Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!think!ames!fxgrp!ljz
From: ljz@fxgrp.UUCP (Lloyd Zusman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Need "echo off" patch for DOS 3.3
Keywords: echo off patch
Message-ID: <302@fxgrp.UUCP>
Date: 15 May 88 22:25:37 GMT
References: <287@fxgrp.UUCP> <1886@slvblc.UUCP>
Reply-To: ljz@fx.com (Lloyd Zusman)
Organization: Master Byte Software, Los Gatos, California
Lines: 33

In article <1886@slvblc.UUCP> slvblc!dick@ucscc.UCSC.EDU (Dick Flanagan) writes:
> ...
>Well, Lloyd, by now I'm sure you're tired of everyone implying that you
>ask dumb questions and then proceeding to answer a different one.  If
>you haven't given up on us yet, I'll try to answer _your_ question.
> ...

Yes, there are many people on the net who seem to think that they are
God's gift to mankind, and who forget about politeness and
consideration of others' feelings.  I would bet that many of these
people would be much less bold in their insulting retorts if they had
to make them face-to-face instead of from behind many layers of
electronic protocol.

>
>In IBM's PC-DOS 3.3 there are actually two locations in COMMAND.COM
>that can be patched:
>
[ what followed was a complete and helpful description of how to make the
  requested patches ]

I want to take the time to thank you publicly for the helpful information
that you posted in response to my query.

It turns out that in this case, no one else so far has been insulting
or condescending in their replies to my query, and I am glad.


--
    Lloyd Zusman
    Master Byte Software
    Los Gatos, California		Internet: ljz@fx.com
    "We take things well in hand."	UUCP:     ...!ames!fxgrp!ljz