disagree, we read them all the time. if we didnt, then we would be wasting time & money purchasing very hi tech and then wasting time and money not being able to use it or spinning wheels looking for docs etc. i think the problem is more that rules are not enforced in many lists... or nobody wants to be the one that enforces properly & gracefully yet be publically known. and should only be direct posting... nabble and other pseduo input interfaces should be blocked -rh > > No one reads FAQs. They're a relic of the old guard (what, > read the FAQ and monitor a newsgroup for a week before > joining in? Huh! What a bizarre notion! I need answers > now!!!). I autopost a FAQ to a few newsgroups on a monthly > basis and still no one ever reads it. > > -- > > rgds > Stephen