Alan,

> But since all I get from you, Helen, is insult and aggression, I'll save
> the full story for someone who might be more pleasantly interested.

I've been out of state for a while and have not been on top of all the
threads in this list. I've been occupied with other urgent business
matters. My apologies for this and I realize many of you perhaps are
wondering if I'm even still alive. I assure you I am alive and well.

I hope everyone will give Helen a whole lot of appreciation for taking on a
huge load of supporting users in this list in my absence. I'm sure this is
not easy for her to do as IBO is a very deep and broad product. If
something Helen says to you appears to be insulting or aggressive please
demonstrate a willingness to either take a step back and fill in the gaps
where she may not have been given all the information she needs or at the
least bear in mind that she has at any given time 100's of emails chirping
loudly as if she is the mama bird feeding her demanding little gauzlings and
that there are times mama simply gets overwhelmed and a wire or two may
cross from one email to the next or her patience level is less than perfect.
I don't think anyone could be paid enough to do the job I think Helen simply
does out of her desire to see Firebird, IBO, etc. and developers using them
to have success in their respective efforts.

I'm going to be watching this list more now that I am finally settled in one
spot for more than a week that has dial-up access to the internet. I expect
from now on technical aspects of IBO will be discussed with complete mutual
respect between all. I hope to get my affairs concluded up north and to be
home in Arizona the end of this month.

Regards,
Jason Wharton