-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09-Oct-2002/02:00 -0500, Bobby Treaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >So before we all rant rave or get upset about bandwith how about >politely sending the person an email asking them if they know they are >sending html emails and if not explain to them why your asking and then >tell them how to change it, or have the mailing list put up in a terms >and condition statement that html email is not appreciated and then give >the instruction of how to convert to plain text.
Newbies are routinely told not to send HTML to the list. The argument about whether we should just accept HTML mail, as it is apparently accepted on some other lists. FWIW, I think this list should be plain text. >2) In regards to the newbies asking answers: > First off I have made a 31 mb pdf consisting of almost 8200 pages of >howto's which could help solve alot of problems once I get it posted to a >web page. A 31MB PDF is not as useful as a searchable archive of HOWTOs in a more network-friendly format like HTML or plain text. The Linux Documentation Project <http://www.tldp.org/> is working on this. >Secondly, we all had to look, read, ask and reinstall many times when >first comeing to the *nix enviroment and I believe anyone who says other >wise is just to concieded to admit it. Then you're mistaken. I have never reinstalled Linux in order to correct a decision. I have only reinstalled as part of an upgrade process. Mostly that is because my early Linux installations were for use at work. I needed it to work correctly, so I was very careful to figure out exactly how to do what I needed to do, even before getting the software. New users should be encouraged to learn how to find the answers that are already available instead of asking someone to take the time to post an answer that may already be posted in a more complete document on the Web. For various reasons, the posted docs may not be suitable for a particular user or situation. Fine. But looking for that document should be the first order of business. Teaching newbies how to look for that document is a lot more efficient use of our limited resources than giving out answers to every question. --Tony -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0x6C94239D iD8DBQE9pCa6pCpg3WyUI50RAnVKAKCopER01lDFiFHzk2JgQasY6VYTQACdHud6 jHwjl+kqfIJmJbeg+D0Zduw= =NTxu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
