On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:03:24 -0600, Eddie Bush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps nowadays it is commonplace for people to make such posts, but > it has not always been the case - and it really should not be done. I > didn't invent the custom, I just follow it.
Besides being a little overwrought in your initial response :-), your theory on this puzzles me. In the over four years that this mailing list has been around, you'll see *tons* of code examples and stack traces in the archives. Indeed, there's basically no way to help someone debug their problem without all the details. In fact, if you look for people who post "I have a problem" *without* posting all the gory details, you'll typically see "please show me the code" type responses in return :-) That being said, I do believe that original code used as an example (as was posted in this case) is better pointed at then posted -- after all, the average user's mail reader is just as likely to mangle code as anything else. But a blanket prohibition on posting code would tend to make this list much less useful. Craig --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
