Hello Frank.

30 Oct 02 11:49, you wrote to me:

 FV> On (30 Oct 02) Russell Tiedt wrote to Carol Shenkenberger...

 FV> Hello Russell,


 RT>> Why I asked the question about the FAQ/How-To thingy in the first
 RT>> place. If we have a well written, non-ambiguos document,
 RT>> detailing how to list nodelist segments with liberal examples,
 RT>> all of which fit within current FTSC standards, and circulate it
 RT>> widely, it will be read, and if it is well written, those reading
 RT>> it will take it seriously. Then when problems are found with a
 RT>> node segment, refer the people to the document, if you can get
 RT>> them to read it fully, you will have won half the battle.

 FV> Just be sure it /IS/ readable. The problem with many documents, FAQs
 FV> and other such things technical in Fidonet is that they /ARE NOT/
 FV> readable by the general masses. The FTSC documents are well written,
 FV> but I don't understand them worth a hoot. When they start talking
 FV> about formulas and placements in hex and such, I get lost real fast.
 FV> If I'm supposed to put a comma as the first character, tell me to put
 FV> a comma as the first character. Do not tell me to insert the hex 2C or
 FV> decimal 44 as the first character, followed by the numeric designation
 FV> for the address in the range of 00000-999999. :)

 FV> IOW, make it readable by the general public, not just the programmers.

What I mean when I say well written, and not ambiguos, is what you are saying 
above, to name it differently, a NODDY guide to nodelist segments. :-)

Russell

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