Re: Summary: Comments made on 1st Run FAQL Format

Thomas A. Fine (fine@cis.ohio-state.edu)
Mon, 29 Nov 93 13:00:54 -0500

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>
>Firstly, I'd like to mention that every time I post to this list,
>I get about 5 bounced messages back from various sites. It seems
>that there are people subscribed who no longer have accounts
>anymore...or something.
>
>OK, the main question that I've been asked so far is
>"Thomas Fine already has a FAQ List format. What does yours
>do that his doesn't do?"
>
>1. My format allows for specific reference sections which can
> be turned into WWW URLs. Example:
>
> ........ blah blah blah. You may want to grab the source
> package if you want to do some hacking of your own.
>
> REF: Source package for XXX
> SITE: foo.bar.com
> DIR: pub/source/packages
> FILE: XXX.tar.Z
> END

So does mine, in a more readable fashion when not converted (remember that
most people still read it as posted, not in HTML - I hope to change this
someday, but we live in today not tomorrow).

>2. I am not writing this FAQ list format to handle only conversion
> to HTML. If accepted and implemented, I will write conversion
> utilities to AND from the following:
> FAQL 1.0
> HTML
> LaTeX
> Maybe GNU Info

I could do that if there was a demand.

tom

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