That you have exchanged posts on another thread and that you have crossed paths elsewhere on this forum means precisely that you do have a relationship -a history with each other. My point was not that the two of you know each other as friends, but that the_doc didn't simply read your posts and having never communicated with you at any time before -then fired of his FRmail. That was patently obvious!
"Of course, we can't ask the_doc about his intent. He is too much the coward to return to this thread to defend his indefensible words."
Quite frankly, I haven't heard from the doc privately in some time (last saturday). I suspect he's rather busy for FR at this time. The reason I suggest this is that I personally FRmailed him yesterday regarding a personal (unrelated) concern of which he was well aware of and which he had expressed deep concern in the past. So far, I have yet to hear from the_doc regarding this matter. If the_doc had been on line, he most assuredly would have communicated with me regarding this issue in due time. That he hasn't tells me he's not around currently.
Jean
Probably snipping tails from kittens and poking eyes out of small lizards.