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Subject:Re: Responding to Technical Questions On The List
From:Michael Sullivan
Date:Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:43:22 -0500

Good tip, Loren.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

> A reminder about Reply or Reply All
> When a technical question is posed to the list AND you have information or
> experience that directly pertains to the subject or question, hit Reply All
> on you email program.  That way the information goes back to the entire
> list.  That minimizes redundant responses and more important, puts the
> answer in the archives where it can be found later by others.  If you just
> hit Reply then the message only goes to the originator of the question.
> That's great help for that individual but the info doesn't get shared.  If
> you have a response that is NOT directly addressing the question then use
> Reply, that sends your message to only the originator and keeps the list
> traffic on topic.
> I'm posting this because there have been several good responses to my
> earlier question about 'What Should I See On The Temp Gage?' that came to
> me
> only so they are not seen by others that might be trying to get answers to
> the same question.
>