Just my two cents, but ...

[Bill Crosbie]

At 03:26 PM 7/30/96 -0700, Shixing Wen wrote:
>
>The problem is that when I sent out a reply message, there were no other
>postings on the list. It takes a while for the list to process our messages.
>That causes multiple answers to a simple question. Is there any way to
>prevent such unfortunate consequences?
>
>

The most effective means is to e-mail the person who made the request, not
the entire list.  If you are unsure how to do this, I dersiously suggest
that you learn how to modify the recipients list in your e-mailer.  It is
very useful, and might prevent you from sending a message to someone
unintentionally in the future.

(I posted this to the entire list because I thought it was beneficial for
the group.  If it were a more targeted question, I would have responded
directly to Shixing Wen.)
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