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[arachne] Re: [a4dos-list] Re:Re: OT

From: "Sam Ewalt" <ewalt@xxxxxxxx>
To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 07:00:36 -0500

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On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 07:19:48 -0000, wizard57m@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!

> Scott,
> Don't worry!  No use adding to grey hairs, hehe!
> By the way, FWIW, the items you pointed out in your=20
> original post, especially lack of digest mode, were what
> played a key role in my search for a different host for
> an Arachne Mailing List after the demise of the originals=2E
> I founded the Freelists group, did everything required to=20
> get it up and running using Arachne even!  I still belong=20
> to the Calmira II Online group hosted by Freelists as=20
> well=2E  I've had very little problems with them, other than
> at the moment a couple of list members are having=20
> difficulties posting messages=3F=3F=3F  Don't know why, YET!
> BTW, when a "DGI" is mentioned, what they should tell=20
> you is a DGI is basically a DOS BATCH program, which=20
> calls external utilities, although a few were written for
> "online" use, similar to CGI scripting for forms and such=2E
> The mail sorting DGI is part of an "APM", which I myself
> never downloaded or installed=2E
> C U L8R!
> Wiz  <{;-)
> ps=2E=2E=2Ethis message CC'd to Freelists group

> ---- Original Message ----
> From: scottwarnick@comcast=2Enet
> To: arachne4dos@coollist=2Ecom
> Subject: RE: [a4dos-list] Re:Re: OT
> Date:=20

>> Since I've already replied to LD about 3 times on this matter=2E I want
>> to=20
>> just let things settle down=2E

>> I will say that I didn't know I had the about the secondary problem,=20
>> even enough to ask whether I had a secondary problem=2E Apologies=2E
>> Did I ask for help=3F I thought that was exactly what I was doing=2E=20
>> Did I say what was on my mind at the time, exactly the way LD
>> has=2E=2E=2EYes=2E
>> I am bothered by being invited to exit the list and by LD's=20
>> accusations--yes, but being misconstrued is part of the price of
>> being=20
>> in a community=2E

>> I also want to say that I just noted (to my chagrin) that I didn't=20
>> change the subject line for my initial message when I changed topics,

>> nor have
>> I been trimming down the re's=2E

>> "Self discipline is the hardest of virtues=2E"

>> L=2E D=2E Best wrote:

>>> Ray,
>>> Scott has a basic problem:  He can't download all his e-mail=2E
>>> Scott has a secondary problem:  He hasn't added the sorting DGI to=20
>>> handle the e-mail he does download=2E

>>> Instead of coming in here an bemoaning how inconsiderate all we=20
>>> Arachne users are, might he not have stated his problems and asked
>> for=20
>>> help=3F=3F

>>> Did he as for help=3F  No =2E=2E=2E He blamed all his problems on peopl=
> e=20
>>> posting things he wasn't interested in, people behaving like a
>> group=20
>>> of companions with some common background and some common goals=2E

>>> He asked for things that aren't necessary, or are necessary and are

>>> already being done -- and he would have known that if he'd bothered
>> to=20
>>> pay attention on the list in the first place=2E

>>> There is more than one way to be OT on the list=2E

>>> l=2Ed=2E

>>> P=2ES=2E  Scott made an issue out of "it" whatever he preceives "it" to=

>> be=2E
>>> =3D=3D=3D=3D

>>> Ray Andrews wrote:

>>>> On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 21:23:50 +0000, L=2E D=2E Best wrote:

>>>>> Look, how many times has someone come in with a problem, ASKED
>> FOR=20
>>>>> HELP,
>>>>> and been ignored=3F   NEVER as far as I can recall=2E

>>>>> If someone needs help they should ask, instead of moaning and
>> groaning
>>>>> about how well this list is or is not "kept on the straight &
>> narrow=2E"

>>>>>>> At one time we were going to use the Freelist for 'on topic'
>> stuff=20
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> the Coollist for chat, too bad that didn't work out=2E

>>>> Well, it's too bad IMHO=2E  Like Sam, I enjoy the B=2ES=2E here but I =
> do
>>>> think Scott is not out of place wishing he could sort out the
>>>> 'hard' stuff from the banter=2E  There's no need to make some sort
>> of
>>>> issue out of it=2E

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