Re: mail clients

["Steve Lamb" <morpheus@rpglink.com>]

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>From: "Steve Lamb" <morpheus@rpglink.com>
>To: "Debian Developers" <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>
>Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 21:47:28 -0700
>Subject: Re: mail clients

On Fri, 21 May 1999 22:41:38 -0500 (CDT), Brad wrote:

>Pretentious, rude, arrogant, and utterly annoying? That sounds like your
>first response! If you don't know how to code, fine. But saying "Do *NOT*
>believe them" about the people who do know how and will help? If you do
>that often, it's no wonder so many ask you to show them the code!

    You would not understand how many times I see that question answered and
how many times people will answer "Oh, mutt/fetchmail/procmail works fine." 
It does not do what they are asking for, so why even reply?

>It's perfectly fine if you don't code. But consider showing a little
>respect then to those who do, instead of insulting them for not having
>written something that will do exactly what you want with no thought on
>your part.

    I do show respect to those that do.  More often than not, though, the
people who do code aren't the ones I'm arguing with day in and day out.  

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