Ed said:
BTW I noticed that you only responded to RH complaining about his
post. You never bothered to answer the OP. Maybe next time you will
lead by example rather than complain?
It seems Mr Heathfield's notoriety has grown to the point that he is
credited with actions he had nothing to do with...
In any case, I stand by my original post. I agree that for a newbie (or
even an oldbie) it can be difficult to find the correct question in the
FAQ [1] - especially since some questions are rather cross-category, so
there's no shame in not finding the answer in the FAQ. Similarly, when
the FAQ has already answered the question, there seems little point in
repeating the information myself - especially since I could easily make
a mistake when answering. The FAQ is tried-and-tested, and the number of
mistakes it makes are probably much less than the number I make. If the
OP doesn't understand the FAQ answer, or has further questions, he is
free to ask in a followup.
I meant my question "Did you read the FAQ?" as a genuine
request-for-information, not a rhetorical device, though I can see that
it may have seemed a bit short with him. I'll try to improve the style
of my posting, but I see no reason to change the content.
Philip
[1] Incedentally, this is precisely the reason that an autoresponder
would be a bad idea.