etharp wrote: >so why don't you save Civilme's posts as html files, and post them on a free >website like geocities?. > Is this reply to me or to the previous poster? If it's to me, I would venture to say that my lack of experience would not allow me to even make any kind of an archive that anyone else could follow. I think this is something that everyone needs to do for themselves. If not you just have a bunch of info to wade through, that may or may not be relevant to you. I am technically illiterate about anything to do with networking for instance, so I would not even know what to post or even if I guessed at that, I would not know how to title them properly, so that anyone else would understand it. My needs are very specific. I delete a lot of the posts on this list without even reading them, because I can tell from the title, whether or not it is something I will need or understand. That is why I recommend making your *own* archive. That way you have more work in creating it, but less when you need it. It's not that hard to save a file and title it something that *you* will understand. It would be hard for me to title something so that someone else would understand. I usually have just about enough time to save a few of these posts that I think will help me, but I haven't had time recently to keep up a website. I used to have one, but it's been over a year since I had time to do that. ShalomOut Chal Elder PCUSA Registered Linux user #217118 > > >On Tuesday 11 September 2001 14:12, you had thoughts to the concept of: > >>I do something similar to what you are talking about. I roll my own help >>files, by saving those posts that I think will be of any help in the >>future. In the open source spirit, I read them or at least skim over >>them enough to get an idea of what to title them. I then save them as a >>file (with my new title and the ext _info). What you are suggesting, is >>probably not going to happen and even if it did, I would continue to >>make my own titles, so that they will have *my* idea of what they >>should be titled, rather than someone elses. After all, *I* will be the >>one that has to find it when I need it. >> >>ShalomOut >> Chal >> >>Elder PCUSA >>Registered Linux user #217118 >> >>Idea.listBT wrote: >> >>>Hi all >>> >>>As a 'taker' from this group rather than a contributer I suppose I have >>>got a cheek commenting here. I do so in the hope that one day I might >>>have learned enough to be able to contribute :-) >>> >>>I find this list very helpful in my struggle to learn Linux and even >>>though some of the topics are rather advanced for me at the moment I save >>>them all for future reference as, I am sure, many others do. >>> >>>The big problem is that, as a reference-archive, it sometimes stinks - wth >>>subject headers such as 'Lets go' and 'Nearly got it' >>> >>>Why not pay this superb list the respect it deserves by supressing the >>>comedian that lurks inside all of us and *always* use a meaningfull >>>Subject description. Then, even in years to come, we could fairly easily >>>find some obscure technical solution or whatever. All elementary really. >>> >>>If you disagree (perhaps you believe that Linux *should* be as difficult >>>as possible to learn and that even these helpfull messages should be >>>cryptic) then fair enough. I'm sorry I mentioned it. >>>If, on the other hand, you feel that we might all benefit from this >>>brilliant suggestion then why not give it a try. >>>Oh yes - and tell a friend :-) >>> >>>Incidently, it's normal to courteously ask someone not to use HTML so why >>>not ask them to use a meaningfull header line for future posts. >>> >>>Anything to make life easier. >>> >>>Dave S. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >>>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >>> >>>message.footer >>> >>>Content-Type: >>> >>>text/plain >>>Content-Encoding: >>> >>>8bit >>> > >---------------------------------------- >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; name="message.footer" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >Content-Description: >---------------------------------------- > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > message.footer > > Content-Type: > > text/plain > Content-Encoding: > > 8bit > >
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