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From: [e-mail] (Kazimir Kylheku)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: How to get a Baud rat
Date: 12 Mar 1996 07:21:37 -0800
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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In article <4i2j8n$[e-mail]>,
Adam Currey <[e-mail]> wrote:
]On Thu, 29 Feb 1996 23:32:55 GMT, [e-mail] (John Ellis) wrote:
]
]  >[e-mail] (Martin Ambuhl) wrote:
]  >>You're kidding.  You have the gall to post this completely off-topic
]  >>question a second time?  If you don't already know,
]  >>1) comm ports are not part of C
]  >>2) baud rates are not part of C
]  >>3) DOS is not part of C
]  >>4) Windows 3.11 (or any other WinDoze) is not part of C
]  >>5) There are about 20K newsgroups, a number of which are for
]  >>   your problem.  comp.lang.c is not one of them.
]  >
]  >You seem to be quite an arrogant a** in this newsgroup.  The only time
]  >I ever see your name attached to anything, is when you are attempting
]  >to *publicly humiliate* some poor newbie that comes along with a good
]  >question.  So, in case you don't know:
]  >
]  >1)  Treat others with a little respect.  You might consider email.
]  >2)  Answer the question, if you actually can.
]  >3)  Point him to precisely where he needs to go.  Don't just tell him
]  >"There's 20K newsgroups...good luck ya poor sap."
]  >
]  >With all *due* respect,
]  >
]  >
]  >John Ellis
]  >[e-mail]
]  >Idaho Central Interchange BBS: [phone]
]  >
]
]
]I'll second that.  Newbies need a gentle push in the right direction, not just
]the "wrong group, get lost idiot" message I see in many groups.
]
]The original question was not off-topic, it was just very platform-specific. As
]for his C question, maybe he should have phrased it this way: "Does anyone know
]of a C routine to check the baud rate of a comms port in Windows?".  Just my two
]cents' worth.

Another consideration is that some people don't get a full Usenet news feed.
They may have comp.lang.c, but not comp.unix.programmer and others. Asking an
administator to ``bring in'' a newsgroup is time consuming.

One place where we can send newbies is IRC. There is hardly a better way to get
a nearly instant answer to some simple question. There is a #unix channnel, #c,
#linux, #windowsnt, etc. Of course, the quality of answers varies over
time---if you don't catch one of the knowledgeable regulars, you are out of
luck.
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