bjorn@dataio.UUCP (Bjorn Benson) (04/22/85)
In a previous article there was a question posted about exit() and wait() and why said functions didn't seem to work. It turns out the fellows code was wrong, but that's not the point... The point is that everyone who found the bug/problem did not need to post the answer to the net. I answered the fellow, but I did it with mail. Why? Two reasons: (1) Mail keeps system and news loads down (2) The original poster is bound to post a follow-up article if the problem is general enough. Mail over News. Its like Phone versus Radio. If the President asked a question during his weekly radio address, you would answer by phone, not by buying radio time. (And let's not get into a political discussion!)
ray@sdencore.UUCP (Ramon M. Alonso) (04/27/85)
> The point is that everyone who found the bug/problem did not need > to post the answer to the net. I answered the fellow, but I did it > with mail. Why? Two reasons: > (1) Mail keeps system and news loads down > (2) The original poster is bound to post a follow-up > article if the problem is general enough. > > Mail over News. Its like Phone versus Radio. If the President asked > a question during his weekly radio address, you would answer by phone, > not by buying radio time. (And let's not get into a political discussion!) Political discussion! What about the 'n' users who wish to see the answers. It turns out that some of us 'n' users would like to see the answers posted on the News net, it gives the 'n' user different avenues to chose from. It may be the case that the 'n' users may have the same problem, and posting answers gives the solution. Different stokes, for different folks. Your not the king of the jungle!
brooks@lll-crg.ARPA (Eugene D. Brooks III) (04/29/85)
> > The point is that everyone who found the bug/problem did not need > > to post the answer to the net. I answered the fellow, but I did it > > with mail. Why? Two reasons: > > (1) Mail keeps system and news loads down > > (2) The original poster is bound to post a follow-up > > article if the problem is general enough. > > > Political discussion! What about the 'n' users who wish to see the answers. > Different stokes, for different folks. Your not the king of the jungle! He may not be the king of the jungle but some of the rest of us dont like seeing 10 answers to a given question, 5 of them identical and 5 of them incorrect. Sending answers by mail and having the question supplier post an edited answer seems like a good idea.