[NTLUG:Discuss] RE:

[Steve Baker]

Daniel Hauck wrote:
 
> Second, NTLUG is not only about the support and promotion of Linux.  I would venture to extend the notion
> of promotion to the migration of users from Windows, which in my opinion, is a tremendous hurdle when
> you consider it.  (It's like the rationale of the fearful skydiver -- "Why would I want to jump out
> a perfectly good airplane???")

The problem is that we are getting (I believe) an increasing number of emails that are related to
problems in Windoze.  Aside from the fact that those are off-topic and annoying to those of use who
don't use (or in my case - has never used) Windoze - helping people to fix those problems *isn't*
helping them to migrate to Linux, it's giving them (and more important, their management) reasons
to continue to cling to Windoze.

You have problems with outlook? - install Linux.
You have problems getting X programs to display under Windoze? - install Linux on that machine.
You can't print non-text files from your Linux box on a Windoze machine? - install Linux on that machine too.

This email is ridiculous for at least three reasons:

>      As you (ntlug.org) cannot seem to get emails to me in a format MS-Outlook2000 can view, I have to
> ask you to remove me from the emailing list. I have been asking for assistance for months, and only
> received a few emails in attempt to resolve the issue (thanks to Rick Cook for what he has done). I
> responded to all visible emails, all non-visible emails were replied to with "this is yet another blank
> email". I have been doing my part to resolve the issue, and you have not (dropped the ball/disregarded
> the issue without notification).

1) Everyone else can evidently read these emails or the list wouldn't exist.  Ergo the problem is
   at your end and asking the list for help is silly.
2) We are LINUX experts and probably are the worst group of people to ask about Outlook problems.
   (I've never even *seen* Outlook!)
3) It's *always* rude to post unsubscribe messages to the main list...*ALWAYS*.
 
>  I can not and will not recommend this to others, unless you give a concerted attempt resolve the issue.

4) Never, EVER demand that people give you advice...we help people here because we want to - if we
   choose not to reply to your email then that's just the way things are - threats to tell your
   friends not to subscribe to NTLUG are just laughable.

This is a really bad breach of netiquette.

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