Hi, Stan-- Ah, sorry. I actually tried sending it to you, Dave and the list by attachment and by including the text in the email. So it looks like this is the only way it got through. Should I try reposting a version with just the text again? Best, J. On Dec 4, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Stan Hoeppner <stan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/4/2012 1:46 PM, J. Ellis wrote: >> Hi, Dave & Stan, et al-- >> >> Are you guys getting this post? I don't see it showing up on the list and >> have had no responses. I'm wondering if the size of the text of the >> requested xfs info I had added is causing an issue getting it posted. > > You need to acclimate yourself to the environment/culture of FLOSS > mailing lists. First, don't be giddy. Responses to users will rarely > be immediate. People, both devs and fellow users, contribute help on an > "as time permits" basis. You are not paying for support here. I've > seen some msgs go unanswered for a week or more, both initial requests > and follow ups. I short, don't expect rapid responses and individual > hand holding. > >> If not, here's a repost, using a link to the file instead. >> >> http://dhnet.us/xfs/xfs_data_file.odt > > Regarding what you think may be lost mail, using an office document > format is not wise, though I don't know if it's allowed here or not. In > general, with FLOSS lists, use plain text, always, whether inline or > attachment. Try not to reference external links as this list is > archived by many sites. Get it all in the archives. > > Finally, if you sent me a direct email and my server rejected it you > would receive an NDR pretty quickly. And I don't see any msgs from you > in my spam tagged folder. > > -- > Stan > _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs
