Re: Job Postings
In article <NxAb00ElJXUc092yn@kcbbs.gen.nz>, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz says... > >In article <Y+MTjKAFk0a0Ew4a@smooth1.demon.co.uk>, >David Williams <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> Create a new newsgroup comp.informix.jobs. >> >> If you want to see job posting you can subscribe to it... >> >> That way I don't waste my time and money downloading things I don't >> want and if I do want them I know where they are.. > >Absolutely. comp.databases.informix.jobs is a great idea. I don't understand >the objections to it. > Every time it's suggested to chop up the news group, the idea is quickly shot down. So we have everything in one big pool. Some people actually use email to read the news. This I find amazing. :-) >I don't live in the USA. >I won't live in the USA. >I'm sick of job offers (via email too) in some state or other of the US. >I'm sick of ten tonnes of bullshit spam in my email. >Every time I connect to the internet I'm bombarded with crap. > It *is* possible to set up a subscribed-only newsgroup, but I don't know the details. I thought netscape or symantec or somebody had these, but maybe they do allow spam. >Admittedly Informix jobs aren't nearly as annoying as MLM scams, but if I >can cut them out of my life all's the better. > Hey, just take your computer out to the back yard, pour some gasoline on it, light it up, and it's out of your life. :-) And it's an interesting point, Informix jobs can be annoying. I'd rather be at the beach. >Maybe I just need a rest... >Perhaps I should find a nice commune somewhere, and grow vegetables... This would probably help you immensely. :-) >Do vegetables support inheritance? > I saw a carrot man on Lost in Space once, but he didn't seem to have any heirs. :-) >Kerry S >------------------------------------,------------------------------------------ >Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ v2.10 May 1997 >Quanta Systems, Auckland | http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/ >New Zealand. Work: +64 9 377-4473 | ftp://ftp.iiug.org/pub/informix/faq > Home: +64 9 279-3571 | ftp://kcbbs.gen.nz:/pub/informix/