.homelinux.org> wrote: > > >>The means that you need to learn to use google to find how to do >>things. Google is faster than any mailing list, and will usually >>turn up better answers. >> > > > Let me translate your answer: > > This mailing list is useless and should not be used. > > Where does it say on the announcement email when I joined, that > this mailing list should not be used to ask question, and we > should drop it in favour of Google? No. Think courtesy, a thing you illustrated you don't understand when you replied off-list. Basically, you ask for help only after you've made a decent effort yourself. Ask google about netiquette and about asking good questions, Eric Raymond aka ESR has a useful treatise on the topic. We are not your servant, let alone your slaves, and some of us get very testy when people presume too much. > > -- Cheers John -- spambait 1aaaaaaa at coco.merseine.nu Z1aaaaaaa at coco.merseine.nu Please do not reply off-list