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Re: [faq FAQ How do I format an entry in the Lugnet FAQ?]
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lugnet.faq
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:31:42 GMT
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JSPROAT@IOantispam.COM
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Matthew Miller wrote:
> Robert Munafo <munafo@gcctech.com> wrote:
> > once the automatic formatter exists
> So, there will be but does not currently exist a tool which extracts
> messages from this newsgroup, checks for actual properly-formatted ones,
> checks revision, and compiles a useful human-readable FAQ (in plain text
> and/or html for web display)?
I have written a tool for my own uses which formats FAQ files on the hard
disk. It does not, however, index, validate, searchify, or otherwise
process the files for LUGNET consumption -- that'll be implemented by Todd
or person(s) commissioned by Todd.
As for extraction of FAQ items from the newsgroup, there are too many
variables to work with -- such as which version of this FAQ item do we
process, how to moderate FAQ submissions, etc.
I suspect (largely because this is the most recent plan) that the FAQ items
will reside on LUGNET's hard disk as individual files, much in the same
fashion as NNTP articles.
> Where is the authoritative FAQ repository? Here?
This newsgroup (lugnet.faq) for now. I'm working on getting all of Robert's
new items into my local collection, and I guess that would be as good as
official. Putting the ZIP file up for grabs, however, is proving to be
something of an adventure.
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com>
http://www.io.com/~jsproat
Darth Maul Lives
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| Robert Munafo <munafo@gcctech.com> wrote: [snip] (...) [snip, snip; goodbye context] So, there will be but does not currently exist a tool which extracts messages from this newsgroup, checks for actual properly-formatted ones, checks revision, and (...) (27 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)
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