> Then there are the new subscribers that don't have the original on disc or
> those of us who don't want to or wouldn't be practical to search through
> the list to find the original in the over 7000 messages currently in
> newbie@linux-mandrake. All attempts to standardize this list meet with
> profuse resistance, where it is not futile, as evidenced by the fact that
> it never gets implimented. But thank you for your thoughts and you have a
> real nice day.
I didn't say that you shouldn't include ANY of the message you replied to,
but; only include the _relevant_ part. No searching for old messages needed.
Anyway, if not all does this, a dew can still help..
> <snipped to save Gerry's hdd>
Heh :) My hd is 20 gb, but thanx anyway :)
Reading the same stuff over and over again, and search for the part that is
new, is a bit annoying. And with my slow internet-line it's even more
annoying..
Gerry