Re: Snail mailing a FAQ?]

Dave Taylor (taylor@netcom.com)
Tue, 27 Sep 1994 08:38:36 -0700 (PDT)

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> If they can't read MIME, I tell 'em it's their problem, and they
> should get software which obeys the RFCs and either handles MIME mail
> or understands news articles of up to 64K.

What a great attitude. Let's not worry bout whether the FAQ docs are
actually *usable* and *accessible* by users, particularly new users who
are the prime target audience for most FAQs, but lets instead insist on
some level of prior technical sophistication and set of tools. (Reminds
me of the FAQ mailing strategy at MIT's RTFM system too, actually)

Gadzooks. Why maintain an FAQ in the first place?

Sorry for the flame, but this one really pushed a button with me...

-- Dave Taylor
taylor@netcom.com

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