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Re: what is this folow up thingy?
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Fri, 23 Oct 1998 06:00:46 GMT
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Oh, I see. My Outlook Express version number is: 4.72.3110.1, the one which
comes with Windows 98.
Sorry about misunderstanding and easy flaming, but our point of views was
somehow different, since I believe that I asked this question after enough
fighting with the program, but you (as an experienced on line helper)
believed that I just asked the question without even trying to browse the
menus.
The worst, I have still no clue about "following-up" messages to other news
groups by using Outlook Express. (of course considering the version that I
have)
Another reminder, I generally try to solve my problems with my computer by
myself. It is best known to me, since even I built it up myself, too.
Additionally, in my country, generally you are on your own while facing the
problems, and solving them by our own methods is a habit of us. Actually, it
is not a habit, but a must, because of the lack of references/resources in
Turkish.
Knowing a foreign language like English (a luxury available to only some
percent of the population, especially having chance to go high quality
highschools and/or universities - requires not money, but brain) and having
access to internet (which has only several years of history, and even much
more new to the dial-up home user-only since the end of 1996) started to
make things easier, but as I explained they were not the way of life here
maybe till 1997.
Again, Thanks for the replies, especially the second one.
Selçuk
Mike Stanley wrote in message ...
> Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
> > > I waste a lot of my time every day "helping" people who haven't taken • the
> > > time to fiddle with the programs their having problems with. You'll • have to
> > > forgive me if I say that after spending 7 seconds to find the answer to • your
> > > question it seemed like you hadn't spent a lot of time with it either.
> >
> > Hey there Mike,
> >
> > Note that Selçuk said in his first message that he had searched the online
> > help of Outlook Express and it had no clue about "following-up." Online
> > help is a natural place for users to look.
>
> Online help is a rather unusual place for users to look in my
> experience, although I think we would both agree that it is the first
> (maybe second) place they should look.
>
> > I think any sort of question about it is both relevant and fair. I'm
> > sitting here thinking I sure can't assume and expect everyone to have • found,
>
> Of course questions about it are relevant and fair. If I had assumed
> the question was brought about by a typical id10t error I wouldn't
> have bothered setting up OE at work to try to help, nor would I have
> done so again at home to try to figure out why I would see menu
> options he says he doesn't.
>
> I'm not allowed to tell people I help at work to RTFM. I assumed too
> much in even suggesting that he hadn't looked at all the menu options,
> especially since it seems likely now that he is using an older, less
> capable version. The fault in that case was mine.
>
> Everyone needs help with some things - I'm reading and posting using
> slrn now thanks to the help of Matthew Miller. It seems my natural
> proclivity to mix in a little vinegar with my efforts to help aren't
> the most pleasing to those in need, so I'll just leave the free tech
> support to those with a larger supply of honey than mine.
>
> p.s. I got the error message concerning the long ref line with this
> message. I'm curious as to whether I have caused any problems since I
> have changed my method of dealing with it.
>
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| (...) Are you saying that the Internet only has several years of history in Turkey? Because it's been around much longer here in the US -- I was a dial-up home user in 1991 and I believe it's been around since the 1970s. Sarah Heacock (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Online help is a rather unusual place for users to look in my experience, although I think we would both agree that it is the first (maybe second) place they should look. (...) Of course questions about it are relevant and fair. If I had (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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