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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/01/2013 1:11 PM, Carlos Alvarez
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type="cite">On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Ira <span dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ira@extrasensory.com"
target="_blank">ira@extrasensory.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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And I started communicating with a 2400 baud modem so trimming
was a necessity and a requirement of friendship.<br>
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<div>Bah, spoiled kids. Mine was a 110 baud acoustic.</div>
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I think the "Will Asterisk run on a Rasberry Pi" thread the
perfect example of why this list is dying.</blockquote>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Carlos Alvarez</div>
<div>TelEvolve</div>
<div>602-889-3003</div>
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If you are answering one of my questions, please feel free to top
post, bottom post or post in the middle.<br>
I would rather have an answer than nothing - no matter how nicely
formatted.<br>
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Part of the problem is the way that Asterisk is delivered.<br>
The configuration files are way too complex and handle a lot of
obscure situations rather than being minimal working configurations.<br>
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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.<br>
SIP login comes with defaults that are not recommended for security
reasons.<br>
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The documentation is hard to use.<br>
At the same time, there is an expectation in the public that a
competent system administrator can install an Asterisk PBX.<br>
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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.<br>
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Ron<br>
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