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Re: Working sketch of FAQ item data format
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lugnet.faq
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Sun, 25 Apr 1999 03:36:53 GMT
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In lugnet.faq, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
> In lugnet.faq, Todd Lehman writes:
> > In lugnet.faq, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
> > > Refer: title.en.faq
> > What does the Refer header mean?
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> Would "Include" be better?
OK, I grok that better, yes. But why was that file referring to (or
including) itself, and why were the other files including files in parent
directories rather than subdirectories? For definitions?
(I guess you answered this below...)
> > Say, due to what we figured out on the other thread, we can nix the
> > Locations and Newsgroups headers, and just keep the Subject and Author
> > headers.
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> Sure, it looks like you're able to efficiently distinguish between a ng
> and a non-ng directory.
Yup!
> > But doesn't the date belong on the same line is the author?...
> > Version: 19960123 Todd Lehman
> > or...
> > Version: 19960123.0230 Todd Lehman
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> The top line looks good. I doubt we'd need the time-of-day stamp very often,
> if at all. Would it be possible to make it optional?
Heck yeah...if it's just a number. 19960423.0000 = 19960423 :)
> > (Need some word like 'history' or 'version' or 'revision' that covers
> > both the initial writing and subsequent updates.)
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> "Revision" sounds good.
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> > > <FILE NAME="/faq/lugnet/market/auction/awareness/title.en.faq">
> > > Refer: ../title.en.faq
> > Why does this index file refer to the index file in the parent directory?
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> Probably obsolete -- it's getting the parent directory's localized name.
OK, so this answers the question above, right?
--Todd
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> Cheers,
> - jsproat
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| (...) Would "Include" be better? (...) Sure, it looks like you're able to efficiently distinguish between a ng and a non-ng directory. (...) The top line looks good. I doubt we'd need the time-of-day stamp very often, if at all. Would it be possible (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.faq)
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