Nieminen Mika wrote in message <369e3964.0@news.povray.org>...
[snip]
>  You understood me wrong.
[snip]

If I did, then I apologize. (I like this about new.povray.org - everybody is
so friendly, you don't even need a killfile :-)

>: Quite frankly: I don't have the time to study the VFAQ, so I don't
>: know which questions are answered in it, so I can't point people to it
>: either...
>
>  But you have time to answer the same questions again and again?

Nope - as you can see, I didn't answer to the original question - mainly
because others had already answered when I read it, but I guess I wouldn't
have even if no answers had been given yet, because of the lack of time and
the confidence that in this special subject others would come forth with the
same answer I would give (high ambient value).
I must concede: Had I known more about the content of the VFAQ than I
currently do, then I would probably have answered with a link to it. Maybe I
*should* read it again :-)

Greetings,
Johannes.

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Perhaps the reason no one is using the VFAQ is that they don't know about
it......I've never heard of it, but everyone is so busy bitching each other out
that no one has posted the URL so I can get it. To tell you the truth, it sounds
like a good idea, and I'd love to have it, so could someone please tell me where
it is?

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Richard wrote:

> Perhaps the reason no one is using the VFAQ is that they don't know about
> it......I've never heard of it, but everyone is so busy bitching each other out
> that no one has posted the URL so I can get it. To tell you the truth, it sounds
> like a good idea, and I'd love to have it, so could someone please tell me where
> it is?

This is the permenant but temporarily off line link:
 http://www.students.tut.fi/~warp/povVFAQ.html

This is the temporary link to the VFAQ
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~warp/povVFAQ.html#

Check my recent posting in povray.text.tutorials for more
links to tutorial and educational pov related information.

--
Ken Tyler

tyl### [at] pacbellnet

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Ahh, so the sig is C code?! I thought my newsreader was missing something...
OK, so I'm slow, I don't know C and I missed the joke :(
I GOTTA learn C, dammit!

Margus

Nieminen Mika wrote in message <369dce28.0@news.povray.org>...
>  I want to answer with the _exact_ location to the answer (ie. with the
>#-parameter after the url).
>  And besides, do you know how much work I did to type that sig? I'm not
>changing it! ;)
>
>  Perhaps I'll make some day the same thing with pov-code instead of C...
>
>--
>main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
>*_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*-
Warp. -*/

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In povray.newusers Johannes Hubert <jhu### [at] algonetse> wrote:
: Nope - as you can see, I didn't answer to the original question - mainly
: because others had already answered when I read it, but I guess I wouldn't
: have even if no answers had been given yet, because of the lack of time and
: the confidence that in this special subject others would come forth with the
: same answer I would give (high ambient value).
: I must concede: Had I known more about the content of the VFAQ than I
: currently do, then I would probably have answered with a link to it. Maybe I
: *should* read it again :-)

  All this is ok. I didn't mean to blame you or anything. I understand
what you mean. :)

  I remember a funny Garfield postcard which says: "Feel free to waste my
valuable time".

-- 
main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
*_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*- Warp. -*/

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http://www.cs.tut.fi/~warp/povVFAQ.html


Richard wrote:
> 
> Perhaps the reason no one is using the VFAQ is that they don't know about
> it......I've never heard of it, but everyone is so busy bitching each other out
> that no one has posted the URL so I can get it. To tell you the truth, it sounds
> like a good idea, and I'd love to have it, so could someone please tell me where
> it is?

-- 
 omniVERSE: beyond the universe
  http://members.aol.com/inversez/POVring.htm
=Bob

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Why don't you organise (organize) things such that the first time someone posts
to this server, they get the VFAQ mailed to them ? As long as it's only once it
shouldn't be an issue (if it's big then perhaps only mail them the location).

This would have to be done at least partially manually due to despammed email
addresses, but the rest could be automated.

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povray.org admin team <new### [at] despampovrayorg> wrote:
: This would have to be done at least partially manually due to despammed email
: addresses, but the rest could be automated.

  I think they have despammed their email address for a reason... I think
it would be a good idea to respect it.

-- 
main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
*_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*- Warp. -*/

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"povray.org admin team" wrote:
> 
> Why don't you organise (organize) things such that the first time someone posts
> to this server, they get the VFAQ mailed to them ? As long as it's only once it
> shouldn't be an issue (if it's big then perhaps only mail them the location).
> 
> This would have to be done at least partially manually due to despammed email
> addresses, but the rest could be automated.
Is there a possibility to setup a Greeting script on the news server, that replies to
the
FIRST message someone sends with the VFAQ address???
The sender could then be stored in a database or something so it won't be replied to
again....


I'm not at all sure if it'll work, since I don't have a clue on how to run a news
server..


//Spider

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Nieminen Mika wrote:
> 
> povray.org admin team <new### [at] despampovrayorg> wrote:
> : This would have to be done at least partially manually due to despammed email
> : addresses, but the rest could be automated.
> 
>   I think they have despammed their email address for a reason... I think
> it would be a good idea to respect it.
> 
> --
> main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
> *_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*- Warp. -*/

How about a public announcement once a month on .general,
, .windows , .newusers, and .moray indicating the availability
of the VFAQ. This would probably be enough to get it's presence
advertized without private invasion and still reach a lot of
the ocassional visitors.

Just a thought.

-- 
Ken Tyler

tyl### [at] pacbellnet

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