> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:42:17 -0700
> From: "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: DISC: Servlet List FAQ?
>
> Erik Hanson wrote:
>
> > Michael Nash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >We've got a site already set up with a few of the basics needed for
> > >a good place to host a FAQ, (e.g. servlets, JSP support, MySQL,
> > >etc), and we're hosting a project to develop an open-source search
> > >engine with intelligent agent behaviour (smarter than the average
> > >search engine, in other words). Might be a good thing to use the
> > >search engine to be able to search a FAQ, as that's usually what I
> > >find the problem is with a big FAQ (which I'm sure a Servlet or
> > >Servlet/JSP FAQ would be).
> > >
> > >This would be a bit of a new twist on a FAQ - more of a knowledge
> > >base for an intelligent search engine than a FAQ. We're planning on
> > >going for natural-language queries, which is sure something I'd
> > >like to have in a
> > FAQ.
> > >
> > >We can set something up in very short order for basic searches, and
> > >it'll get more sophisticated as the search engine project grows up.
> > >
> > >Comments, anyone?
> >
> > Sounds like it might be the way to go. A database-based FAQ would
> > probably also be easier to maintain than a static one, especially if
> > multiple people are in charge of maintainence.
> >
> > Erik
> >
>
> Speaking on behalf of the Jakarta project (http://jakarta.apache.org),
> it would be really cool if someone would volunteer to create a
> JSP/servlet based FAQ application that allowed users to submit their
> own FAQ entries to the knowledge base. Not only could such a thing be
> used to support the FAQ needs of mailing lists like JSP-INTEREST and
> SERVLET-INTEREST, it could also be used to maintain FAQs for various
> collaberative development projects (like Jakarta) too.
>
> As a starting point for the kind of functionality that would be
> useful, you might want to look at the FAQ-O-MATIC application that
> used by the Java Apache Project (http://java.apache.org) as well as
> many other Open Source development projects. The functionality is OK,
> but it feels kinda wierd to be using a CGI-based application (written
> in PERL, no less), with fairly severe resource usage issues on the
> server, when a perfectly good platform for building web apps is the
> topic of our conversations here.
>
> Anyone want to immortalize themselves, and earn the eternal gratitude
> of many, by writing and contributing such a thing?
I thought I would throw this out there.
http://www.cluein.com
With a little creativity, ClueIN can be used to host FAQs. This is a
FREE discussion group site. Titles can be FAQ questions. Messages are
the FAQ answers. The topic lists are a nice organization of the FAQ.
They can even be hierarchechal.
How does this fit in with Servlets? The entire site runs on the
JavaWebServer with 250+ servlets.
ClueIN has an email and web interface. Individual communities can be
public as well. Public communities are listed on the front of the site
for anyone to view. Individuals can also send personal 1-to-1 messages.
There are several public communities available for you to view.
The folks at ClueIN are very responsive to user feedback as well.
In fact, while thinking about this I thought I would go ahead and setup
a community for us to try this.
You can join the Java Servlet FAQ community at
http://www.cluein.com/cluein/joining.html?rid=R2049
Or you can just browse the at
http://www.cluein.com/cluein/public_summary.html?cid=R2049
If we like this, the FAQ will grow with everyone's participation.
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