Most wanted FAQ's

[Tristan Rhodes]

Ugo,

I always like to refer new users to this site....

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Tristan

>>> ugob at CAMO-ROUTE.COM 03/11/04 01:05PM >>>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : Tristan Rhodes [mailto:tristanr at CI.GRANDJCT.CO.US] 
>Envoyé : 11 mars, 2004 13:53
>À : MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK 
>Objet : Re: Most wanted FAQ's
>
>
>Ugo,
>
>Thanks for the work you put into getting that MAQ together.  
>We appreciate your time.  Here are some thoughts....
>
>Separate the installation instructions and the testing 
>instructions.  The testing instructions should go after the 
>antivirus section, I would think (otherwise someone will test 
>Eicar without an AV installed).

I will look into that.  Added to my tasklist.

>
>Also, the easiest way to test email security is the GFI Email 
>Security Testing Zone below.  It includes many exploits 
>including the Eicar virus; most of which get caught by my 
>system.  Not sure if anyone has gotten a perfect score with this test.
>
>GFI Email Security Testing Zone
>http://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest/ 

Added.

>
>Under Rules for Posting,
>"Use a meaningful subject.  If you change topics in a thread, 
>change the subject line so that people who view the list as 
>threads can better follow the ideas."
>"Please do not post in HTML"
>"Please do not include large attachments; it is better to post 
>a link to your website so people can download it if they choose."

Added.  If anyone knows a good page describing the netiquette or rules for posting, I'd be glad to put a link to it.

>
>Also, I agree with a recent comment that the Faq-o-matic 
>interface, it is littered with blank New Item distractions.  
>How do we delete these?

I don't know.

>
>I have noticed that many opensource projects are using Wiki 
>pages to update documentation, such as a FAQ.  Any thoughts on 
>the benefits of this over Faq-o-matic?  I have found that I am 
>more likely to edit a Wiki page because it is so easy to do.  
>Problems get addressed quicker because anyone reading it can 
>instantly update the page.

Never used any, sorry.

>
>Tristan


Thanks for your comments.

Ugo