Re: LYNX-DEV last call: LBO home page update

[Philip Webb]

980313 Al Gilman wrote:
> Here is the key bullet as currently drafted:
> 
>      * If you are encountering difficulty with Lynx you may write to
>        address@hidden  Be as detailed as you can about where (the
>        URL) you were on the Web when you had trouble, what you did, and
>        what software you have.  If you are using an older version, you
>        may need to upgrade.
> 
> I made some small edits at the top to make room for this. Whaddya think?
> See  http://www.access.digex.net/~asgilman/lynx/browser.org/home2-8.html
 
that's definitely better, but i would move "(the URL)" to follow "the Web"
to make it cleaner on the page & insert "ie" in the parenthesis.

it's still not tough or accurate enough at the end: it should say AT LEAST
"If you are using an older version, you should probably consider upgrading".
this is very important: there simply isn't enough volunteer time available
to answer even genuine problems around the current version:
there certainly is NO spare volunteer time to support out-of-date versions.

to demonstrate this fact of life, i have collected  c 5  user queries
over the past week or so, which no-one has answered.
i'm going to repeat them -- with whatever bit of help i can offer myself --
& request lynx-devers to have a look too.
partly it's been the commotion surrounding the new release.

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