RE: [tlug] bash question

[patrick.niessen@example.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Doughty [mailto:wyndigo@example.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 11:20 AM
> To: tlug@example.com
> Subject: Re: [tlug] bash question

 
> 
> Your cross cable question was perfectly reasonable. The 
> answer was obvious to me, but I could see how searching a bit 
> would leave you without a clear answer. I don't have a 
> problem with that.  The bash question was obvious also, but I 
> know if you really looked you would have figured that out on 
> your own. So I am left with two choices: a. I assume you are 
> an idiot who can't tie his shoes without someone
>    holding your hand.
> 
> b. I assume that when the answer doesn't immediately present itself
>    you get lazy, and post to the list.
> 
> I assume you would rather I assume the latter.
> 
> --Matt
> 


I don't see anybody benefitting from this kind of exchange.  If people have
enough time to point out other people's deficiencies and lazyness in this
kind of depth, why don't they give the answer straight away or just ignore
the question?  It saves us all a lot of peche in our inbox.

Patrick