On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 21:24, John Lowell wrote:
> I just got two private e-mail messages from someone on the list who
> lacked the courage to identify themselves to me or to permit a reply
> from me because they manipulated the From address in such a way as to
> make that impossible. I think I can guess who the party may be, but I'd
> like to share the contents of the messages with you. Some mailing list
> this one:
>
> >On Sat Mar 08 2003 at 21:05, John Lowell wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>> jdow wrote:
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>>> >John, Michael is one of the helpful people on the list. If he says
> >>>> >"read the man page" please take it seriously. The issue you are asking
> >>>> >about is more complex than a simple answer can make it. The man page
> >>>> >is as brief as you can get a full and complete answer. If it still
> >>>> >leaves some questions then maybe this list can help you resolve the
> >>>> >ambiguities. One problem with the simple answer revolves around whether
> >>>> >the filesystem was created originally as ext2fs and converted or was
> >>>> >created as ext3fs. The second problem revolves around how an ext2fs
> >>>> >might have been converted to ext3. These are details you know from
> >>>> >the history of your machine both before and after Psyche was installed.
> >>>> >You did not supply them yet expect a simple answer. The simple to give
> >>>> >answer is, most bluntly put, "RTFM". Michael was nice enough to point
> >>>> >out which part of the man(ual) you should examine. If this is dis-
> >>>> >courteous as you see it I'm not sure what can be done about it.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >I'll ascribe your testiness to the annoyance of trying franticly to
> >>>> >get something working under immense pressure. Otherwise I'd be rather
> >>>> >tempted to lace into you quite nastily for your arrogance.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >{^_^}
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Interesting, jdow, but I rather saw him, and now you, as a bother.
> >>> Kindly never write me here again or I'll contact the list manager.
> >>>
> >>> John Lowell
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Oh, how terrifying!
> >
> >Now you just go ahead and waste your time trying to do exactly that.
> >
> >I'm afraid that it is you who is the wrong here.
> >
> >you moron. you want abuse, you'll get it.
> >
> >pull your head in and shut up.
> >
> >and grow up.
> >
> >
> >
> And number two:
>
> >n Sat Mar 08 2003 at 20:41, John Lowell wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>> Earlier today, I posted a simple yes-or-no question to to the list and
> >>> got back a lecture and some abuse from a Michael Schwendt. After a
> >>> couple of additional, similar messages from him, I specifically told him
> >>> in the clearest possible terms not to contact me again. He has,
> >>> nevertheless. Has anyone else here ever been similarly annoyed by Mr.
> >>> Schwendt?
> >>>
> >>> John Lowell
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Look you moron, can you take your childish and petty groaning
> >elsewhere?
> >
> >Please don't pollute the mailing lists with your crap.
> >
> >Michael was being helpful. You just took "rtfm" totally the wrong
> >way.
> >
> >And you should have rtfm as he indicated, it was a rather silly
> >question that you asked anyway.
> >
> >sheet!
> >
> >
> >
> Yeah, this is going to the list manager alright.
>
> John Lowell
>
>
>
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