Jim, Can I really run 8.3 on my Mothers phone? She still has the push button wall phone. Does not even have a screen on it.
Richard Kann Jim Idle wrote: > > Please. No, I really mean it. Please, read this before posting to the > group. > > > > *How to Post to the Group* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This page is designed to help you pose a question or send a comment to > the jBASE discussion group. Please read this through once as if you > are new to the group and make your first post without doing so, you > are likely to make a mistake. This mistake will be obvious to all and > they will grumble at you, or worse still, probably laugh at you. It > isn't very long, and you need only read it once. > > *Unwritten Rules (which are now written down)* > > * The first thing to mention is that the group has become a mix of > people working with jBASE because they work at a bank using T24, > and those that are using jBASE because I (or someone like me, no > wait... someone working at jBASE), talked them in to it. > > All users of jBASE in whatever capacity are welcome here, but if > you want to post a question that is SPECIFICALLY about T24, such > as /"How do I print a contract ID"/, then please note the banner > at the bottom of every post to this group and start the subject > with the word *T24:*. There seems to be some confusion over > this, and of course if you joined the list then made your first > post 10 minutes later, you might miss it. > > So, what this means is that if your question is something like > /"When I press menu entry 7, it deletes all my FOREX > transactions."/ then you have a question about *T24* itself and > should start the subject of your post with *T24:*. This allows > the jBASE users that are not interested in T24 menus to ignore > the post. Perhaps some people are too scared to want to know > what kind of things are going on with their money inside banks, > or perhaps they have other things to do. So, PLEASE take note of > the banner and if in doubt, just put *T24:* at the start of the > subject. If you forget the [ and ] then nobody will complain, > but try to remember them because it allows people to set up > email filters easily. Other than this, ask any question you like. > * When you post a question, remember that the readers don't know > that you are running jBASE 8.3 beta on a Google application > server on your Mother's telephone and that all the passwords are > set to /42/. Hence you will receive better guidance if you > supply some information about the hardware, software and bugware > you are experiencing problems with. jBASE comes with a nice > utility that tells you (well, tells people that know what the > output means) lots of interesting things about the software. > This program does not give out any information that people could > feasibly use to hack your system. > > If you run the program '*jdiag*' at a command shell, it will > print out a set of information that you can copy and paste at > the end of your post. Also, mention your hardware and so on if > it seems at all relevant to your question; it won't harm to > mention it even if it doesn't seem relevant. Of course, by > mention, I don't mean "Our hardware came in a very attractive > blue box and the power supply is much quieter than our old one, > Jen in accounting says it will look very nice with a geranium or > two on top." > * Help yourself by trying to describe your problem in as much > detail as you can. You don't need to be an expert, that's why > your posting here right? But, don't say "The compiler doesn't > work.", explain what part doesn't work, supply all the error > messages and say what you have done so far to try and fix your > problem. > * Be respectful (sometimes even to me), and don't make your posts > sound like you are Mr. Angry of Bolton, or that your problem is > making you so mad that you might kill your mother. You can of > course say things like "Please help me Obewan, you're my only > hope," or sign off with Om Shanti Om and start a huge dance > routine. A fairly detailed post with a clear question will > usually be answered. Angry posts will probably be answered too, > but perhaps not in the way you wished for. Complaints are fine, > but try to complain respectfully and apologize after you have > punched someone in the mouth. The only exception to these rules > is if in fact you ARE Mr. Angry of Bolton or you have been > reincarnated recently. > * Don't email people off list unless invited to or you know them > and feel that they don't hate you too much, or you have 6 > fingers on your right hand and are offering them money. The list > is the place to ask for help and if people have time they will > try to help. > * Please don't use the list to blatantly plug you own products. If > you reply to a post, make sure that you are giving them some > advice that is relevant. There are no rules about mentioning > products other than you can't just reply with 20 paragraphs > about the feature set of your product. If you really think that > your product will help, then say so in a few lines and invite a > personal communication. Also, if you are going to offer your > /paid for product/ as a solution, then make sure it is a > technically sound answer, as some people on the list - and I am > not saying who but they are very handsome and very clever and > usually called Jim - will probably take you to task about it > publically. Other than this, feel free to announce your (jBASE > related) products on this list, but please put something in > subject line that indicates your post is about a commercial > product, such as [COMMERCIAL] or [HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE]. > * Job offers/Job advertisements. Given a few recent posts, we now > *REQUIRE* that people making offers of jobs and opportunities > should identify themselves rather than just try to harvest > CVs/Resumes. So, please provide public contact information if > advertising jobs or opportunities or we will just have to remove > your post and yourself from the list and /<spit>/ in your > general direction. > * Language barriers etc. Do your best to try and post in good > English but don't be afraid to post because you don't think your > English is good enough. Usually someone will work out what you > mean. Of course, I am talking to the Americans here. Similarly I > must ask the Indian's on the list to go easy on the Americans as > English isn't their first language. In other words, try to > be somewhat culturally sensitive and make allowances for > languages and ways of expression. > > So, in short: > > * Explain yourself properly > * Start the subject of questions about T24 with the word *T24:* > (include the :) > * Be respectful > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please read the posting guidelines at: http://groups.google.com/group/jBASE/web/Posting%20Guidelines IMPORTANT: Type T24: at the start of the subject line for questions specific to Globus/T24 To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jBASE?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
