Re: OT: Mailing list help (was Re: GnuPG: prblem installing on Woody)

[John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>]

Chris Gray writes:
> So instead of just saying "post output of <command list>", say "if
> <command list> returns foo then do bar, if it returns baz then do quux,
> otherwise post it and let me have a look at it."

I've tried that.  More often than not the person asking for help gets lost,
fails to perform all the steps, and posts incomplete and confused results.
In the long run it is easier for all concerned to ask them to post
everything that could be relevant.  That also has the advantage that
someone else may spot something that I miss.
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John Hasler
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Elmwood, Wisconsin