On Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 02:41:30PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:

> To me, It's much better to recieve 1 chockful
> of e-mail where the answes are summarized than
> having to recieve 10 e-mails which are basically
> the same. This is good specially for repeat
> questions that surfaces every few months.

Actually, if people check their mail pretty often, then 10 e-mails suggesting
the same answer don't usually happen. And with answers out in the public,
people don't have to answer if you've been answered already. With an
off-list reply policy, people aren't sure if you've been replied to - so 
you can get lots of messages that are basically the same, or no messages
at all. <impish grin> Something to think about, you think?

Frequently asked questions, however, are due to people not searching the
archives well enough. Often forgivable - sometimes you just
don't know what you're supposed to look for! - and thankfully quite rare
on the plug list, it seems. After all, that's what ph-linux-newbie's for.

<shrug> Yes, I know, this is an old thread, but I just got to this mailbox
now. =)

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