Fwd: updating wiki

Sun Nov 21 09:22:05 UTC 2010

thanks tome will update you guys once the update is complete.

On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04 at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> Good, good.
>
> It is sometimes ok to break out of a mailing list for a few mails and then
> give the list an update later = so that was all fine, don't worry.
>
> Check typos and spellings in Documentation you edit.  Saying "ahve" in a
> mail is ok, most people convert that to "have" without even noticing but in
> documentation it is more important to try to get sepllings right (or
> american)
>
> I think the main thing is congrats on getting the mail-server working
> despite documentation leading you astray ;)
> Congrats and regards from
> Tom :)
>
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> *From:* Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Ubuntu Doc <ubuntu-doc at lists.ubuntu.com>
> *Sent:* Sun, 21 November, 2010 8:54:24
> *Subject:* Fwd: updating wiki
>
> forgot to include the doc list here
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387 at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 9:53 AM
> Subject: Re: updating wiki
> To: Tom Davies <tomdavies04 at yahoo.co.uk>
>
>
> i can do it just ahve to add a gigantic warning to not put the Maildir in
> an encrypted home directory. other then that the wiki is fine considering i
> have never setup an email server before its been quite a learning
> experience. but ill try and update the wiki today :)
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04 at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
>> Hi :)
>>
>> I think it is wise for pages to state which release they are written for,
>> especially if there is 'some' coding on the page.  However i usually find
>> that only sundry petty changes need to be made, for example a coding line
>> that includes the word "dapper" might need to be edited to read "lucid"
>> because Lucid Lynx, the 10.04, is the latest LTS release.
>>
>> Yes it would be 'nice' if someone with recent experience using those pages
>> were able to go through and make the tiny changes and then check that the
>> advice still works.
>>
>> Obviously the dovecot wiki 'urgently' needs that update because more
>> people appear to be using encrypted partitions now = or is it still only
>> recent Windows converts that bother?  Is there any chance of you doing the
>> edit there Jonathon, since you know the change that is needed but other
>> people might not be so familiar with that page?
>>
>>
>> Good luck and regards from
>> Tom :)
>>
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>> *From:* Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387 at gmail.com>
>> *To:* Zach Kriesse <zach.kleinhenz at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Ubuntu Doc <ubuntu-doc at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> *Sent:* Sun, 21 November, 2010 8:34:21
>> *Subject:* Re: updating wiki
>>
>> Zach thign is the wiki's need an overhaul in general imho as they have how
>> to's for release which have been EOL'ed ages ago.
>>
>> also for instance there is no mention on the dovecot wiki that encrypted
>> home directories shouldnt be used. i have spent the last month trying to
>> figure out why im having email issues :(.
>>
>> Would it be possible to develop some sort of game plan to update all
>> wiki's and how to's so they are up to date with more recent supported
>> releases?
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 1:01 AM, Zach Kriesse <zach.kleinhenz at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Depends upon the importance of the page and who edited it  but sometimes
>>> pages can be lost. I myself along with Phillw are part of the Ubuntu Doc
>>> team and Ubuntu Doc/Wiki Admins team so we have a bit more of a
>>> responsibility look over pages...if you're ever in doubt send an email to
>>> the list, join #ubuntu-doc on irc.freenode.net, or send me or phillw an
>>> email...glad to see your interest in contributing...
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>> Zach K
>>>
>>> On Nov 20, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  thanks for the information. are the wiki pages check by people who know
>>> how things are setup etc to verify some sort of validity and correctness in
>>> the steps in the tutorial?
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Connor Imes < <rocket2dmn at ubuntu.com>
>>> rocket2dmn at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jonathan,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.  You don't need to follow
>>>> any particular process to go about editing the wiki other than using
>>>> some best practice.  See the WikiGuide [1] for help with using the wiki
>>>> correctly.  You will need a Launchpad account in order to edit pages.
>>>> You are free to edit pages yourself, and you can also Tag [2] pages that
>>>> need work to alert others that the page in question is not fully up to
>>>> date.
>>>>
>>>> [1] <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiGuide>
>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiGuide
>>>> [2] <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tag>
>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tag
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> -Connor
>>>>
>>>> On 11/10/2010 02:48 AM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>> > I use alot the wiki for various thing i have never setup before. I
>>>> > have noticed that alot of them are for really old releases which have
>>>> > reached their EOL. what needs to get done to start updating them, and
>>>> > getting them upto date with the latest supported releases.
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > Jonathan Aquilina
>>>>
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