Re: encapsulating directory operations

On 21/05/2025 16:00, David Brown wrote:

Scott has a very long reputation in this and related newsgroups, and is very much a trustworthy poster.

In a society of strangers, it is easy to forget that some are less strange than others.
Thanks to a zealot best forgotten, I have been AWOL from this group for a number of years, but on my recent return I lurked here for some while before dipping my toe back in the water, and I was glad to recognise a few old acquaintances (dare I say 'friends'?) in the feed; strange though they undoubtedly are, they are less strange to me than others.
Scott Lurndal is *not* a name I recall from a decade or so back (Fluhrer yes, Lurndal not so much), but it quickly became apparent to me that he has become a regular fixture here, and one who is evidently respected by people whose opinion I have over decades come to respect. I am used to arguing with such people while retaining their respect for me and my respect for them. We do not generally snipe at each other, and when we do we try to snipe *gently*. I don't *know*, but I can at least *surmise* from the tangible respect in which he is held, that Mr Lurndal is of like mind.
I was hoping that Mr Edwards would be another such. I was (and remain) very ready to give him a fair crack at the whip, albeit not at the expense of people respected by people I respect, as it were. It seems that Mr Edwards may have come to us from a more combative environment where accusations of dishonesty are rife and hardly noticed; if so, it might take him a while to get used to a group where we generally treat such disrespectful tactics with contempt. Let us hope he learns quickly, before he ends up in too many killfiles.
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