This guy is not calling himself "Joe the Idiot", but "Joe the Idoit
(Joe the 'I do it')", a nice deformation which could be misleading
when quickly read.
Robert
(Joe the 'I do it')", a nice deformation which could be misleading
when quickly read.
Robert
--- In Lasertank@y..., "Donald Drouin" <ducky@g...> wrote:
> Ok Vic,
>
> It is true that he have called himself "Joe the Idiot" in his
message.
> (It is his privilege to call himself as he want)
>
> And it is also true that it is preferable to "ZIP" a large file
before posting it.
>
> But i think that it is preferable to explain this to a new-comer
than to ask for a banishment.
>
> Next time he will know.
> And the others members too (me included)
>
> Donald
>
>
>
>
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>
> > Dear Donald ,
> >
> > Please note that the member called himself "Joe the Idiot" and
I was just
> > agreeing with him !!
> >
> > Netiquette demands that only files of general interest should
be attached to
> > emails sent to mailing lists , and then only when the file is
small ( less
> > than 100K). Further , all attachments except really small ones
should be
> > zipped first. I attach a zipped copy of the .ltg file - the
zipped size is
> > not 372K , but only 7K , a saving of 367K which then downloads
in less than
> > 1 second instead of one minute. A small investment in time by
one person can
> > save many others a lot of time and resources.
> >
> >
> > Vic