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Pfused_the_Confused wrote:
> Thanks Malke. This was very helpful. One more question about this
> forum...How do I respond directly to the person that has replied
> without posting in the forum (i.e. e-mail). That way I won't have to
> post off-topic items like this one....
>
> BTW, like your line....I have a problem with authority although I
> pretend to be compliant...
>
> Me too...$-0
>
Heh heh. Actually, you normally don't want to respond directly to a
poster by email unless they have specifically indicated they will
accept an email. They might indicate their preference by providing a
munged email (you should never post your unmunged address) or by not
providing, or saying "no email". For instance, I don't provide an email
address because I don't want direct email. I've learned over the years
that one gets some very much unwanted contact that way.
You see, this isn't a forum. Since you are using the web interface, you
may not realize that this is really a newsgroup. You will get far more
out of this resource if you learn to use a newsreader. There are many
good newsreaders for Windows, but you can use Outlook Express since you
already have it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups to
broaden your posting pleasure!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/news/howto/default.asp
- Set Up Newsreader
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
Malke
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MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
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