Tim,

K> DS> It sounds like he needed a basic course of IP addresses first. I knew
K> DS> a (now former) Sysop who had NO CLUE what the AUTOEXEC and CONFIG files
K> DS> were on the system -- really??!! What are they doing running a BBS??!!

K>oh wow.. and that right there is why i don't really like the idea of autoconf
K>scripts, etc.. if someone needs a script to do all the BBS
K>instal/setup/configuration, then how in the crap will they actually be able t
K>run the BBS.  I can understand having one for a sysop who is already setup an
K>would just like to hav eit to roll the bbs back out incase something happens.
K>but I've seen and committed some doozies in my lifetime of sysoping.. I reall
K>have done some stupid crap from time to time because I really hate reading
K>documentation, etc. so I find myself usually skimming through it. after a whi
K>most everything with SBBS can be setup without worrying about docs.. but ther
K>times when stuff comes up and bites me.. and make me look fairly stupid becau
K>usally it is the trivial stuff that gets me.

  Real Sysops read the docs...or at least skim them...a nice way of
saying RTFM. :P

  Many authors hate writing the docs as much as we hate reading
it...but, they also have to cater to "the lowest common denominator"
(LCD), as not everyone is as computer savvy as they are.

  Yet, I've done a few "boners" with the setup...when shown my error, I
felt so stupid!! :P

Daryl

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