Micro$oft $uck$

[Rodolfo J. Paiz]

At 12:59 2/19/2004, you wrote:
>I just installed Linux and I am on it and it doesn't seem that hard at
>all if you ask me.I'm so happy that it even comes with a spell check on
>evolution!

Welcome home. <smile>

Please post any questions or problems you may have to this list so we can 
try to help you. Some suggestions for better results:

         1. Always search the list archives and Google for answers before 
you post. It's a faster way to get answers (likely someone else already 
asked a similar question and got an answer), and it saves others on the 
list from answering the same question 100 times. To find the list archives, 
click on the link that says "to unsubscribe" at the bottom of each message 
on the list. On that page is a link to the archives as well.

         2. When responding to a message, try to delete any part of the 
previous messages that are not strictly necessary for your message to make 
sense. Sometimes you keep a lot, sometimes just one or two lines (see 
above). But try not to leave the whole of the previous message there... 
remember that 4,000 people get this list and that's a lot of wasted time 
and space.

         3. It makes it easier for people to follow a conversation if the 
text is always in order, top-to-bottom. So try to answer and comment on 
things *below* the earlier message. Leaving the old message at the bottom 
and answering at the very top is called "top-posting." While comfortable 
and useful in one-on-one conversations, it's not practical for newsgroups 
and mailing lists and most people on this list get very irritated by it.

         4. Give lots of detail when describing a problem. Tell us what 
you've tried, what you haven't tried, what works or doesn't. Give specific, 
exact error messages if possible. Remember we cannot see your screen and 
guessing makes things very difficult.

Good luck on everything!


-- 
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz at simpaticus.com
http://www.simpaticus.com