From: kifox AT hotmail DOT com (kifox)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: zoneinfo
Date: 1 Dec 1997 01:46:44 GMT
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In article <3481CEA1 DOT A91764DF AT cornell DOT edu>, sinan DOT unur AT cornell DOT edu says...
>
>kifox wrote:
>> 
>> In article <Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 971130133558 DOT 5422b-100000 AT is>, 
eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il
>> says...
>> >On 29 Nov 1997, kifox wrote:
>> >
>> >> What exactly is this directory used for?
>> >
>> >This is explained at some length in the DJGPP FAQ list, section
>> >22.16.
>> 
>> Why waste everyone's time by posting this kind of useless answer? If
>> you didn't want to answer the question, you shouldn't have bothered
>> replying to it. DJ himself thought the question deserved a *real*
>> answer....
>
>what DJ did is beside the point. what is to the point is that it is
>everywhere and always appropriate to answer a FAQ with a pointer to the
>correct 'frequent answer.' it is your responsibility to acquaint
>yourself with the FAQ for whatever newsgroup you are posting to. if you
>fail to do that, and someone politely points you to the correct
>reference, you thank that person.
>
>by the way, please don't say i am flaming you, because this is just an
>explanation of life on the UseNet. for more info, go to one of the big
>search sites and search for netiquette.
>
>finally, by posting a succint and correct answer, eli is saving
>everyone's time. 

HA! All you're really saying is with this kind of answer is that you don't 
know the anwser to the question. Think about it.



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