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   Hallo john!   
      
    jf> and im guilty of just finding the answer and using it rather than   
    jf> finding and understanding the answer and using it.   
      
   I understand you now.  I suffer from that particular malady. so I cnnot   
   honestly be too critical of others.  However I don't author or publish such   
   material and as a consumer I find it easier to be critical especially after   
   shelling out the big bucks for very expensive and hard to find technical books   
   on whatever subject, never published by orielly by the way.  The perl manual I   
   had was authored by Larry Wall who was the father of perl if I am not   
   mistaken.  It was a long time ago and I am getting older and stupider with   
   time.  :-/   
      
   Bottomline is that I can relate to what you're saying.   
      
   Speaking of manpages, I did author a few way back in the very early 1990's for   
   some inhouse programs running on Solaris.  I was complimented for them but not   
   so much for my communication skills but rather for my formatting talents.  As   
   for the progams the manpages were targetting I didn't have a clue how they   
   worked since I never used them.  ;-)   
      
   Strong like bull, smart like tractor.   
      
   Het leven is goed,   
   Maurice   
      
   ... Huil niet om mij, ik heb vi.   
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