lrobins1_at_frontiernet.net wrote:
> On Jun 9, 9:44 am, sybra..._at_hccnet.nl wrote:
>> On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:27:02 -0700, lrobi..._at_frontiernet.net wrote:
>>> Sybrand,
>>> While you are correct in assuming my ignorance regarding what 'top-
>>> posting' is,
>> Top-posting is being too lazy to hit ctrl-end to type your answer
>> below the original contribution, assuming everyone is industrious
>> enough to scroll between the original text and your reply.
>>
> Now I understand. Microsoft has cultivated a
> 'here's the answer your looking for now without
> a lot of techno-club hetro-bashing-type huff, and oh, by the way, you
> may want to do it this way as it makes it easier
> for others to follow (hey, thanks for the tip!)'
> culture (scarcasm aside, I do realize the MS crowd out there has been
> spoiled compared to the UNIX-IBM-Oracle crowd)
> and whenever we peer over the fence from ms land you deal with the
> outcome of this spoiling of people who are used to being able to find
> the answer
> they seek quickly (well, usually) without reading 10 books.
> It's not easy being you.
> Again, thank you for answering my question. I do appreciate it.
If the answer to a specific question is "any answer" then you've
got it correctly. Some of us, however, prefer a specific answer
based upon understanding what we are doing and what will provide
maximum security, scalability, and performance.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Mon Jun 11 2007 - 10:50:26 CDT
