Re: Ian Schmidt

[bchurch@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Robert Church)]

In article <if32391@pro-finders.cts.com> jguy@pro-finders.cts.com (Jerry Guy) writes:
>>(Is the ProLine lag worse than I thought?  Somebody on pro-applebcs tell me
>>when this post gets there, keeping in mind I'm sending it at 11:25am CST, on
>>Tuesday September 14).
>
>To Ian:
>
>What is it that you are calling 'the ProLine lag'? The fact is that on many
>ProLine system the mail is only fetched and delivered every couple of days,
>or once a day, or once a week. This is a sysops choice to save money on long
>distance phone charges, not a software lag or defect. I'm sure that every

I don't understand this reply. You answered your own question. The original
poster made a non-judgemental statement and it was 'interpreted' as pious
and critical. One of the great drawbacks of communications over the net is
the lack of nuance, allowing our imaginations to run wild over intended 
meanings. 

Bob (smile when you say that) Church