Re: MONITORING

On Mon, 28 Jan 2002 17:03:31 -0000, "Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>
>It makes sense, but I don't think it's a good idea. I tend
>to pick a few messages by their titles - ignoring ones
>like 'Oracle problem; or 'Help please' - because I don't
>have a lot of time to answer all the questions that I
>could answer. I look for titles that suggest that there
>may be a real problem, or someone working hard to try
>and describe their problem; and I suspect many of the
>"experts" adopt a similar strategy.

So *that's* how to get your attention. And I was trying to figure out how to get my Subject line to flash (Apple ][e style). :-)

>I think the only way you lose your status when displaying
>your ignorance is by being arrogant, self-opinionated,
>and narrow-minded.
>
>If you doubt the accuracy of the answer you are giving, you
>merely need to start with lines like:
> when I last tried this ...
> on my x.x.x system running under o/s yyy I found ...
> I believe that ...
> A common answer to this problem is ...
>
>Or any other phrase which suggest you are offering an answer
>in good faith but are perfectly prepared to be corrected.

Fair enough.

Thanx for the advice.

Brian Received on Mon Jan 28 2002 - 11:24:39 CST