-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 13-Aug-2002/16:58 +0200, Martin Mewes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Moin, moin ... > >"Teodor Georgiev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > >>1. You should compile your Sendmail with SASL support. >> >>It would be better to do it not from RPM, but from .tar.gz. >>untar the sendmail archive and follow the instructions. > >I will try this when I'm home. >Thankx a lot %-D >Your are the first person who does not just answer with rtfm and this >need to be publicized.
In a few days his answer will be in the archives. So when this question is asked again next week, should he type another message answering the question, or should he say "Look for _______ in the archives." The question was answered on this list on July 7, 2002 -- less than one week ago. How often should it be answered before saying "Search the list archives."? When I answer RTFM I generally include the search method I used to find the answer. My RTFM answers are not intended to be rude, they are intended to teach. The list subscribers complained loud and long to Red Hat to setup a searchable list archive so that we could save time on the list by pointing people to the archive. For a long time Red Hat's archive was broken and the only usable archive was maintained by one of the subscribers. Now that the Red Hat archive is working, should we tell RH that it is no longer needed because questions should be answered fully each time they are asked? The archives exist for a good reason. If someone uses the archives, the man pages, and other documents, and cannot find the answer or does not understand the answer, then a question on the list is the correct way to get an answer. Asking the list before searching the docs and archives just wastes the time of people who answer questions. People get tired of taking the time to type out long responses to people who do not want to use their own time to look for an answer before asking for help. Then instead of helping out on this list, they will find other things to do. If the answer to a question is long and has already been well-explained elsewhere, I think a pointer to the full answer is a good response. Tony - -- Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D AOL/Yahoo Chat: TonyG05 HomePage: <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/> Linux: the choice of a GNU Generation. <http://www.linux.org/> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Anthony E. Greene 0x6C94239D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> iD8DBQE9WTefpCpg3WyUI50RAsq/AKCnJXPMqBSZQMmSvuDLcCIK/LEW1gCeICm/ W4Y+dMDZmauJWmOJYM3y0GE= =wJlI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
