Date:  Wed, 5 Oct 1994 22:11:18 -0500

From:  Frank Mark R <mrf546t[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NIC.SMSU.EDU>

Subject: Re: replying to individuals



On Wed, 5 Oct 1994 PPATRICK[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GUVAX.BITNET wrote:



> As a newcomer to the list (though I know some several of you on it!),

> I've been wondering. On other lists I'm on, it's customary to reply to

> individuals for some topics; here, messages addressed to individuals

> keep getting forwarded to the whole list (eg, about a dozen replies to

> Luanne v.m.'s request for assistance/informants

> . Is this customary? or are people just unaware of it?

>     Unenlightened in DC

>



I, for one, apologize for mis-posting. I realized after I sent off my

reply that the whole list didn't need to see it and that I had needlessly

wasted bandwidth. Consider this my final, penitent, public reply to a

private inquiry.

Thanks,

Mark Frank