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Yes, this is all a great challenge for those of us who are Not-Techie or just New-Techie. But on the other hand I find many extremely generous and understanding people in the computer (or should I say Internet) industry who are more than happy to hold our hands as we go. And I'll bet that Richard's comment about mis-spelling is misguided. The eight-letter length of the word "Parkinsn" gives me a hint that it must be this long (short) to meet protocol requirements. John C., I hope you can get used to a world of dropped vowels eventually and relax a little. I've found the world of Internet a bit intimidating sometimes but then I also find it pretty compassionate. David On Thu, 18 Jan 1996, Simon Coles wrote: > John Cottingham's wrote: > > >Richard, the programmer types who wrote listserv couldn't even spell > >parkinsn let alone care about making things 'easier'...:( Listserv is a main > >frame program that doesn't care about PC and Mac mail programs. Things will > >not be made easier, because we do not reside in their universe of 'important > >things'. > > > > John's points are indeed true - the Internet is not exactly a friendly place. > > The only thing I'd add is that most of this stuff was created by people in > their "spare" time and given away. Most of the time it was written for them > and their friends to use, and non-techie people weren't considered. > > This "Gift culture" has allowed the Internet to grow exponentially and also > remain available to the home user. Unfortunately it does mean you all have > to become techies to use the stuff. > > You can buy really nice list server, or get someone to write/modify one for > you. But I bet you don't want to pay the price :-) > > Having said that, yes the computer industry is guilty of many sins, > particularly in its attitude to end users. Lots of people are working away > to make a difference, but there is a lot of work to be done. > > > Simon > > --------- My opinions are my own, NIP's opinions are theirs ---------- > Simon J. Coles Email: [log in to unmask] > New Information Paradigms Work Phone: +44 1344 778783 > http://www.nipltd.com/ Work Fax: +44 1344 772510 > =============== Life is too precious to take seriously =============== >