Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 06:23:29 -0500 (EST) From: "Mike A. Harris" Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" To: Scott Bolander cc: OpenDOS Subject: Re: [opendos] Why a Newsgroup? In-Reply-To: <199703171629.IAA01377@sweden.it.earthlink.net> Message-ID: Organization: Total disorganization. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Scott Bolander wrote: > I'll tell you why: So I can skip past the BS posts I keep getting in my > mailbox! I don't care about tiny bits of code, or what ifs, wishlists. Use procmail. I'm not sure if there is a DOS port of it though. > I subscribed because I was interested in USING OpenDOS. It seems that > most of the posts here are generated by people with chips on their > shoulder; either promoting Linux (or something else that is not I don't see many posts that appear as though someone has a chip on their shoulder. Perhaps you are just too sensitive. I will agree however that a lot of our discussions should be moved to opendos-developer though as they are more suited in there. Problem is that we've become accustomed to this group and it is hard to break the habit. If the group was moderated it would be easier to remember to change the reply's address to the opendos-developer group. > mainstream and has a very select few interested in it) or slamming > Microsoft because they cannot run "Word 10.0" on their 286-16 with 640k > and an expanded memory card. How about we all just confine ourselves to > OpenDOS discussions and keep Microsoft out of it, ok? I am simply tired > of people posting one sentence replies to someone else for the singular > reason of bashing Microsoft or saying "well, you should be using this > anyways; you are a moron for trying to get THAT to work". Well the only reason that I can see someone bashing Micro$loth is because they suck. Other than that, and the fact that their programs are inferior and crash almost non-stop they really aren't that bad of a company. > At least with a Newsgroup, I can pick and choose what to download and > when. BTW, THIS IS NOT A LINUX MAILING LIST! Start the RFC/CFV for an opendos group then. We'll all be very greatful. Many have talked about starting the group but no-one has started yet AFAIK. BTW, does anyone know how to get Netscape for Linux to accept xplaymidi as a midi plugin? I've tried virtually everything I can think of including editing the /etc/mailcap file and can't for the life of me get midi to work in Netscape for X. I'm using Netscape Gold 3.01. Thanks in advance. Mike A. Harris | http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris Computer Consultant | Coming soon: dynamic-IP-freedom... My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca LINUX: The choice of a GNU generation.