[SC-Help] Re: I know you're tired of hearing this, but ... re FAQs

[WazoO]

"Blammo" <nttp.sc.sh at bigsleep.org> wrote in message
news:Xns968A6E1AE695blammo at 216.154.195.61...
> On 05 Jul 2005 WazoO entered spamcop.help and left
> news:daeeu8$5de$1 at news.spamcop.net:
>
> > Must have been timing, as I can't find the error you're pointing to.
>
> Jump To Section Links ->
> ...
> Credits & Thanks
> [points to]
> http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2238#Credit
>
> which is OK, but the target doesn't exist because the "target" is
> "#Credit", which is what I was referring to above.

Still lost, link resolves, checked tags at both ends ..???

> > that I could ignore the "don't edit this file directly" warning,
> > edit the file directly, then restart the application to then pull
> > in the changes ... but again, I don't have that luxury.
>
> Probably not a good idea, unless you know exactly how the board generates
> it's code.

This page script is based on a "lite" version of a product that's been
going to be released "Real Soon Now" for at least 8 months ...
assume also a partial justification for no existing documentation ..??

> That's the why most bbcode is. In phpBB it converts "+" to a space, the
> only way to actually post a message with a "+" in it is to post in html
and
> use &#43; otherwise phpBB is pretty nice.
> I never write that down so I always forget how to post a "+", so when I
> need to it usually takes me a couple tries to remember.

At present, I'm not smart enough to say whether it's the BBCode
stuff or the mystical conversion processes that have got me dazed.
I'm still learning, likening this a bit to the day I got to start learning
Fortran.  At a new assignment for less than two weeks.
"You run the electronics shop?"
yes
"Computers are made with electronic circuits, aren't they?"
yes
"Got one out here that needs fixing.  Call me when it's up again."
(some numbers are probably wrong here, it's been ages)
Look at a customized Data General S-280
ask an operator to show me how to log on
operator shows me the problem situation
go through some S-280 manuals to figure out how it works
eventually figure out how to log on as 'root'/supervisor/whatever
eventually find the source files .. even neater, I find the
bad section of code
realize fixing it is over my head, recall that there was a
"programmer" in the TDA for the site, start trying to find
him .. turns out that the guy was a budget analyst, filling the
"programmer" slot .. there is no "programmer"
in my searches, found some Rolm documentation on the
Fortran language (let's say version 1.7)
Data General is running version 1.5
many hours spent at re-writing code (eventually figuring out
that all those indents weren't just for looks ... data started
so many characters in, commands started so many spaces in,
etc.)  Then figuring out the compiler command (flags) that were
in the Rolm 1.7 version that didn't fly in the DG 1.5 version ...
late that night, system is up and running
LTCDR is unhappy that I called him at that hour .... however, ..
Navy Captain sends MP's to my door to escort me back to
the office .. turns out the code section I re-worked contained
classified data above my clearance level ... much paperwork
ensued <g>