Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site wateng.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!watvlsi!wateng!djhawley From: djhawley@wateng.UUCP (David John Hawley) Newsgroups: net.sources.d Subject: Re: Why do people submit follow-up articles, which are better sent via mail Message-ID: <2954@wateng.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 12:56:10 EST Article-I.D.: wateng.2954 Posted: Tue Mar 11 12:56:10 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Mar-86 05:04:39 EST References: <1153@utcs.uucp> Reply-To: djhawley@wateng.UUCP (David John Hawley) Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 24 Summary: In article <1153@utcs.uucp> gordon@utcs.uucp (Steve Gordon - Erindale) writes: > >I keep on seeing things like this of late: > >"I would like a copy too..." > >Why not mail the person who posted the request, and have that person mail you >a copy if it is not posted. This seems a more reasonable thing to do as my >"j" and "n" keys are getting worn out....! I don't know about the rest of the world, but I have the most incredible problems sending mail outside the U. of Waterloo enclave. Maybe the situation has improved. I've just given up. At least news gets it there. Mail often doesn't. Why do you have to be a mega-guru to address mail? My dream is that one day, the reply command in 'rn' will actually work most of the time! -- These opinions are the best I could come up with on short notice. I would like to thank my parents, my friends, the authors of books I've read, and life itself for helping me form these opinions. However none of the afore-mentioned necessarily agree with what I have said here. {allegra,clyde,decvax,ihnp4,linus}!watmath!wateng!djhawley