I say YES! check the archives first.  This lets a person
ask a more intelligent question.  You still get the give and
take of a discussion but at a much higher level of
discussion.  Checking the archives by email is often far
superior to trying to do it on-line.  It also keeps the traffic
down and fewer email in the archives.  Not checking the
archives is, most of the time just laziness.  I do know
that sometimes people are stranded on the road and
using the archives is not feasible.  But I say check and
see what other folks have written about the topic first.
M2CW  Malcolm

On 30 Aug 2001, at 22:23, Bradley Flubacher wrote:

> Does it really matter when a question is asked whose answer
> is already in the archives?  As I see it,