After-sale handholdingsomething many software vendors promise but few deliver.To hackers, most support people are useless - because by the time a hacker calls support he or she will usually know the software and the relevant manuals better than the support people (sadly, this is *not* a joke or exaggeration).A hacker' s idea of "support" is a tête-à -tête or exchange of electronic mail with the software' s designer.[Jargon File](1995-02-15)