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Subject:RE: should be a tool list serv... From:salatas <salatas -at- micron -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 31 Mar 2000 12:14:38 -0700
Kevin Shea wrote:
Although I do find it a pain to see discussions of tools I don't use beat to
death, I consider it the (small) price to pay in return for a lot of
information that is very useful to me.
Response:
I agree, Kevin. I use a variety of tools, and I couldn't possibly subscribe
to the mailing lists for all of them. I also like the general and
comparative discussions of tools that I don't use. When the questions get
too specific or off-topic, I use the delete key.