Ta, I know, but windows outlook won't let one have them at 72 letters, It mabgled it up, it's pa in the a. Sorry about that. That's also why I want to get into Linux. Adrian. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Kinz" <jkinz@xxxxxxxx> To: <psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Troubleshooting. > On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 06:50:25AM +1200, afme@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hello "afme". > > You are having trouble getting help here because you are using the tools > provided incorrectly. > > For example, the best format to use for emails here is plain text, > wrapped at 72 columns. Your lines are too long and as a result they get > all mangled and deformed when they are displayed in the email programs > of some of the other readers in the list. > > There are a number of other conventions which are neccesary to adhere to > if you want to be successful at getting help here. Most of them are > outlined here in the Unofficial RHIL User's Guide: > http://www.rhil.org/docs/rhil-guide.html > > Please note - one of the unwritten agenda items in this email list and > all email lists is that most people don't bother trying to help > or communicate with people who are actively abusing/being hostile to > the list. > > > > Cher Michael, > > > > I happen to be a qualified expert in communication, In English, with honours, gained in a NU Zilland > > Uni to boot. > > You should ask for your money back. you were robbed. > > Your writing style is tremendously appropriate for an insider's novella > and an absolute disaster for this venue. > > In order to be successful here try this: > > Be concise. > Be clear. > Be complete. > Stay focused on topic. > > All the schmutz you posted (just below), is turning people away from > trying to help you. If you continue in this vein for very long, not > only will people not try to help you, they will actively lobby the > list owner to get you taken off the list. > > A better, much more complete explaination of all this is in the Unofficial > RHIL User's Guide: > http://www.rhil.org/docs/rhil-guide.html > > > > Funny that. YOU don't understand, so blame ME, Freud calls that projection. VERY common and > > typical. Also the way one gets one's head bitten off when offending against the **hidden agenda** of > > lists, makes RED HAT enterprise a CLOSED SHOP; they don't take criticism, also very typical. The fact > > that YOU cannot see any relevancy to my quotes does not mean there is None, do it? REDHAT is into v 9.0 > > and still not there. Go look at mandrake and peanut website. > > > > I've also no doubt you think of yourself as a kind, well-willing person, AND a volunteer who helps > > others, but ONLY on the group's self-agreed on terms NOT known to outsiders, nor made clear to > > outsiders, although this outsider can see them 3 miles off on a foggy day. You probably also think you > > are doing me a good turn. > > It would be an idea to send this *hidden agenda* spelled out clear, WITH the acceptance to the list > > e-mail. > > > .....<Boatloads of bunk deleted, clearly someone has spent far too much > time in some New Age - alternative education system> > > -- > Jeff Kinz, Open-PC, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA. jkinz@xxxxxxxx > copyright 2003. Use is restricted. Any use is an > acceptance of the offer at http://www.kinz.org/policy.html. > Don't forget to change your password often. > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list