Howard Winter wrote: > > Do me a favour and spell your name phonetically > > (both first and last) so I know how to 'hear' it in my > > mind when I read it all the time on this list. > > I'm pretty good with foreign langs and accents, > > but I'm sure I'm mangling yours. > > As nobody seems to have answered, ... This is because the guy: - asked without "please"; it's impolite. - asked about personal info without naming himself; it's heck of impolite. - started a message with "Hey" to a respected person; it's ***** impolite. Just explanation, nothing personal and not an attempt to admin the List. Best Regards, MS -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist