Ben Nagy writes:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Graham, Randy (RAW) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:36 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: No brainer posts (Was - What does it mean?)
> >
> >
> > I feel a repost of Ben Nagy's e-mail on this topic from last summer is
> > particularly appropriate at this time (see below).
>
> You mean _winter_, right? ;)
>
> > maybe it is time we ask the moderator
> > to be a little
> > more selective in letting things through to the list.
>
> It's a delicate balance between having a moderator (which we don't) and
> having a list with broader discussion and faster responses. MJR's list is
> good, but can be slow when he's off having a life.
>
> > And
> > people, please
> > learn to use a search engine before saying "Can anyone tell
> > me where to find
> > info on topic X?"
>
> Oh yes. A thousand times yes.
>
> Maybe, if we don't want a moderator (which I don't, personally), we could
> think about an FAQ? I keep getting the urge to send posts saying "You find
> it on Google. Read the FAQ."
There is the basic alt.firewalls FAQ
( http://www.interhack.net/pubs/fwfaq/
http://web.ranum.com/pubs/fwfaq/ ) which we could simply add some of
the constant 'no-brainer' comments to (Which is better NT or
UNIX??). And something that says "Before you post ask Google" :-)
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