Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!nikhefk!paulm
From: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Comp.binaries.mac moderation (FLAME)
Message-ID: <397@nikhefk.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jul 88 21:47:31 GMT
References: <4927@husc6.harvard.edu>
Reply-To: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar)
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In article <4927@husc6.harvard.edu> fry@huma1.UUCP (David Fry) writes:
#
#Flame on
#
#	I have been wondering lately about the selection of files that
#the  moderator of comp.binaries.mac, Roger Long, sends across the
#net.  But today I  saw the worst yet: is it really necessary to
#distribute a Perfectionist DA that  does nothing but change the
#file attributes of TEXT files so they can be opened  more simply
#with Word Perfect?  How many of us have Word Perfect, and how many
#of those are transferring files from a PC often enough to warrant
#such a program,  which does something that can be done with Word
#Perfect itself.
#David Fry                               fry@huma1.harvard.EDU

I'm by no means offended by your remarks. I'm inclined to agree with
you in a general sense. But I agree mostly with the moderator that he should
do nothing but act as an intermediary. If the description of a posting
does not appeal to me, I fail to hit the 'w' key. A simple 'n' will
do the trick and does not get me into a rage like Perfectionist obviously
did to you.

As to posting the source: i really hacked this DA. I just needed the
functionality of the beast, because colleagues of mine, first time Macintosh
users, hated to be othered by changing file type and creator. So it did
no more than just that. Sorry that I offended you by posting it, but
the remarks my colleagues uttered gave me the idea that maybe one or two
other people in the world (I _do_ think there are one or two people
using both Tops and Word Perfect :) might find it useful. And exactly
the kind of people that don't even know type and creator exist.

People who responded to me by mail (I did reach those one or two ;)
will receive the source and as a part of a learning project I'll try
and enhance the program.
        Paul Molenaar

	"Just checking the walls"
		- Basil Fawlty -
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        Paul Molenaar

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