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) Organization: Host: NIKHEF Organization: Personal Computer Magazine, Holland Lines: 43 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 - -- Paul Molenaar "Just checking the walls" - Basil Fawlty -