filbo@gorn.santa-cruz.ca.us (Bela Lubkin) (12/17/89)
In article <20701@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> David C. Navas writes: >When at least 15 messages are posted about a simple task like >deleting a file, one begins to wonder at the "ease-of-use" issue. Well... in some cases I would agree. In this case the flurry of posts was caused by the asynchronicity of Usenet: the original message propagated and got replied to at a whole bunch of sites before those sites received any of the other replies. (It doesn't help that the newsreading software -- rn, at least -- doesn't tell you that further articles of the same title exist). This is a generic problem on Usenet and must be dealt with by individual posters: if a question has a really simple or obvious answer, HOLD OFF on it because 5 other people will already have posted it. If you haven't seen a response within 24 hours THEN post. [Yes, I can name a number of problems with this technique. It is still useful for certain posts.] David: sent you mail about your hardware troubles. Bela Lubkin * * // filbo@gorn.santa-cruz.ca.us CI$: 73047,1112 (slow) @ * * // belal@sco.com ..ucbvax!ucscc!{gorn!filbo,sco!belal} R Pentomino * \X/ Filbo @ Pyrzqxgl +408-476-4633 and XBBS +408-476-4945