sahayman@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Steve Hayman) (05/24/89)
Jonathan I. Kamens writes: >\begin{Hugeflame} and I agree. Isn't it time for a monthly "Introduction to comp.unix.questions and comp.unix.wizards" posting, containing frequently asked questions and answers? I think this has worked well in some other groups. For starters, such an article could contain - examples of what is appropriate for .questions and what is appropriate for .wizards - "how to get a recursive directory listing" - "how to remove a file whose name begins with a dash or whose names contain odd characters" - maybe a list of some good Unix books and so on. Obviously a good starting point would be parts of Gene Spafford's monthly "Frequently Asked Questions" posting to news.announce.newusers. Most usenet groups might benefit from having a monthly introductory posting. If all we need is a volunteer to put together such a document and post it on a regular basis, I volunteer. I don't claim to have all the answers myself but I'll be happy to organize and edit an appropriate monthly posting. (Please excuse the posting of this particular article to both groups - that is one thing the monthly posting should recommend agains. Followups to comp.unix.questions) Let me know by mail if you have any suggestions for what this document should contain, and I'll put a preliminary version together and post it for public comment, if nobody has any objections. Steve -- Steve Hayman Workstation Manager Computer Science Department Indiana U. sahayman@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (812) 855-6984