Re: I am sorry for this...

From: Howard (alicebt_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 19:35:13 GMT

"Nakor" <nakor@indolentspecies.com> wrote in message
news:1107265458.517355.37780@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> >That's easy. Please post the email address of the person who- set you
>
> >this useless task, so we can return the favour.
>
> My sentiments exactly. Unfortunately I can not send you her email as I
> would certainly get in trouble with the school. I was very annoyed to
> have to do this assignment.

You shouldn't be annoyed. I have found through experience that newsgroups
are an incredibly helpful tool for my programming. I've solved countless
problems by asking questions in the newsgroups, by reading answers to
others' questions, and by joining in discussions/debates. An assignment
like you've been given is meant to introduce all the students to a valuable
asset, one that every programmer should know about and know how to make good
use of. (Google is another one that's invaluable, by the way.) Spend some
time just lurking here... you'll learn a LOT!

-Howard

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