On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 12:24, Paul Kitchener wrote: > A couple of earlier posts on this issue were a little surprising to me. > > Specifically the issue of off-list replies. > > On a few past occasions folk have replied to me off-list with their help. > I then took it upon myself to re-direct my subsequent replies back to > the list. > > It has been suggested that this is or could be a no-no.
I must have missed that "no-no aspect", because I do exactly the same with personal replies that require a support response. My reasoning is that if someone wants personal one-on-one support, they get to pay for it, if they want fee support, WAMUG gets to benefit. Of course, if someone sends me a personal email as a result of a posting to WAMUG that has nothing to do with the support issue at hand, that stays private. On a few occasions where the line isn't quite so clear, I've generally contacted the author and asked permission to, or suggested that they, re-send to the list. So, for me it is pretty clear, free support = public, paid support = private. Seeing that we are a community however, what do others do/think about this issue? Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 at S34°33'15" - E150°21'57" (Moss Vale, NSW) -- ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. |>>? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony Central, Dalcon ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 8888 - onno at itmaze dot com dot au
