Re: How to post a query

Billy Wheeler wrote: [ big clip job ] > > The more generic questions can often be answered by RTFM or RTFFAQ. So, we're > still no closer to an answer here. Personally, I don't mind what form the > structure takes, just so long as we get all the info... > > How about subject lines like: > > I4GL 4.16UC1/OnLine 7.20UD5/Sparc 1000/Solaris 2.4 > The only problem that I have with being that specific in a subject line is that many problems do exist in multiple environments. My preference is to have a description of the Informix problem on the subject line; if I think I can help on the topic, then the environment becomes important. I guess where I'm coming from is this: I live in a SCO world. If I put SCO in my subject header, most of the Sun/Solaris crowd will be less likely to read my postings, despite the fact that most problems exist on more than one platform. Just my $.02 John Prideaux alastl@ix.netcom.com