Bob,
I actually didn't intend this to be directed at you at all. The fact
that you'd put [path to] (in brackets) told me you'd replaced your dir structure.
However, the comment that Marc made was one that I'd thought a few times
- that there are a number of persons would haven't read the opensrs
docs. It's a catch 22 as opensrs is designed to be open to everybody,
but it requires a little extra knowledge that many self-professed
webmasters don't actually have - and thus isn't really open to everyone.
Chris
Bob Martin wrote:
>
> Just to clarify my post:
>
> I was asking why I received an error message and indicated an example of the
> message, and asked what file permissions needed to be set on the templates
> directory. I am well aware that the /[path to]/OpenSRS.conf must be changed
> to reflect the directory structure of my server.
>
> The default permissions for the templates directory did not work on my
> server so I had to change all the .html and .txt files in the various
> template directories to chmod 644. This works on my system. Others may work
> fine on chmod 755, however I did want to report my findings for others.
>
> Before we start a crusade to abolish "lazy" questions on these
> understandably busy lists, let's get the documentation firm and correct
> first.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Bob Martin
> Shore Communications, LLC
> http://www.shorecom.com
> TUCOWS PDACentral Mirror
> http://shorecom.pda.tucows.com
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Cooke-Johnson <chriscj@gocarib.com>
> To: <dev-list@opensrs.com>; <dicuss-list@opensrs.com>
> Cc: <marc@storck.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Lazy Questions!
>
> > I have to second Marc here - I think we're all very willing to help out
> > with problems but I've seen a good three or four posts in the last few
> > days that were from people who couldn't be bothered to read either the
> > README file or the getting started guide.
> >
> > The problem with lists is that it is far too easy to ask a question and
> > get an answer rather than looking up the solution yourself. I'm not sure
> > the status on the list archives and I think that may help a little when
> > it's up - as long as people bother to check it...but then again, it's
> > easier to read a README than to looking things up in a mailing list
> archive!
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Marc Storck wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello people,
> > >
> > > I'm posting this because I can't accept it anymore that people are
> wasting
> > > our time, the time of the support team and and and, just because THEY
> ARE
> > > TOO LAZY TO READ THE "readme" files!!! Ok, it sometimes happens to
> > > everybody that we miss something. But how many times did the lists get a
> > > mail asking why the error logs says:
> > >
> > > /[path to]/something/else/where/data/is
> > >
> > > can't be found or what else. It's one of the first things the README
> file
> > > says! Do we really have to get about 40 mails (on the 3 lists together)
> > > asking for the same again and again. Tell me what you think about! I
> > > prefer, if you don't mind, to get a personal reply, if it isn't of
> general
> > > interest!!
> > >
> > > Something else: About the NIC handles, as the main NSI database is NOT
> > > using NIC handles why should we insert a NIC handle system on our own.
> > > Perhaps to be incompatible on a later date when NSI adds NIC handles? We
> > > right now have our Usernames/Passwords system. The user is able to
> change
> > > all his contacts at one time, as long as he used the same
> > > username/password combination together with his initial domain. Why add
> a
> > > second system, which also isn't supported globally?
> > >
> > > Again I prefer a personal reply, if it isn't of general interest!
> > >
> > > Thank you for the time you spent to read this e-mail!
> > >
> > > CU
> > >
> > > Marc
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