They should be able to submit their own html file, pointer to their own
local pages or have it automatically converted from a text file.
# That suggests a conundrum - if a FAQ author submits an html'ized FAQ
# but doesn't update it, and does post an updated ASCII version, should
# the archives revert to the automatically generated approach in order
# to stay up to date?
That's a good question. Got an answer ?
# To simplify things - when a FAQ uses the URL header, simply link
# directly to that instead of trying to generate an html version. Why
# wasn't this the approach taken originally?
Because early on, remember this facility has been here a couple years
now, there was no URL's in the headers. I was the one that helped push
for it to be a standard part of the *.answers auxiliary headers. The
other problem back then was link verification. I have added support for
link verification so...
# This doesn't cover the case where an html version isn't posted and
# doesn't already have a home page.
Yes. Someone should be able to submit an FAQ directly to the repository
and not have to deal with moving between web hosting sites or ISPs.
# Does rtfm allow a FAQ to be archived even if it isn't posted? Or
# maybe I'm just thinking of the offer to list in the LoPiP a FAQ that
# doesn't get posted. In any case, when only a pointer to a FAQ is
# posted to Usenet, the FAQ author could make sure the full html version
# (or even an ASCII version) is always available in the archives.
Maybe the faq archive could automatically inject it into the Usenet
stream as well if the author requested it... (Just a thought.)
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