Re: PCYMTNQREAIYR

[mwoehlke <mwoehlke@tibco.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. :-)

-- 
Matthew
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