Dear Thomas [x] clueless newbie [ ] lamer [ ] AOLer [ ] "me too"-er [ ] pervert [ ] geek/geekette [ ] spammer [ ] nerd [ ] pre-teen [ ] lazy sales type [ ] scammer [ ] all of the above You are being flamed because you posted to the ENTIRE TechNet list: [ ] when a single e-mail message would have done the job perfectly [ ] using some Microsoft or otherwise crappy/buggy software [X] managing to defeat the fool-proof accidental posting prevention mechanism [ ] asking to subscribe/unsubscribe when every single posting tells you how to do so [ ] using excessive arcane acronyms [ ] with an elaborate and self-aggrandizing signature line [ ] using wasteful and annoying HTML code [ ] an open-ended question giving no background details [ ] a ridiculous vincard attachment to the entire mailing list [ ] a thinly veiled advertisement for your consulting service [ ] quoting an ENTIRE post in your reply [ ] continuing a long, stupid thread [X ] an off-topic thread having nothing to do with this mailing list [ ] a rude comment about one of the good old boys here [ ] a blatently obvious troll [ ] a request for somebody to do your homework [X] a request for somebody to do your job [ ] demonstrating don't want to learn to fish, just want some free fish [ ] requesting a quick free technology transfer to the third (or higher) world [ ] indicating whatever you wanted, you wanted ASAP [ ] and you are too stupid to do an obvious web search [ ] and pretended to be a guru (clearly you aren't) [ ] pretending to be/work for someone/some famous company (See "troll" above) [ ] replying to the above message type believing it was someone famous [ ] flaming a pitiable person in distress trying to find some help [ ] saying "me too" to something [ ] saying "send me a copy too" [ ] the stupidest article of the week [ ] a stupid pyramid money-making scheme and claimed it was legal [ ] a ridiculous warning of some silly new computer virus [x] wasting bandwidth without any useful purpose [ ] WITH ALL YOUR ARTICLE IN CAPITALS To repent, you must: [ ] Give up your AOL account [ ] Find some real work [ ] Attend a whole year's SMTA meetings, paying dues in advance [ ] Read current issues of SMT, Circuits Assembly, and EP&P, post a synopsis to the list [ ] Jump into a bathtub while holding your monitor [X ] Actually post something useful [ ] visit a library, read a book on the subject of modern electronics [ ] Read everything Howard Manko ever wrote [X] Have a face to face counseling session with Hugo Scaramuzza [ ] Read the FAQ [ ] Write the FAQ In closing, I'd like to say: [x] Don't do it ever again, please [ ] You may be better suited to the mail list for "jokes of the day" [ ] Do it again and we'll report you to the postmaster of your domain [ ] Do it again and we'll see you get 10 copies of each TechNet posting for a month [ ] Never post to TechNet again [ ] Age two more years before you post again [ ] "Solder off" [ ] Learn to post or solder off [ ] All of the above Dr. Bill- Quasi Observer (as opposed to Quark Observer) > -----Original Message----- > From: Lepsche, Thomas (NM75) [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 4:15 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: > > > Set DesignerCouncil Nomail > > > > ################################################################ > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV > 1.8c > ################################################################ > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ################################################################ > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" > section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ################################################################ > ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################