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There... I just sent a totally useless message <laughing>. I was so ticked off at the tone of the last few exchanges that I hit the send button before I actually typed my message. Gotta love it. -------- Okay, on to my message, which will probably be nearly as useless... If this were JAVA400-L (where I moderate), I'd immediately hop in and say that while the original post ("And the practical application for this would be??????????") could have been stated a bit more tactfully, it still didn't merit the explosive attack and certainly wasn't worth starting an entire subthread. Instead, I'd have pointed out that there are (relatively rare) times when a subsecond delay is needed, give an example or two, and be on my way. And perhaps make a gentle comment about how sometimes knowledge for knowledge's sake is a beautiful thing. And with that, I'll be on my way... +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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