On Sep 6, 6:31 am, sc <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday, September 05, 2011 16:37:39 Jacky Liu wrote: > > > Plus: what does the "CC" mean? > > cc is a throwback to the days we used typewriters -- carbon > paper was used to make two copies at once, the underneath copy > being called a "carbon copy" of the original > > the term evolved into the email culture as meaning sending a > 2nd copy of the same mail to someone else -- [in american > english at least] the 2nd address field in the email compose > window is labeled "CC" > > what david is saying is he can post questions to the list but > doesn't want to be bothered to watch the list for answers, he > wants the answers "carbon copied" to his personal email > address > > many denizens of mail lists take offense at such requests and > respond rudely -- how you respond is up to you > > sc
Right, now I see why I was seeing those "Cc"s all around when writing emails. Certainly not offended, just curious :-) Thanks for explaining, much appreciated. -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
