Re: change the hostname and IP address on linux database server
From: <gareth_at_jamms.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:59:05 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <be5118ee-beb5-42fc-b747-10e559ca0834_at_v38g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>
On 24 Mar, 18:01, jgar the jorrible <joel-ga..._at_home.com> wrote:
> On Mar 24, 10:29 am, gar..._at_jamms.org wrote:
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> > On 20 Mar, 23:15, johnbhur..._at_sbcglobal.net wrote:
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> > > On Mar 20, 2:30 pm, emdproduct..._at_hotmail.com wrote:
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> > > Please don't top post. Most people on cdos won't bother with postings
> > > like this.
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> > > > If you have a paid job, why do you waste your time if you are not here
> > > > to help people?
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> > > No shortage of symptoms of GOMS ( Grumpy Old Men Syndrome ) here on
> > > this message board.
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> > > The person responding to you at some point here used to provide a fair
> > > amount of help to people ... not so much anymore.
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> > John,
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> > The OP has a history of posting documentation-related questions.
> > While I don't always agree with Sybrand's... directness... I, too, am
> > growing weary of this group being used more and more as a substitute
> > for reading the documentation, and I can understand his sentiment.
> > In my opinion, one of the purposes of this group should be to enhance
> > existing documentation, not replace it.
>
> The answers to such questions should be in the faq, and polite
> direction should be given to the appropriate place in the faq.
>
> If they are not in the faq or easily found in the faq, then they are
> not unreasonable questions, the faq needs enhancement.
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> > By responding to these types of posts, you encourage this behaviour.
>
> To me it's obvious that some people will not read the docs or the
> faqs, so I'm not against Sybrand - the anarchist within even enjoys
> the flame. However, all these posts are archived in stone forever,
> and other people finding these posts should be able to follow the
> trail to the answers, not just a bunch of RTFM's. Some private email
> to the offenders with a more measured response in public might be more
> appropriate?
>
> jg
> --
> _at_home.com is bogus.
> “We need to figure out how we make this bonk-you-over-the-head obvious
> so that everybody understands, 'Look, this is going to happen.' ” -
> Jeremy Stoppelmanhttp://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/23/1b23web191511-yelp...- Hide quoted text -
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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:59:05 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <be5118ee-beb5-42fc-b747-10e559ca0834_at_v38g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>
On 24 Mar, 18:01, jgar the jorrible <joel-ga..._at_home.com> wrote:
> On Mar 24, 10:29 am, gar..._at_jamms.org wrote:
>
>
>
>
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> > On 20 Mar, 23:15, johnbhur..._at_sbcglobal.net wrote:
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> > > On Mar 20, 2:30 pm, emdproduct..._at_hotmail.com wrote:
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> > > Please don't top post. Most people on cdos won't bother with postings
> > > like this.
>
> > > > If you have a paid job, why do you waste your time if you are not here
> > > > to help people?
>
> > > No shortage of symptoms of GOMS ( Grumpy Old Men Syndrome ) here on
> > > this message board.
>
> > > The person responding to you at some point here used to provide a fair
> > > amount of help to people ... not so much anymore.
>
> > John,
>
> > The OP has a history of posting documentation-related questions.
> > While I don't always agree with Sybrand's... directness... I, too, am
> > growing weary of this group being used more and more as a substitute
> > for reading the documentation, and I can understand his sentiment.
> > In my opinion, one of the purposes of this group should be to enhance
> > existing documentation, not replace it.
>
> The answers to such questions should be in the faq, and polite
> direction should be given to the appropriate place in the faq.
>
> If they are not in the faq or easily found in the faq, then they are
> not unreasonable questions, the faq needs enhancement.
>
>
>
> > By responding to these types of posts, you encourage this behaviour.
>
> To me it's obvious that some people will not read the docs or the
> faqs, so I'm not against Sybrand - the anarchist within even enjoys
> the flame. However, all these posts are archived in stone forever,
> and other people finding these posts should be able to follow the
> trail to the answers, not just a bunch of RTFM's. Some private email
> to the offenders with a more measured response in public might be more
> appropriate?
>
> jg
> --
> _at_home.com is bogus.
> “We need to figure out how we make this bonk-you-over-the-head obvious
> so that everybody understands, 'Look, this is going to happen.' ” -
> Jeremy Stoppelmanhttp://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/23/1b23web191511-yelp...- Hide quoted text -
>
FAQ? -g Received on Wed Mar 25 2009 - 05:59:05 CDT