On 15-Oct-99, Mark Bond wrote:
>
>
> Patrick wrote:
>
>> Gidday Chris Wiles,
>>
>> As a newcomer to Internet. I find the NetConnect 2 docs sketchy in the
>> exteme. Genesis seems to have a huge array of facilities, but the
>> explanations in the guide tell me nothing. An extensive knowledge of the
>> workings of Internet seem to be assumed. There is no explanation of the
>> cryptic terms used in databases for instance.
>>
>> Netinfo is only one brief page, with such explanations as:
>>
>> Lookup does a Lookup
>>
>> and
>>
>> Finger does a Finger
>>
>> Well, I had already kinda guessed that, but what the hell do they mean?
>>
>> Maybe I'm just dumb, but that stuff is no use to me. Can you at least
>> tell
>> me where there are some docs with some explanations?
>
> Hmmm I'm not Chris but I can answer that one I think. Yes the docs can be
> a bit sketchy, but in this case its because to be able to use the database
> for example, you really need to be an advanced user.
If the features are there, they should be detailed in the docs.
> for anyone who
> doesn't understand what the different database objects are or do, you just
> leave it alone because the defaults should be okay, and trying to explain
> would take hours, and reams of paper ( or mega length docs files).
If that's what it takes, then that is what sould be provided. Hev you ever
had a look at the docs for Fidonet? It takes hours to read and
if printed, would take reams of paper. I found out everything about Fidonet
from only a couple of files--big ones.
> As for
> the netinfo, well if you aren't an advanced user you don't really need it.
Thanks for the dismissal. I guess you could give that answer to anyone who
asks anything about anything. "If you need to ask, then the fact that you don't know
indicates that you don't need to know" Do you work for Microsoft?
Patrick
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