Jeroen wrote:
> Ronn (and others), please do NOT post entire articles here if they are
> already available on the WWW. Only post the URL; not everybody on
> this list
> has a toll-free number for their dial-up access, or a 24/7 broadband
> connection. Some us have to pay the phone company for every
> second they are
> on-line; posting entire articles only leads to waste of
> bandwidth, more time
> needed to download e-mail or read e-mail online, and a higher phone bill.
>
> If an article is not yet available on-line, put it on your own website and
> post the URL, or send it off-list to people who ask for it.
I apologize in advance as this WILL come across as abrasive and
inflammatory, but the reality is, that 40 or 50 lines of text do NOT use any
significant amount of resources, even on the slowest of modems. (Please,
let's not start a debate about this technical issue!)
And I have to agree with "The Fool" (sorry, I am not sure who you are!) but
sometimes, for various reasons, it is better to post the entire article as
opposed to only the URL.
As surprised as I am to agree, like John, I was wondering if you got up on
the wrong side of the bed today?? Relax dude! We are all on the same side,
even with our different opinions.
Abrasively yours, :-)
Gary
(Jeroen, notice the smiley above, indicating good natured humor to a fellow
list member - even if we do disagree!)
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Gary L. Nunn
Delaware Ohio
If it is to be, it is up to me.
