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Subject: 
Munafo's FAQ submissions (was Re: 202 FAQ items posted to lugnet.faq)
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lugnet.faq
Date: 
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 17:08:37 GMT
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In lugnet.faq, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
Do you intend to include this FAQ into the grand LUGNET FAQ?  (1)  If so,
they'd need to be put into the proper format.  You could do it if you want, or
I can get to it when I get more time.

I'll look around and try to find out what the "proper" format is. Maybe you
could reply with a pointer to the LUGNET message I need to read.

However, I want to point out that text-only ASCII is the world standard format
for FAQ files and I'm reluctant to spend a lot of time and effort turning it
into some elaborate nonstandard format, particularly if it will make the result
impossible to convert back to plain ASCII. FAQ files are about information, not
style and they need to be easy to distribute across all operating systems by
many different protocols, including plain text email.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Munafo's FAQ submissions (was Re: 202 FAQ items posted to lugnet.faq)
 
Okay, I found it. It looks like I can handle it. I can cut and paste to make the job easier. I have 202 examples to work from! (-; Good luck to anyone of average intelligence who tries to figure it out, though. Everyone on LUGNET must be at least (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)
  Re: Munafo's FAQ submissions (was Re: 202 FAQ items posted to lugnet.faq)
 
(...) The format won't make it impossible to convert back to plain ASCII. It will, however, make it possible to incorporate into a larger, searchable, multimedia FAQ. The main rationale behind the FAQ format is to have a common source base from (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: 202 FAQ items posted to lugnet.faq
 
(...) Do you intend to include this FAQ into the grand LUGNET FAQ? (1) If so, they'd need to be put into the proper format. You could do it if you want, or I can get to it when I get more time. (...) That's my motivation for doing a FAQ. :-, Cheers, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)

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