information skills (was Re: [PLUG] fetchmail fetchall and keep options...)

Chris Jantzen chris at maybe.net
Sat Jan 10 17:56:01 UTC 2004


On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 05:51:46PM -0800, Felix Lee wrote:
> Chris Jantzen <chris at maybe.net>:
> > It could be just experimenting on your own. Knowing how to be cautious
> > enough to experiment with a program without destroying your system is
> > a skill that takes time to learn.
> 
> that's too cautious.  destroying a system is one way to learn how
> it works, and also learn how to avoid destroying systems
> inadvertently.  this strategy tends to work better for simple
> systems than complicated systems.  make sure you can easily
> restore or reinstall.  make sure it's isolated enough from other
> systems.

Details, details. :-) The point is, experimentation is an important
part. Even blindly.

-- 
chris kb7rnl =->
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