[REBOL] Re: nntp question
From: kolla:nvg:ntnu:no at: 3-Sep-2001 12:21
On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Porter Woodward wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kolbjørn Barmen" <[kolla--nvg--ntnu--no]>
> > My major problem with rebol is finding the documentation, so there is a
> > online manual, so I look up nntp:// here...
> >
> > http://www.rebol.com/docs/core23/rebolcore-13.html#sect12.
> >
>
> Umm - try looking around in the Script library -
> http://www.reboltech.com/library/scripts/3KBnewsreader.r
I want a reference manual, not a script library. :)
I dont want to wade through other peoples application sources to find out
how to do a simple task, I just want to look it up.. aha.. do it.
> It's been there since June of last year, and has no problems downloading a
> message via NNTP. It's actually remarkably simple, even with very few
> comments the script and what it does is remarkably understandable.
I'll have a peek.
> I agree that the amount (or lack thereof) of documentation on how to do
> simple, useful things can be a little frustrating - as a View user, I'm
> still a little miffed about the overall lack of online documentation - much
> of what View does and how it does it can be derived via probe and other
> introspection - but sometimes something more would be nice.
Indeed.
-- kolla
