Your [first answer][1] isn't an answer and should have been a comment as all you were doing is ask for additional information rather than answering the question - this is the definition of a comment. I almost flagged your first answer myself earlier but I got distracted and forgot. Your [second answer][2] doesn't actually answer the question either. We generally expect that answers are just that erm answers to the question posed see [When is an answer not an answer][3]. [1]: http://serverfault.com/a/602008/9517 [2]: http://serverfault.com/a/602040/9517 [3]: http://meta.serverfault.com/questions/5316/when-is-an-answer-not-an-answer