1994-09-16 - Re: The mother of all FAQs

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From: merriman@metronet.com (David K. Merriman)
To: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
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UTC Datetime: 1994-09-16 19:58:32 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 16 Sep 94 12:58:32 PDT

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From: merriman@metronet.com (David K. Merriman)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 94 12:58:32 PDT
To: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Subject: Re: The mother of all FAQs
Message-ID: <199409161956.AA14369@metronet.com>
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>Rishab Aiyer Ghosh writes:
>
>Yes, "FAQ" is a misnomer (a miscyphernomer?). And as long as it is, it
>won't answer questions that get asked here, such as:
>
>"I've looked for a FAQ on versions of RC4 that run on the Amiga, and I
>can't find anything."
>
>(Well, I'm kidding about this one, but similarly obscure questions do
>come up. Rishab is right that most "FAQs" are becoming much more than
>that. It seems to me we need a new term.)
>

Knowledgebase?  Reference?

Dave Merriman
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