problems in finding the right test 7 thread (was: startx trouble...)

[Suhaib Siddiqi]

> > PS to Suhaib, Harold et al: Perhaps that could be
> > added temporarily to the main xfree page or perhaps to
> > the faq, to avoid repeated messagges saying the same
> > thing. Test 7 thread on the archives is far below the
> > test 4 thread, so maybe because of that people misses
> > that important thread.
> 
> YES!! Exactly. You're right!
> That's how I'm thinking about it too.
> 
> @Suhaib, this means you don't benefit fellowship _at all_ 
> here if you're
> permanently pointing to search in the archives before you know *how*
> difficult it is to find the right thread in this terrible *mess*.
> It isn't as easy as you might think ... and especially the 
> Test 7 thread is
> *damn* hard to find.
> I mean the *right* one with the links and everything important there.

Good point.

> 
> Besides, I don't think everyone of the readers here has a 
> *cheap* internet
> connection like you might have.

Yeah in Europe they try to suck your pockets out for every excuse
they could find.  Tax for sneezing, tax for walking on
the street and tax for being happy tax for crying and even tax for
paying taxes.  i lived in Vienna for several years, the telecommunication
charges simply sucks there because of monopoly.


Suhaib

> Mine, especially is VERY EXPENSIVE.
> If I need to search the mail archives, read everything 
> through (like I said,
> > 300 matches) this takes a lot of time - and I'm forced to 
> do everything
> on-line! This can take 30 minutes and more.
> Not only because of that I'd suggest to build up a FAQ. Yes. ASAP.
> Perhaps sorta WEEKLY in the mailing list.
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Another big thanks to Alejandro for re-posting the links!
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> I have them now, but Alejandro, can you think of me almost 
> having gone mad
> days before because I couldn't find it no matter how hard I tried?
> I had the same problem - saw Test 4 and - HUH? Hey, where's 
> test 7 then?
> Since my search system (and query words) weren't the best, it 
> took me more
> than 30 minutes until I finally found it.
> I don't want to go through this again, please, no.
> 
> Andreas
>