John Whittington <medisci@POWERNET.COM> wrote:

>At 11:11 15/06/98 -0700, joe loboc wrote: > >Yours was by far the longest and the least helpful. > >Most were to the point and on the money, and not the least bit condescending. > > I wouldn't put any money on those people wanting to help you in future > though. If you want to be rude to someone in public, I guess that's your > prerogative - but your choice of one of the most respected members of the > SAS, and SAS-L, community was, from your point of view, a bit unfortunate, I > reckon.

I can't tell, on our antiquated mail system, who was the object of joe loboc's criticism, but I assume it was Ian Whitlock, who gave the most detailed answer.

John, I agree with your assessment of Ian. His comments were informative and thought-provoking.