Hi Eli,
> Yes, clearly jumping down the throat of anyone who dares mention they
> use such an option is super useful, because "it's fair game, they
> mentioned the option".
Peter mentioned auto-key-retrieve and in return got
Note, auto-key-retrieve means that any software automatically will
retrieve new keys from the default keyserver.
followed by a pertinent extract of a man page from Ralf.
That isn't `jumping down the throat'.
> Had this been the tone of conversation from the start I would have had
> no issues whatsoever.
It was Ralf's first post on the thread AFAICS.
> This is entirely different from "omg someone uses auto-key-retrieve
> quickly let me rant about how it is evil".
There was no rant. When you asked why pointing out auto-key-retrieve's
side effects were relevant, Ralf explained his reasoning and politely
asked you to explain yours.
> Some people make me more exasperated than others, usually when they
> make a trend of consistently unhelpful commentary.
Then perhaps user support isn't your forte? :-)
Personally, for me, its those that won't learn to fish that annoy.
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Cheers, Ralph.
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