Greg Kopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on 20 September 2000 at 10:52:36 -0400
> It's too bad that the article was somewhat accurate. Although I cannot say
> that I have experienced the same kind of treatment, I have seen it, and it
> is deplorable. I don't pretend I am an expert on qmail, but I have been
> successful with several installations of it. Maybe I've been lucky.
>
> For those of you reading this that have been a party to this undesirable
> beahavior, ask yourself this question:
>
> Were you born with all the knowledge you now posess? Have you studied the
> source code to every program you use to determine it's use and function? Or
> did someone, somewhere, somehow, answer a question or two for you? Have you
> ever read a FAQ, a doc, or (gasp) the replies on a mailing list?
No, no, yes, yes. And you know what? I managed to go from being a
completely novice sysadmin, to one who's willing to wear his "Qmail
expert" t-shirt at least when the other listmembers aren't in the
room, *without* starting a flamewar on this mailing list. Makes ya
think, doesn't it?
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