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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
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Subject: Re: few more questions
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:26:02 +1100
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IIRC it is in the ESR document. Hmm.

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: few more questions


> On Sun, Nov 18, 2001 at 05:56:02PM -0500, Charles Wilson wrote:
> >"Don't post multiple questions in a single message, unless they are
> >intrinsically and tightly related.  By doing so, your subject line no
> >longer specifically describes the contents of the message, unless you use
> >generic and nondescriptive subject lines like "A few more questions" or
> >"Multiple questions about Linux".  This reduces the likelihood that
anyone
> >will bother reading your message, much less answer it -- remember,
hackers
> >are generally allergic to what they percieve as open-ended time sinks.
It
> >also reduces the likelihood that anyone other than you will benefit from
> >the answers -- since the content is hidden behind a non-deswcriptive
> >subject.  This again lowers the incentive for anyone to answer your
query."
>
> You should send this to him, Chuck.  It's a good observation.
>
> cgf
>
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