From: | "Ross J(dot) Reedstrom" <reedstrm(at)wallace(dot)ece(dot)rice(dot)edu> |
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To: | davidb(at)vectormath(dot)com |
Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] How to handle non-postgres questions? |
Date: | 2000-01-28 19:59:54 |
Message-ID: | 20000128135954.A12248@rice.edu |
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On Fri, Jan 28, 2000 at 01:41:52PM -0600, davidb(at)vectormath(dot)com wrote:
> Occasionally a question is posted to this list that is not a question
> about postgres, but to which I know the answer. When this happens, I
> usually reply only to the person who posted the question, rather than to
> the whole list. I do this to minimize non-postgres traffic on the list.
> However, this has the disadvantage of making it seem that questions
> that are posted to the list are ignored. Is responding only to the
> sender the correct thing to do, or should I include the whole list?
>
I'd say, if it's a sort answer (like this one ;-), post it as well. If it's
long and detailed, go ahead and send email, but if you want, post a brief
reply to the list, usually just quoting the question, and saying "Answered
in private email"
Ross
P.S. Watch your line lengths!
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Ross J. Reedstrom, Ph.D., <reedstrm(at)rice(dot)edu>
NSBRI Research Scientist/Programmer
Computer and Information Technology Institute
Rice University, 6100 S. Main St., Houston, TX 77005
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