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From: leilabd@central.susx.ac.uk (Leila Burrell-Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Receiving files "automatically"
Date: 9 Nov 1994 13:16:47 GMT
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Dale R. Worley (drw@runge.mit.edu) wrote:
% Well, it comes with a lot of documentation files, but they're
% hellishly organized. The DIAL command, the second most important
% feature (the first is terminal emulation), isn't in KERMIT.HLP, the
% obvious documentation file, but is banished to the "Release notes"
% file for some incomprehensible reason. Since one expects DIAL to have
% been is version 1.0000, one does not naturally think of looking in the
% release notes for it.
I know it's frustrating when you can't get software to work, but I
really do think you should modify your tone when asking for help. I'm
astonished at how patient people have been in replying to your
queries given the way that you phrase them.
Leila
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