Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/12/02/00:17:42
In article <Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 971201100514 DOT 7836G AT is>, eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il says...
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>On 30 Nov 1997, kifox wrote:
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>> >This is explained at some length in the DJGPP FAQ list, section
>> >22.16.
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>> Why waste everyone's time by posting this kind of useless answer?
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>I fail to understand why is this answer useless. The issue is too
>complex to explain in full in a message. The FAQ explains why the
>timezone files are needed, how do they work, and which ones should be
>left on your system if you cannot afford the disk space to keep them
>all. I think that a precise pointer to that section should be quite
>useful.
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>> If you didn't want to answer the question, you shouldn't have
>> bothered replying to it.
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>But I *did* want to answer. I fail to understand why do I deserve
>flames and rudeness for wanting to help you.
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>> DJ himself thought the question deserved a *real* answer....
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>I've read DJ's reply before writing mine. DJ's message was a short
>summary of the issue. I thought that pointing to the rest of the info
>would be helpful. What's wrong with that?
How would you react if you asked someone for directions and
they threw a traffic map in your face?
That's pretty much what your response amounted to.
With all the flakness going on with the internet these days,
how do you know if I ever saw DJ's message? You don't.
If you're going to take the time to answer a question,*answer*
the question like DJ did and don't play games about looking
at a FAQ. After you answer the question then suggest where in the
FAQ futher information on the question can be found.
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