On Friday 22 August 2003 09:29, Dan Monjar wrote: > --On Thursday, August 21, 2003 08:48:54 PM -0400 Jim Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > if it is quicker to re-load a system with > > pristine code that to figure out who did what in a past life, then it is > > more of a benefit to the client to get the job done right for a lower > > price. > > Now that is a short-sighted approach... it might be quicker for you, but > how much time does your client waste getting his now 'pristine' machine > back to the way he had it configured before you wiped it out? Not only > does he waste his time this go around, but he'll waste it again in a few > weeks or month when the problems happens again and you, again, give him > back a 'pristine' machine. Because you never really did solve the problem, > did you?
Not in all cases. The earlier part of the thread recommended using what I interpreted to be professional judgement. When in doubt confer with the client. -- Mike Mueller Registration No. 324881 (08/20/2003) -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
