Re: How to handle personal email ?
Raz Uri (s2845543@techst02.technion.ac.il)
Tue, 3 Feb 1998 08:10:24 +0200 (IST)
>
> Steve Dunn wrote:
>> Danny R. Faught:
>> $I do my part, right in the header:
>> $
>> $Summary: read me before posting to comp.software.testing
>> $
>> $If only they'd read *that* far.
>>
>> Keep in mind that many newsreaders (of all stripes - from rn to
>> the latest multimegabyte Windows NNTP clients and everything
>> in between) either hide most header lines by default, or give the
>> user the option of doing so. Anything you put in the headers,
>> other than the Subject: line, is likely to be hidden from a good
>> chunk of your audience.
>
> True, it's far from perfect. I notice that this header isn't shown on
> the banner page for the newsgroup at faqs.org, though it does show up
> when viewing the FAQ itself as a single part, and as a separate
> section (unlikely to be read) when read as a multi-part document.
>
What I've noticed is that most students and Intel workers I talk with
dont even know faqs.org exist. Two coworkers told me they were interested
in finding FAQs on the web (easier then in news or FTP sites for the common
user. Needless to say, they didnt now about *.answers either), but had no
idea where to search.
[As they know about search engines like Yahoo!, I'm still surprised that
certifiably intelligent people would use a search engine to search for
<newsgroup name> and "FAQ"]
>
> Bottom line is, if someone genuinely wants to be an idiot, you can't
> stop them.
>
Right. But I'm still in love with the impractical idea of Internet Surfing
License - anyone who wishes to use the 'Net must learn how to use it and pass
a test in order to get a Surfer's License, which will be a requirement in
order to get an Internet connection.
And if we're on the subject of general education, your feedback about
http://t2.technion.ac.il/~s2845543/yanig.html would be welcome.
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