[clug] [OT] How many CLUG members

Scott Ferguson scott.ferguson.clug at gmail.com
Sat Aug 23 00:25:13 MDT 2014


On 23/08/14 10:48, Martin Schwenke wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:05:57 +1000, Scott Ferguson
> <scott.ferguson.clug at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 22/08/14 10:01, Martin Schwenke wrote:
>>> On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 18:55:32 +1000, Scott Ferguson
>>> <scott.ferguson.clug at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Are people on this list more about Linux in general, or Samba
>>>>> primarily as well as Linux ?
>>>>
>>>> Linux primarily. Samba as a CIFS/SMB file system used on Linux to
>>>> connect to Windoof.
>>>
>>> I guess that question is really: Why linux at lists.samba.org?
>>
>> That makes no sense.
>>
>> The *OP's* question - perhaps (though they didn't ask), but not mine?
>> Unless I've lost all grasp on quoting and context.
>>
>> I'm not sure what the point is you're trying to make - but appropriate
>> trimming and attribution would have made it clearer. :)
> 
> Sure, I lost an attribution but the indented citation makes it
> clear.  ;-)

No problem - I understood what you meant (it was a quick and simple way
to anchor the answer - just not immediately clear to the casual reader).

> 
> It was a polite clarification of your answer.

My pedantic impulses got the better of me :(


>  This list is generally
> not about Samba.  I don't see many Samba questions asked and answered
> here, except when people mistakenly think that linux at lists.samba.org is
> for asking questions about Samba on Linux.
> 
> I think that particular question was based on the email address of the
> list and in my cursory reading of the thread, I hadn't seen anyone
> answer that point.

It added value to the subject. Thanks

> 
> Have a nice day...  :-)
> 
> peace & happiness,
> martin
> 

Likewise.

Kind regards



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