> Ok, I'm going to say something here that is a killer people. I am > a CNE and I can not tell you the number of sites that I go to to work on > problems for people and find the manual (with the answer very PLAINLY > printed in it) still in shrink wrap buried in a box. > More companies (who are not individual people mind you) are > spending more and more money on "repairs" that are simple configuration > errors or, better yet, simply people who refuse to read the README FIRST > cards and files that come with software. It's great job security isn't it... I do consulting in addition to my regular job, not currently a CNE (although should be soon) and I see this all the time... All I'm trying to say is I have no problem with newbie circle-related questions, but 'how do I write a function that returns a value' isn't what this list is about, IMHO... Those people should be directed to a good C textbook or a C related newsgroup or mailing list. Laziness (which is what it usually is) exists, and has to be tolerated, but that doesn't mean it needs to be _encouraged_. All I would ask is that people not bother to even answer posts like that and to merely privately email the party telling them where to look. I am constantly seeing people encouraging these types of questions. The questions can't be stopped, but we don't need to encourage them. Taran. Reign of Towers bpape@ezl.com
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