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Re: Indexing the GB-Users archives

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Subject: Re: Indexing the GB-Users archives
From: Marc Bailey (Fountainhead Industries) <marc.bailey_at_usa_dot_net>
Date: 10 Mar 00 08:25:25 EST
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If not a search facility for the archives, as a minimum how about providing a
weekly digest option? - the volume is starting to get *really* annoying.

If this isn't possible either, how about swapping this list out to a news
group instead; this is the proper place for a realtime forum anyway.

Don't get me wrong - I love the list. Just not the format.


John Ross <jross_at_gta_dot_com> wrote:
> Send postings to: gb-users_at_gta_dot_com
> Access the list archives at:
> http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/
> ----------------------------------
> An FAQ has been in the works for sometime.  I actually wrote Michael Burden

> about this earlier and asked him for suggestions.  If there is anything 
> that you all would like to see included in the FAQ please email me directly

> with suggestions.  The current plan is to include a wide range of sales 
> related and technical questions and answers.  This should be everything 
> from "Does it run on NT" to "How do I set up GNAT Box with a Citrix
Server."
> 
> We are hoping to eventually create an updated tech support section that 
> will be more like a database.  However, its still a work in progress.  We 
> have been very busy here at GTA and the tech support section was pushed 
> back, but you can probably expect to see something in the near future.  No 
> promises as to when that will be though.  Just stay tuned.
> 
> -John
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 04:45 PM 3/8/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Send postings to: gb-users_at_gta_dot_com
> >Access the list archives at:
> >http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/
> >----------------------------------
> > >What are the chances that a local search engine could be
> > >added to the GB-Users archive website?  I'm thinking that
> > >the amount of time needed to install the software,
> > >configure it, and add it to the webpage might just pay
> > >off in the long run in reduced support.
> > >
> > >...and it might also mean that we won't have to answer
> > >the "port 113" question every week  :)
> >
> >Do I second this!
> >
> >In fact, I was going to suggest it myself in response to your comment
> >"Someone *really* needs to write a FAQ for this list  :)". I spent a
couple
> >hours going through the archives one evening, which was useful, but I've
> >forgotten most of what I learned by now. Being able to search the archives
> >would be great.
> >
> >Summarizing the most common question in the gb FAQ would also be useful,
and
> >would further reduce support requests.
> >
> >Don
> >
> >P.S. Another pet peeve. Why can't the mail list manager be changed so that
> >it sets the reply address to the list, and not to the original poster. I
> >accidentally sent this to the original poster (Michael Burden), even
though
> >I "know" I have to change the To address to be gb-users_at_gta_dot_com. How many
> >others have made this mistake, how many times?
> >
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