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[Mike McCarty]

jdow wrote:
> From: "Mike McCarty" <mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net>
> 
>>Craig White wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 14:40 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On 8/1/05, Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Would you please explain to me how my machine automagically knows it
>>>>>>needs to change the content of a file on its disc when the legislature
>>>>>>makes a change to the way DST works?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>[snip]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>$ man yum
>>>>>
>>>>>Dotan Cohen
>>>>>http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/artist_albums/325/marcy_playground.php
>>>>>Marcy Playground Song Lyrics
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I already know how to use yum. Please respond to what I wrote
>>>>rather than to what you read.
>>>
>>>----
>>>you sure ask a lot of questions...
>>>
>>>'updates-released' is checked against the local cache and new updates
>>>are thus recognized and downloaded if/when appropriate. Of course, if
>>>you knew how yum worked, you would know that.
>>>
>>>As for how and when updates are released, that of course is up to the
>>>packagers.
>>>
>>>Craig
>>>
>>
>>How does one get through to you? I ALREADY KNOW HOW TO USE YUM. I KNOW
>>HOW IT WORKS. READ WHAT I WROTE.
>>
>>You again responded to what you read rather than what I asked.
>>
>>Is English your first/primary language?
>>
>>The purpose of my questions is to point out that the fellow wanted to
>>know how to update the files *HIMSELF* and the only responses he's
>>getting are from people like you who cannot/will not respond to the
>>question AS ASKED.
>>
>>The answer to my question, AS ASKED, is "It is impossible for your
>>machine automatically to change the configuration files by itself
>>when your local government passes a new ordinance."
>>
>>And the answer to the OP's question is so far not yet given.
>>
>>Mike
> 
> 
> Ah yes, the illiterate grasshopper calling the Masters illiterate. Such
> fascinating projection here. It's a wonderful psychological case study.

Indeed? And you are qualified?

I was not the original poster.

My questions were rhetorical.

The OP asked what the format of the files was so he could edit them
for himself.

I was making the point that the OP's question had not been asked.

> 1) You were told what file needed to be changed.

Hmm? I didn't ask that question.

> 2) You were told how it was changed by those who will do the changing.

But that wasn't the question.

> 3) You were reminded that your machine DOES automatically update if you
>    tell it to. It also updates when you do it manually. This update
>    process WILL include the new time zone files as needed.

I'm not the one having a problem with DST changes.

> Were you REALLY too dense to put this all together or are you trying
> to be an imbecilic troll?

Neither. I was using what is technically known as a "figure of speech".

Mike
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