Re: PCYMTNQREAIYR

[mwoehlke <mwoehlke at tibco dot com>]

Igor Peshansky wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jun 2006, mwoehlke wrote:
>
> > Igor Peshansky wrote:
> > > On Thu, 22 Jun 2006, mwoehlke wrote:
> > > > Given that this is something we usually have to throw at new users, do
> > > > we *really* expect them to know to use STFW? ;-) I would have to say
> > > > that this and TOFU might be deserving of 'one stop shopping' links, even
> > > > if they just point to google with appropriate search terms (perhaps best
> > > > if they do, even).
> > > The problem, as I've already outlined it, is "which terms do I put in the
> > > Google query"?  Outlook?  "Outlook Express"?  Thunderbird?  Pine?
> > >
> > > I've already offered to put a link to a page that strived to become a
> > > comprehensive list of solutions to the PCYMTNQREAIYR/TOFU problems.  It
> > > would then be up to the maintainer of that page to add new solutions as
> > > they are discovered (I might even contribute a couple).  But the OLOCA is
> > > not an FAQ.
> > > 	Igor
> > I was actually thinking "one of each". I.e. there would be a list of
> > links, e.g. "_Outlook_ _Outlook_Express_ _Pine_ ...", etc. But I must
> > have misunderstood; the impression I got was that nothing was happening.
> > If a page is being made, that would be great!
>
> Not to my knowledge.  <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#SHTDI>.

Well then, stop confusing me! :-) Or am I confusing myself? Um... THE 
HIPPO MADE ME DO IT! Um... yeah...

Anyway. I'd say <a 
href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=PCYMTNQREAIYR+%22outlook+express%22";>, 
but none of those are that good. Yup, SHTDI and it's not going to be me. 
I'd rather just put up a link to Thunderbird ;-).

> > I still think the OLOCA should at least have a link back to such a page,
> > however, for convenience if nothing else.
>
> Quoting myself: "I've already offered to put a link to a page that strived
> to become a comprehensive list of solutions to the PCYMTNQREAIYR/TOFU
> problems".  If such a page were created and brought to my attention, I
> will put a link to it into the PCYMTNQREAIYR and TOFU entries in the
> OLOCA.

Yup. Clearly I just can't read. :-)

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Matthew
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