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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,9127c759a41fcfda X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-04 11:20:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!prodigy.*.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr21.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!3bae8248!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: [ot... well kindof] SDI References: <5ee5b646.0208040616.77f0460a@posting.google.com> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.112.201.220 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr21.news.prodigy.com 1028485172 ST000 67.112.201.220 (Sun, 04 Aug 2002 14:19:32 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 14:19:32 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: [[O[SX[DGJVOBFD[LZKJOPHAWB\^PBQLGPQRZUEK@YUDUWYAKVUOPCW[ML\JXUCKVFDYZKBMSFX^OMSAFNTINTDDMVW[X\THOPXZRVOCJTUTPC\_JSBVX\KAOTBAJBVMZTYAKMNLDI_MFDSSOLXINH__FS^\WQGHGI^C@E[A_CF\AQLDQ\BTMPLDFNVUQ_VM Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 18:19:32 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:27671 Date: 2002-08-04T18:19:32+00:00 List-Id: > The only posts appropriate to this newsgroup are specific > technical discussions of Ada or Ada related issues. Is there anywhere else Ada questions might be appropriate? If not, and this is indeed the newsgroup closest to appropriate, then posting here is appropriate. Not asking the question at all is not appropriate, and turning off prospective Ada users is especially inappropriate. Of course, students should normally find a teacher a better source of answers than a newsgroup (although apparently not in the OP's situation), and putting something like "[newbie Q]" in the subject line is helpful to all concerned, and if there's enough demand, there should be a separate "simple Ada questions" newsgroup.