John,

>It is senseless because you say it is senseless????

Locked down means locked down just because you say it does? Even when we both know from experience that things get dropped in beta even after things are locked down? Yes, it's a senseless argument you are making and it's certainly nit-picking.

>As an "associate publisher" of a technical magazine - I am sure you can appreciate pointed questions and comments that are designed to get at the heart of the matter.

Yes, and I can also recognize fluff and wasted bandwidth when I see it.

>As for nit-picking - you seemed intent on doing just that when you *had* to clarify the record that it was you who put the Code Focus on Fox issue together and not Rod...< s >...

The truth is the truth and the argument you were making that day was based on your misunderstanding or assumptions about that issue. You can certainly call it nit-picking if you want to.

Hey, I miss our occasional discussions at various conferences in the past. Hope to see you in person sometime soon.