On 25 Aug 2003 17:28:01 -0700 Rick Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 17:05, Sean Estabrooks wrote: > > > Yes, but don't you hate it when you see someone posts a smug, > > non-helpful, diatribe instead of politely working with someone > > and requesting the information that they need? Sometimes i wonder > > what those people get out of posting to the list. > > > > A) It was not smug, it was corrective considering there had been > a string of bad information being posted, and that was an endpoint > at which is was good to point out this fact. Basically, despite all > the (incorrect) stuff posted here today on this subject, the resolver > library is quite predictable and client apps do not vary in how they > access the resolver. nslookup is not a client app in this context, > it is a part of one type of resolver package and is specifically > written to bypass the general resolver library functions. >
Perhaps if you read more closely you'd realize that i was not saying that it _should_ use the library. There are applications that bypass glibc and thus do not use nsswitch. Perhaps you should reread the thread again. > B) It is proper etiquette to post complete information > when requesting assistance. In this case, zero relevant information was > posted. Relevant information includes known configuration files, > command lines, any trace information available, etc. This situation of > incomplete requests has become all too common on this list. If I were > to request information for every incomplete request on > this list I would be spending a good deal of my day doing so. Again, > if one desires assistance it would behoove the poster to provide the > information rather than forcing a game of 20 questions. It is much more > efficient, and a better use of everyone's time and bandwidth. > Welcome to an imperfict world. Perhaps you should consider your own argument about bandwidth more closely. And hey look someone posted a bunch of useful information _without_ any additional info from the original poster. Guess more info wasn't as necessary as you imagined. Cheers, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
