Re: FAQ length for split

mathew (mathew@mantis.co.uk)
26 Aug 1994 11:08:25 +0100

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In article <9408251628.AA19604@cocoa-chex>,
Robyn Kozierok <robyn@ai.mit.edu> wrote:
>I know it's been debated here whether long FAQs actually need to be split
>or not, so let's not get into that again. But, I'd like to know the length
>of FAQ which it is "strongly recommended" to split.

I'd say around 64K. Not just because some systems have problems with
larger articles, but because at that stage it becomes a pain to
navigate around the document.

Don't just chop into pieces, though. Take the opportunity to
re-arrange the material and split it thematically.

mathew

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