On Sunday 21 Sep 2003 6:25 pm, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > Anne Wilson schrieb am Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:04:03 +0100: > > On Sunday 21 Sep 2003 3:38 pm, Eric Huff wrote: > > > But, if someone reads our entire list and gets to a link at the > > > bottom, they can, if interested, look into it more. We could > > > expand the "The 'rules' of internet usage..." line to > > > emphasize "If you are interested...". > > > > I think if I were reading it for the first time, I would think > > 'OK - that's what they want.' Then when I got to the bottom, I > > would probably say 'I'll have a look at that sometime' - and I'd > > probably forget about it. But it's there if anyone does > > want/need it. > > I go along with Eric's point of view, especially with the sideline > "if you are interested. > Agreed - we should amend that.
> What I'd like to have mentioned in the main text is that the RFCs > are just what they are: a Request For Comments. Nothing more > nothing less. > (As long as they don't think that comments are actually wanted or will do any good <g>) I know what you mean, though. > Background: > There are the usual list-nazis - as you put it - in nearly every > list and newsgroup, ok. But having peeked into German lists and > especially newsgroups it struck me that there are people who regard > the RFCs as *laws*. If you violate them you get near legal > prosecution, so it sometimes seems when you read the postings. > > Although this is a bit more laid-back in international lists (we > Germans need our rules and walls) it may be a point to be explained > to the noob. > I'll try to get to it this evening, to see if I can deal with this. Please check in a few hours and comment if you think anything should be changed again. I shan't be offended. Getting it right is not always easy. Anne > wobo -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
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