floyd (04/28/83)
With the crap sent in net.general every day I find it hard to believe that my one-line test message, which inadvertently ended up in this newsgroup, has generated so much "fan" mail. One netter was so moved as to call me a "JERK". If it's an apology you want, I will wait until someone creates net.sorry. Perhaps this this belongs in net.flame, tough shit. I'm putting it here.
waynech@rruxp.UUCP (W.Christian) (03/21/86)
Thanx to most of those who, for what ever reason, responded to my first posting even though I was not asking for a response. (yes, Ive found out that there's a net.test, wow) Being new to both UNIX (I'm from another planet) and my work place is a pain. Being a neophite, manuals would be nice. Being new at work means a month is spent waiting for manuals. So I said, "get your toes wet anyway." So thanx for appropriate responses indicating which commands to check out when posting, etc and for directing me to the proper net.... To the idiotic replies such as "Read the f______ manuals FOOL" , (in 4 inch high letters too! thank you for your time) Is it the natural response of net people to suppress budding curiosity? Am I suppose to be completely knowledgable before I attempt everything? Did your parents beat you a lot when you were a child? Thank you for being so friendly and chipper. (Boy, a two line posting generated all this response, got one from Scotland too!) Wayne Christian (seismo!topaz!rruxp!waynech)