Re: Only for 603 owners...A compiled kernel forMOL -- Poor form.


Subject: Re: Only for 603 owners...A compiled kernel forMOL -- Poor form.
From: Robert Vogt IV (vogt@arborhost.com)
Date: Wed Feb 14 2001 - 17:04:05 MST


    Same here. Dang.... some people!

                                Robert Vogt IV

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert M" <mayro@earthlink.net>
To: <mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: Only for 603 owners...A compiled kernel forMOL -- Poor form.

> I have to say you took the word right out of my mouth.
> robert m.
>
> On 14 Feb 2001 14:52:58 -0600, Supernaut wrote:
>
> > 1) Not everyone has a broadband connection. For instance, I myself am
> > currently on a regular dialup, via my phonecard, at an airport.
> > 2) Not everyone has a 603.
> > 3) Not everyone has an IMAP mail service.
> > 4) If you really feel you have to provide a kernel to the whole damn
list,
> > you at least compress it somehow.
> > 5) Better form would have been to provide people a URL that they can
> > download your kernel, at their leisure. As opposed to ramming it down
the
> > throats of everyone on the list.
> >
> > In short, poor poor form, and highly rude. You owe people an apology for
> > sending everyone a 4MB Binary that maybe 50% of people *might* find
useful.
> > In short, you really ticked me off. And, its fairly obvious, that, you
have
> > never ever read a decent FAQ as to how to behave on a mailing list.
> >
> > Honestly, mailing lists are starting to get as bad as USENET these days.
At
> > least on USENET, you have some modicum of control...
> > --
> > Supernaut
>
>



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