Re: Posting answers vs mailing them (Was: SQLPLUS question)

In article <3jm5np$n3o_at_crcnis3.unl.edu>, nolan_at_helios.unl.edu wrote:

> The current guidelines for this group stick to the usenet tradition of
> mailing replies to the original poster, who is expected to post a followup
> report. This seems to be something of a dying tradition, though. When
> the proposed split and revised guidelines get posted (next week, I hope,
> the drafting is a task that always seems to be #2 on my list) we can all
> talk further about whether posting or mailing is the 'preferred' method.
>

I posted a question to this group and it appeared to me as if no one responded. A day or two later I received two emails with good solutions, but it also revealed to me that somewhere several people had posted to this group but it never made it to my newsserver. Based on my own experience I will post to the newsgroup and send email to the original poster(in response to a question, unlike this which is just a comment and will be posted only).

Ed Bruce Received on Mon Mar 13 1995 - 16:32:37 CET