Vince: I applaud you for trying to inject some sort of real-world reality into a discussion that as already wasted way too much bandwidth, in my not-so-humble opinion. People: get a life. We're talking about Linux-related e-mail here, not solving world hunger or curing AIDS. If someone is insulted that their e-mail is ignored by the masses..., suck it up. It's not like anybody here is paying for technical support. When it comes to lists like this, if you don't play well with others, sometimes you'll get exactly what you paid for: nothing. If somebody "hijacks a thread", is it truly a crime against humanity? I routinely go to town with my <delete> button on any Subj:'s I don't care about. And anybody who posts off-topic of cross-topic also gets the all-mighty <delete>. Now, was that so hard? Anybody who honestly gets their nickers in a twist about cross-threading, thread hijacking, or /dev/nulling really need to get a real job and/or life. Like I said before, it's not like anybody is paying -- or getting paid -- for the services this list provides. Caveat Emptor. Please step away from the x-term, and get a life in the real world, folks. V/R, TBissell
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