ping Gary, mac, Brink, robertmiles, Frank, Dave

Since 90% + of the questions posted to this newsgroup have been asked and
answered umpteen times, I suggest you guys get together and write a FAQ.

"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> Since 90% + of the questions posted to this newsgroup have been asked and
> answered umpteen times, I suggest you guys get together and write a FAQ.
>

The FAQ exists, on Google's archive of the newsgroups,
http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en

If only the people with problems would use it?


--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP : Mail.
[DTS] UK.

"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> Since 90% + of the questions posted to this newsgroup have been asked and
> answered umpteen times, I suggest you guys get together and write a FAQ.
>


Seeing as 90% of people don't bother to search for previous posts, do you
think any of them would bother to read an FAQ?

Steve
Yes, one can use http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en to search
the archive. What I was suggesting was a FAQ specific to this group that is
posted frequently with a subject line something like "Read this FAQ before
posting". Additionally, posters can be given a link to the FAQ in reply to
their questions.

I found this excellent (albeit limited) FAQ written by Brink which is the
type of thing I had in mind. Adding more questions and answers to it could
serve as the FAQ for this group.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/6...l-problems.html

" mac" <macknever@fsmail.net> wrote in message
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> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:BKmdnTtoyLa6VkLanZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>> Since 90% + of the questions posted to this newsgroup have been asked and
>> answered umpteen times, I suggest you guys get together and write a FAQ.
>>
>
> The FAQ exists, on Google's archive of the newsgroups,
> http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
>
> If only the people with problems would use it?
>
>
> --
> Regards Steve.
> MS-MVP : Mail.
> [DTS] UK.

If people would just use a search engine like Google, it would resolve
90% of their issues. Unfortunately, we can't force people to read an FAQ first.
Brink's and Ramesh's (http://www.winhelponline.com ) web-based FAQs are a
good start, and I find it useful when I can merely reference one of those links
instead of doing a whole lot of typing.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:BKmdnTtoyLa6VkLanZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@comcast.com...
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> Since 90% + of the questions posted to this newsgroup have been asked and answered umpteen times, I suggest you guys get
> together and write a FAQ.
>