WHAT difficult e-mail?

[Kenneth Applegate]

On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Bill S wrote:

But that makes it HARD! And requires some effort on the part of the user
to actually LEARN something! That is probably subversive and goes counter
to the American Way and the Microsoft Point-and-Click Ethic! 

Programs/Operating Systems/Computers are just NO GOOD unless we can pick
up the Holy Mouse, speak into it clearly, and say "Computer, read my
email, give me a 25 word digest, and answer it for me!", :>) 

Ken Applegate

> Thanks Al;
> 
> Finally somebody has found the right words to get to the point of this
> situation. There is no easy system !! Whatever kind or brand of interface
> someone uses the internet and e-mail systems are complex and in order to
> use them and get the most out of them it is necessary to understand as
> much as you can about how they work. 
> 
> On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Al Boss wrote:
> 
> > It seems I can't turn on my computer without reading about how difficult
> > our SCN e-mail is to use. 

[snip}

 eventually you have to RTFM
> and practice until you are able to use it well. 

[snip]
> 
> 
> Bill S
> bk846 at scn.org        
> 
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