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Article #3027Re: User-Only type documentation
From: Robert Klotz
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 20:52
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 20:52
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jon@vector0.SAC.CA.US (Dazed N. Confused) writes: > dwrage@ddt-archives.athens.oh.us (David William Wrage) writes: > > > I'm thinking of editing the USER.DOC file, it's just htat I'm too d*mn lazy > > really want to do it. any ideas? > > Uhm. Why do users need to know every command, even the restricted > ones? Why not have a little more simplicity.. > > NEW - read new messages > RN - like NEW, but one-key only > READ - Read messages on current newsgroup > POST - Post message on current newsgroup > MAIL - read your mail > FILES - download section > LIST - Recent callers > STAT - Your Status (change config, etc) > > > What else do users do, commonly? Not much else.. I don't see > much of a reason to document commands more than the above, either. > Users aren't stupid. Unless they are. And then what good are they? > you had better document BYE or you will have them longer than you ever wanted.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!convex!constellation!mom!krobt From: krobt@mom.nova.com (Robert Klotz) Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle Subject: Re: User-Only type documentation Message-ID: <8HuPwB1w165w@mom.nova.com> Date: Fri, 01 Jan 93 14:52:30 CST References: <2Z8LwB3w165w@vector0.SAC.CA.US> Reply-To: krobt@mom.nova.com (Robert Klotz) Organization: Nova Research Inst., Norman, OK, USA Lines: 29