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From: "Robin S. Socha" <robin-dated-1031428905.bfd1f6@...>
To: qmail list <qmail@...>
Organization: Trial By Combat
Subject: Fwd: Re: ease of install.
Date: 2002/09/04 10:09:23 PM

* Miguel Sarmiento <Msarmiento@...> writes:
> peter green [mailto:pcg@...] wrote:

Fix your fucking mailtoy or stop posting to a technical mailing list.

[...]
>> Further, if you are new to sysadmin stuff and aren't subscribed to
>> about 5-10 technical email lists on the topic, you are probably doing
>> something wrong. Most Linux distros and other software packages have
>> their own email lists, many of which are quite well maintained. You
>> MUST have a good understanding of your system before you start putting
>> things like qmail on it or you will have quite a bit of an uphill
>> battle. Not saying it's impossible, but this isn't point-and-drool
>> software.

> But there might be instances that a problem is subtle enough that it
> may warrant that the solution is neither on the aplication nor on
> the OS but a combination of both, we are humans and not robots or
> automatons and we should have the flexibilty to acertain when to
> respond or not.

Which part of "if you don't know what you're doing, don't to it" do you
have difficulty understanding? There are very, very clear instructions
on how to set up qmail on various platforms on cr.yp.to. If you do not
understand them, don't use qmail. If you insist on doing something not
covered by the installation instructions, don't come here whining. And
if you do, deliver clear error messages one can actually work with.

Yes. It is *that* simple. I posted a couple of questions which, in
hindsight, were just plain stupid here. However, I had the sense to
provide the people willing to help nonetheless a clear view of what I
had been doing and in which environment. So I was helped.

The problem with this list is not the unwillingness of the regulars to
help. It's morons without a clue (and broken mailtoys like your SM Mail)
going "I demand that you read my mind and if you don't, I'll accuse
*all* of you of being heartless tech-droids". Well, go figure - the game
doesn't work this way.

And now do us a favour and sod off unless you've at least learned how to
use an MUA.

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