[wellylug] WellyLUG List Noise Levels

Thu Oct 30 13:17:14 NZDT 2003

Thanks for the civil replies. It isn't every post - in fact it seems
to be only a few per digest. However since these troublesome posts
take up 99% of the entire digest, the problem looks far worse.
Here is a single short example (I promise not to post another):

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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 07:21:16 +1300
> From: Jethro Carr <dodocaptain at paradise.net.nz>
> Subject: RE: [wellylug] Linuxant gone commercial!!!
> To: LUG <wellylug at lists.naos.co.nz>
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> Reply-To: wellylug at lists.naos.co.nz
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> On Wed, 2003-10-29 at 18:42, Michael Dittmer wrote:
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> > ï»¿
> > Hi All...
> >
> > I'm going to stir the pot a little here and say "Get Broadband (Cable
> > or DSL)" and then you don't have to worry about modem drivers.
> >
> > If you can't afford to get broardband or it is not offered in your
> > area, I tell my clients who use linux to get an external hardware
> > based modem, this saves all the problems.
> >
> > As for modems, I'm keeping my D-Link 56k external for when I might
> > need it.    :-)
> >
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> The problem is that people with laptops, don't really want to lug a
> external modem around the place.
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> --- Jethro
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> dodocaptain at paradise.net.nz
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> homepages.paradise.net.nz/jethroc
> homepages.paradise.net.nz/jethroc/cv/index.html
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> On Wed, 2003-10-29 at 18:42, Michael Dittmer wrote:
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>     <FONT SIZE="2">Hi All...</FONT><BR>
>     <FONT COLOR="#737373" SIZE="3">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
>     <FONT SIZE="2">I'm going to stir the pot a little here and say &quot;Get Broadband (Cable or DSL)&quot; and then you don't have to worry about modem drivers.</FONT><BR>
>     <FONT COLOR="#737373" SIZE="3">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
>     <FONT SIZE="2">If you can't afford to get broardband or it is not offered in your area, I tell my clients who use linux to get an external hardware based modem, this saves all the problems.</FONT><BR>
>     <FONT COLOR="#737373" SIZE="3">&nbsp;</FONT><BR>
>     <FONT SIZE="2">As for modems, I'm keeping my D-Link 56k external for when I might need it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :-)</FONT><BR>
>     <FONT COLOR="#737373" SIZE="3"> </I></FONT>
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> <FONT SIZE="3">The problem is that people with laptops, don't really want to lug a external modem around the place.</FONT><BR>
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> --- Jethro<BR>
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> <A HREF="mailto:dodocaptian at paradise.net.nz">dodocaptain at paradise.net.nz</A><BR>
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Cheers,
David.