Re: UNIX newbie question

[toddpw@pride.ugcs.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)]

joko@crl.com (Joe Kohn) writes:

>Rhetorical question...don't send e-mail to answer...but, how many people
>are still using ftp when they should be using ncftp instead? I do not think
>that the term ncftp has _ever_ once come up in c.s.a2. Is it in the FAQ? 
>No. So, lots of Apple II folks are still struggling with ftp.

I think you are somewhat out of line here telling us that _we_ are idiots
for not vigorously tracking down improved versions of standard utilities
and switching over to them. This ncftp must have practically no advertising
if I haven't heard of it yet, so why don't you promote it instead of asking
us what is wrong with us that we don't already know about it?

>To me, it's almost sad that there are folks with a full net connection,
>reading this, who have never heard of, or used, Mosaic or Lynx. I
>know...after I posted about www, I got emails asking me what those things
>are.

Huh? You seem to assume that everyone with a full net connection (are you
sure they really have one or does their email just make it appear that way?)
has a duty to learn how to use it effectively. Most people have lives to live
outside of their net hobby. Please respect that.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ ugcs.caltech.edu