I agree with Art totally.
Elizabeth C
Art Seddon wrote:
> Yep Mike. And I don't think anyone should be allowed to get behind the wheel
> of an automobile until he's driven at least 20,000 miles.
>
> The only way I was ever able to get experience doing anything from eating to
> making love was to do it the first time and then go on from there.
>
> And although 82 years old, my first personal computer was a 29 pound Compaq
> portable. That after working on an HP that the basic program was stored on a
> flexible piece of plastic about 2" x 8".
>
> You got to crawl before you can walk or run.
>
> Art Seddon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:<mike...@iafrica.com>
> To:<LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] digest option is one way . . .
>
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> vrsschul...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>
>> I would like to comment on this listserv, although I have not been
>> subscribed for very long.
>>
> Strictly speaking, this is a mailing-list not a listserv. Reason
>
> LISTSERV is a registered trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
> and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office, PRV. As such, using the word
> "listserv" to describe a different product or as a generic term for any
> email-based mailing list of that kind is a trademark misuse. The standard
> generic terms are electronic mailing list, elist, or email list for the list
> itself, and email list manager or email list software for the software
> product
> that manages the list
>
>
>> 1. I have read many messages that were not
>> about verifying one's subscription, although that was the subject line.
>>
> People just don't know what they're supposed to be doing :-) We have many
> elderly people on this list, and often, this is their first, tentative foray
> into the world of electronic communication. I still believe (like others)
> that
> computers should not be sold to the elderly without a Health Warning and a
> mandatory exhortation to try and learn about how things work on the Internet
> before they take the training wheels off. Failure to do so can cause ire on
> the part of the younger and more knowledgeable members of this group and the
> Internet in general.
>
>
>> 2. I have read many messages that appear to be totally personal and not
>> directed to my attention, with misleading subject lines.
>>
> Tough! That's the nature of a mailing-list. You receive everything that gets
> sent to the list - whether you want it or not and regardless of whether
> you're
> interested in it or not.
>
>
>> 3. My inbox was already filling up way too fast for me with all kinds
>> of spam; now it's twice as full with individual messages from this user
>> group.
>>
> Learn to manage your Inbox. Filters are very useful despite the slightly
> un-intuitive way that they have been implemented by bothe Yahoo! and Google,
> Alternatively, find an ISP that will stop 98% of the spam from ever reaching
> your Inbox. Mine does.
>
>
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