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From: datta@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: am I supposed to say "thank you"?
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Date: 4 Jan 90 14:27:05 GMT
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In article <GOLDSTN.90003072157@MAINE.BITNET> GOLDSTN@MAINE.BITNET (Michael E. Goldstein) writes:
>
>Every so often I post a question to comp.sys.ibmpc
>or comp.sys.mac or alt.activism or etc..  I usually
>receive at least 1 reply, but more often I receive
>20 or 25 replies.  Am I supposed to say "thank you"?

IMHO, you should send thank you messages. When I respond through
private e-mail, I like to know that my message actually got to the
destination. (Within a reasonable time.) Some messages take up to a
week to actually bounce back from bad addresses.

Even if you don't say "Thank You", a quick "I got your message" is
nice.
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-Dave datta@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu