[news.newusers.questions] advice

stacy@ccnysci.UUCP (Stacy Weaver) (08/17/89)

	this is in response to someone who sent me mail from
  Minnesota. I tried sending you mail but it was kicked back so
  here goes:

    If you think you know so much why didn't you answer the persons
  question. At least i took the time out to do it. What is It??

   Are you such a PERFECTIONIST??!!!

   By the way, this is the first time that i ever used UNIX. i may
  not be perfect , but at LEAST I TRY!!! and i'm not critical of
  other people's efforts.

charleen@deimos.ADS.COM (Charleen Bunjiovianna) (08/20/89)

In article <2688@ccnysci.UUCP> stacy@ccnysci.UUCP (Stacy Weaver) writes:
>
>	this is in response to someone who sent me mail from
>  Minnesota. I tried sending you mail but it was kicked back so
>  here goes:

Newusers:  it's not a good idea to post articles of the "I couldn't get
this mail to you, so I'm posting it" variety.  The obvious reason is
that thousands of people have no need to read your little missive but
get to pay for the privilege anyway; the less obvious reason is that an
article of this type is a sure giveaway that you haven't done your
homework and will get people upset with you.

If mail fails, ask your system administrator or whoever at your site
is in charge of user assistance.  Or use a little initiative and learn
to read the UUCP map entries, if that's what it takes.

Charleen

The reason so many people get lost in thought is that the territory is
unfamiliar.                          -- Phil Wayne