Eric,
Relax. You could always just ignore/delete the message if you don't wish to
contribute. Personally I don't see any problem.
Angus Maxwell
----- Original Message -----
From: Umberto Fracassi <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 5:04 AM
Subject: Re: absurd requests
> Dear Dr. Essene,
>
> I would normally reply off-list, since this discussion does not entail
> geology, and I don't like to clutter people's mailboxes. But I feel that a
> semantic issue should perhaps be corrected.
>
> > It's one thing to seek out citations on recent cutting edge papers
and
> > material just in print, but that wasn't what the request indicated.
Both
>
> <by copy and paste from original message>
> >> >I'd need updated references on the following topics:
>
> I interpreted 'updated' as late 2000/2001/pre-print papers. That's, in my
> mind at least, the corresponding of 'up-to-date', cutting-edge. These are
> 'fast sounding' words, I admit, but this appears to be such a fast moving
> world.. Ah, I wish it weren't..
>
> > Georef and Chem Abstr update their info rapidly. One can use the paper
> > copy of Chem Abstr and get lots of info, it just takes longer, and there
is
> > no keyword index for the current unbound issues. The search engine
> > webofscience.com is also very useful if available to individuals.
>
> This last line contains very useful information. I didn't know this
> search site, and I thank you very much for the hint. It's never absurd to
> kindly, and perhaps innocently, ask for a help, even if relatively basic.
>
> Cordially,
>
>
> Umberto
>
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