X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to djgpp-bounces using -f Message-ID: <20020307134006.13877.qmail@mellon.com> From: Brozewicz Robert F To: "'djgpp AT delorie DOT com'" Subject: RE: Postal posting brings success. Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:39:57 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com martinS, ive been using computers in some way shape or form for nearly 20 years now. im getting confused. i understand changing the subject line is not a good thing to do. where can i/we get information on 'how to properly use a new group'. information such as 'no top posting', ubject lines and the like. i belong to tso-rexx and regina-l list servers and they dont follow the rules that are implied on this one. people do change the subject line, but they put in paren's what the subject used to be. any info you could provide would be helpful. -----Original Message----- From: eplmst AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se [mailto:eplmst AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se] Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 10:39 AM To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: Postal posting brings success. deckerben (deckerben AT freenet DOT de) wrote: : Our purpose is to get an XSL processor ported to DOS (is this of any : interest to you??). Unfortunately, I wasn't aware that my posting would : constitute 'a new subject'. You see, I just posted the message where I Sure. But you did again now. Note my subject. It starts with "Re: " which is the standard addition when you reply to something. Then I have your subject, exactly, "Postal posting brings success.". : Nobody heard of it?? Sorry. New one for prosterity. Yes, and the poor soul trying to follow this thread in the archives will never know that it was solved because you changed the subject line again. Right, MartinS ***************************************************************** DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this e-mail may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the named addressee. Access, copying or re-use of the e-mail or any information contained therein by any other person is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately by returning the e-mail to the originator.