XRJJM%SCINT.SPAN@STAR.STANFORD.EDU (John McMahon, (05/26/88)
***> ... RTFM (in this case, Read The F***ing ... RTFM gets thrown around alot on this list. True, more than a few mail messages sent to Info-Vax can be solved by searching the manuals (Read/New Anyone ?). But not everyone has access to a full set of manuals, or can figure out what book to look in. And how about those wonderful error messages folks ? I have had an easier time trying to translate Russian while only knowing half the alphabet. Anywho, how about we tone down this RTFM craze ? Not all of us are Vax Gurus (Or Demi-Gurus in my case), and those folks need a little extra help sometimes. So just answer the question, and cool it with the RTFM comments. (Direct Flames Only --- Info-Vax has better things to read) John McMahon xrjjm%scint.span@vlsi.jpl.nasa.gov
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From: XRJJM%SCINT.SPAN@STAR.STANFORD.EDU (John McMahon,
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Subject: How about cutting some slack...
To: INFO-VAX!SENTTOINFO-VAX@SCINT.SPAN
***> ... RTFM (in this case, Read The F***ing ...
RTFM gets thrown around alot on this list. True, more than a few mail messages
sent to Info-Vax can be solved by searching the manuals (Read/New Anyone ?).
But not everyone has access to a full set of manuals, or can figure out what
book to look in.
And how about those wonderful error messages folks ? I have had an easier time
trying to translate Russian while only knowing half the alphabet.
Anywho, how about we tone down this RTFM craze ? Not all of us are Vax Gurus
(Or Demi-Gurus in my case), and those folks need a little extra help sometimes.
So just answer the question, and cool it with the RTFM comments.
(Direct Flames Only --- Info-Vax has better things to read)
John McMahon
xrjjm%scint.span@vlsi.jpl.nasa.gov