Frequently asked questions in these groups deserve a monthly posting

[Bruce G. Barnett]

In article <810063 at hpsemc.HP.COM>, gph at hpsemc (Paul Houtz) writes:

>    It will be very
>    easy for someone new to the group who missed this discussion to miss the
>    summary and post a question that has already been asked.

I would hope that the FAQ postings will have an expire period of 1 month,
and that the news admins don't override the default expire.

Assuming systems use the default expire period of two weeks, then
50% of the time the FAQ posting will be the first article the new reader
sees.

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