From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c1bf3bcdb5f9863 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-01-13 07:43:47 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!wizard.pn.com!satisfied.elf.com!news.mathworks.com!udel!gatech!paladin.american.edu!auvm!PSAVAX.PWFL.COM!CONDIC Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Message-ID: Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 10:43:47 EST Sender: Ada programming language From: CONDIC@PSAVAX.PWFL.COM Subject: Re: GNAT NT & Ada.Direct_IO Date: 1995-01-13T10:43:47-05:00 List-Id: From: Marin David Condic, 407.796.8997, M/S 731-93 Subject: Re: GNAT NT & Ada.Direct_IO Original_To: PROFS%"SMTP@PWAGPDB" Original_cc: CONDIC Robert Dewar writes: > >I don't want to do it always, that would be too annoying to most users >I think ??? Of course there is a verbose option now that displays the > Lots of products put out copyright notices, product info, etc. every time they fire up. It may be annoying, but I think most of us are used to it by now. Besides, on a command line based application, a couple of lines of output has very little, if any, impact on your life. (Doesn't really slow anything down, eh?) It might be better to make this the default mode and include a -quiet switch, rather than a -verbose switch. That way, you're sure the user has seen the notice at least once. > >I am a little reluctant actually to unconditionally output this on listings, >because then all students see this message, and we already get too many > Well, unfortunately, you can't have it both ways. A well publicized e-address for registering bug reports, etc. cures the problem of people not knowing where to send the reports. It will also have the consequence of increasing the junk-mail. You might consider having a canned response which is automatically sent back to every submitter - something like "We get tons of mail, so we don't have time to answer all the bonehead questions. Here's a FAQ which will probably point you in the right direction and we'll ignore you if your question was addressed in the FAQ. And oh, by the way, check out this file of closed out bug reports periodically to see if your's was dealt with - otherwise leave us alone. You should be glad we bothered to give you any software at all, so bellyaching over our unwillingness to take a deep personal interest in your piddly little problems isn't going to do much good. So sit down, stop your whining and get back to work!" You might consider making the response a bit more diplomatic. I'm not destined for an exciting new career in customer relations. Pax, Marin Marin David Condic, Senior Computer Engineer ATT: 407.796.8997 M/S 731-93 Technet: 796.8997 Pratt & Whitney, GESP Internet: CONDICMA@PWFL.COM P.O. Box 109600 Internet: MDCONDIC@AOL.COM West Palm Beach, FL 33410-9600 =============================================================================== "If nobody else was violent, I could conquer the whole stupid planet with a butter knife" -- Dogbert ===============================================================================