[asterisk-users] Top Posting

[Ron Wheeler]

On 02/01/2013 1:11 PM, Carlos Alvarez wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Ira <ira at extrasensory.com 
> <mailto:ira at extrasensory.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     And I started communicating with a 2400 baud modem so trimming was
>     a necessity and a requirement of friendship.
>
>
> Bah, spoiled kids.  Mine was a 110 baud acoustic.
>
>     I think the "Will Asterisk run on a Rasberry Pi" thread the
>     perfect example of why this list is dying.
>
>
> The number of questions posted here that are easily answered with a 
> search or which are far too basic and open (how do I make Asterisk 
> work) is very high these days, and that does kill a list.  A lot of us 
> are interested in helping people who help themselves, and solving 
> complex problems.  I've seen many tech lists die off when people stop 
> trying to help themselves and ask intelligent questions.
>
> As to top-posting, another example of when I think it's generally 
> acceptable is people using tablets.  I have found no way on either my 
> iOS or Android tablets to quickly/easily post in the traditional 
> manner.  If I'm faced with spending a few minutes carefully trimming a 
> useful reply or just not posting it at all, I'm likely to choose the 
> latter if I'm on a list that says "absolutely never" top post.
>
> -- 
> Carlos Alvarez
> TelEvolve
> 602-889-3003
>

If you are answering one of my questions, please feel free to top post, 
bottom post or post in the middle.
I would rather have an answer than nothing - no matter how nicely formatted.

Part of the problem is the way that Asterisk is delivered.
The configuration files are way too complex and handle a lot of obscure 
situations rather than being minimal working configurations.

I am not sure that all of the defaults actually make sense - I just had 
to go in and turn on tos in SIP. The default is "none" which is not what 
the docs that I found, recommend.
SIP login comes with defaults that are not recommended for security reasons.

The documentation is hard to use.
At the same time, there is an expectation in the public that a competent 
system administrator can install an Asterisk PBX.

This being said, given the number of Asterisk installations being 
installed each day by first-time administrators, the traffic here seems 
pretty reasonable both in volume and in level of difficulty.

Ron

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