[UCLA-LUG] Sending the whole digest with your post!!!

[Frederick Lee]

On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 14:14:56 -0700, Bernie Eisenberg <ursa1@linkline.com>:
>hey luis,
>
>You don't have to send the entire Linux digest with each post that you make.
>
>Am I the only one that's annoyed by this?

No.  I too get a bit annoyed, especially with a quota hanging over my head.
Personally, I usually don't make any noise about it because I'd figure the
perpetrator would eventually learn the polite method, and I'm too lazy (and
forgiving) to fire up a lart.

>
>35K for 4 messages??

foo$ cat /dev/sarcasm
Yes!  But that's not all!  If you call today, you'll receive a copy of Neimann
Marcus cookies recipe absolutely free!  And wait!  Call in the next 10 minutes
and you'll also get a free set of AOL's spam!  That's right!  A 2500 MB value
absolutely free!  Satisfaction guaranteed, or triple your bytes back!  Just
cal^C^C
^C
^C
[31415] Process termi^Cnated (SIGINT)

foo$ _


>
>I'm new to this list... will the list manager or someone with some 
>expertise instruct the list subscribers how to post, PLEASE.

Agggh.  I should get around to that, grab a copy of one of those several
hundred different articles all over the web on netiquette, consolidate them,
and post it on the LUG's web page, or at least the list's homepage.

FWIW, the list software intercepts mails over a certain size so that random
large binary objects won't slip through.

>
>Sorry if this seems rude, but I only have so much time left and so much to 
>accomplish.
>
>regards,
>-Bernie.
>
[big ol' snip]

Thanks for the note.  At least I know I'm not alone.


-Fred
Generating random numbers is too important to be left to chance.