Re: Kernel Source install (post config) fails

From: Arnoud (galactus_at_stack.nl)
Date: 06/29/04


Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:30:05 +0000 (UTC)

In article <40e112bd$0$89126$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net>,
John Smith <jsmith@nospam.com> wrote:
>By the way what do you mean by top-post?

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet?

:)

Arnoud

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