On 02/01/2013 1:11 PM, Carlos Alvarez wrote:
On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Ira <i...@extrasensory.com
<mailto:i...@extrasensory.com>> wrote:
And I started communicating with a 2400 baud modem so trimming was
a necessity and a requirement of friendship.
Bah, spoiled kids. Mine was a 110 baud acoustic.
I think the "Will Asterisk run on a Rasberry Pi" thread the
perfect example of why this list is dying.
The number of questions posted here that are easily answered with a
search or which are far too basic and open (how do I make Asterisk
work) is very high these days, and that does kill a list. A lot of us
are interested in helping people who help themselves, and solving
complex problems. I've seen many tech lists die off when people stop
trying to help themselves and ask intelligent questions.
As to top-posting, another example of when I think it's generally
acceptable is people using tablets. I have found no way on either my
iOS or Android tablets to quickly/easily post in the traditional
manner. If I'm faced with spending a few minutes carefully trimming a
useful reply or just not posting it at all, I'm likely to choose the
latter if I'm on a list that says "absolutely never" top post.
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Carlos Alvarez
TelEvolve
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If you are answering one of my questions, please feel free to top post,
bottom post or post in the middle.
I would rather have an answer than nothing - no matter how nicely formatted.
Part of the problem is the way that Asterisk is delivered.
The configuration files are way too complex and handle a lot of obscure
situations rather than being minimal working configurations.
I am not sure that all of the defaults actually make sense - I just had
to go in and turn on tos in SIP. The default is "none" which is not what
the docs that I found, recommend.
SIP login comes with defaults that are not recommended for security reasons.
The documentation is hard to use.
At the same time, there is an expectation in the public that a competent
system administrator can install an Asterisk PBX.
This being said, given the number of Asterisk installations being
installed each day by first-time administrators, the traffic here seems
pretty reasonable both in volume and in level of difficulty.
Ron
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Ron Wheeler
President
Artifact Software Inc
email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com
skype: ronaldmwheeler
phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102
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