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** On Tue, 01 Jan 2002 19:57:47 +1300 (NZDT) v.kuhlmannKEEP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx off this message:


**It clearly states at the top that it is intended for 2.0.4
<semi-rant>
You expect folks to be on alert becasue you clearly state ...  ??? (
fill in the blank here <G>) <G> ! I am going thru a semi annual "I want
to change things on my computer today and have it up and running like it
was yesterday by tonight at 7pm" hassle , here .. and not only does
"clearly stated" information not seem to mean anything , it appears that
*some folks* are unable to retain spoken commands as long as any
reasonable trained dog in a cat neighborhood <heavy sigh> ;-\
( I know, the first the one wonders is , why do they want to change the
computer setup only to put it back "just the way" it was ?? It may be
one of hte "secrets" of Life that remain unkown forever <heavy sigh> )

**My take is that some parts (of the writeup) will not be required or
**stuff things up, whereas other parts (e.g. the kernel header issue)
**will still require the same attention. View the text as a "good start",
**but with each step find out whether it's required before doing it.

 this is very wise advice O sage ... too bad there isn't some way of
having it flash rapidly at each attempt to change things  <VBG>

oh , no,  wait.. I already have a migraine from having to deal w/ fols
who insist I come to hteir cubicle , and then go back to mine and shout
down hte hall at what my settings are ( that almsot always differ from
whatever is is they thought "might be a nice change"

be kind to the Admin staff folks, it can make all of our lives easier (
and might prevent you someday being permanently locked ou tof your
computer by annonymous staff who have had enough of changes!! ) Change
your wall paper, change your fonts , at least until your corespondents
tell you to STOP it, do NOT change settings for things you do not
understand ( so you can undo what you have just done!) Just because "Jim
down the hall " read, or heard or thought he heard from someone ,
posibly on telly that this was a really cool way to do ... ( fill in the
blank here again )

Although you believe you are the most importan thing in hte Universe ,
you wont be albe to get a Word processing document out if you yell at me
once too often  ( generally you can tell by extreem language that I am
reaching the breaking point !)
You have been warned , and the rest of the world mught want to take a
hint as well , I ma not the only one w/ the Keys to the Kingdom ( at
least the one you work in ) A modicum of respect is all that's required
, after all, even if I am here before you arrive and long after cleaning
staff leaves , I am probably as vital to the company as you are , AND I
keep the Boss's Wifes box running as well .. in case you think there is
an over my head aproach to things !
</rant>
fiew! glad I got that off my chest ..
<VBG>

--
j

afterthought : "Maytag" is my middle name; I'm an agitator.