Re: FAQ - Etiquette - and how to get an answer

"Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> a écrit dans le message de news:c3rp6n$4o2$1_at_titan.btinternet.com...
>
> There are several FAQs about the Oracle database
> scattered around the Internet, and many ways of
> finding answers to the simpler questions about Oracle
> very quickly.
>
> The following list is a suggestion of where you might
> find answers to questions that you feel should have an
> easy answer.
>
>
> The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ
> http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html
>
>
> The archive for this news group
> http://www.google.com
> select the GROUPS tab
> then work through the list to
> comp -> databases -> oracle
>
>
>
> A search engine for searching the manuals for
> current versions of Oracle software which includes
> 8.1.7, 9.0.1 and 9.2 for the database, 9.0.4 for the
> application server and Collaboration suite
> exists at
> http://tahiti.oracle.com
>
>
> Collaboration Suite 9.0.4 is currently searchable from
> http://otn.oracle.com/pls/cs904/cs904.homepage
>
>
> Oracle technology Network (free registration) which
> includes documentation free, but limited use, software,
> and sample code fragments
> http://technet.oracle.com
>
>
> Oracle Metalink (requires a support licence) contains
> a number of forums, a searchable knowledge base,
> and a searchable bug database.
> http://www.oracle.com/support/metalink/index.html
>
>
> Thomas Kyte is an Oracle employee who writes the
> popular Ask Tom column in the Oracle magazine,
> and maintains a website holding many real-life
> questions and answers at:
> http://asktom.oracle.com
>
>
> Steve Adams is a highly respected member of the
> Oracle community and his website, apart from the
> wealth of information it contains, also has a
> search engine which indexes a select sub-set of
> the Oracle-related websites that are on the Internet.
> http://www.ixora.com.au
>
>
> For Security-related mattered, Pete Finnigan is probably
> the best starting point. Apart from writing a book and
> several articles about Oracle Security, he maintains an
> annotated listing of references to other web articles on
> the subject.
> http://www.petefinnigan.com/orasec.htm
>
>
> If you want to help the newsgroup help you then:
>
> a) Check the at least the first two resources above
> before posting your message. They may contain a
> discussion document that gives you more help than
> a direct answer to your specific question could.
> It is worth mentioning the resources you have
> checked as a lead-in to your question.
>
>
> b) Quote the Oracle version number, and operating
> system that you are running on. Answers that are
> good for version 7 may be 2nd-rate for version 8 and
> completely stupid for version 9.
>
>
> c) If something "doesn't work", that doesn't give
> anyone a clue about the problem. Always quote
> any error messages you get, and tell us a bit about
> the environment (e.g. SQL*Plus, VB, pl/sql called
> from Pro*C).
>
>
> d) Feedback is important - if you find a good answer
> to the question you asked, post it to the newsgroup.
> (If it is an article on a website, email me below with
> the question, site, comment, and the URL and I can
> add it as a reference to the FAQ).
>
>
> e) If someone has got you out of a hole, it's quite
> a nice touch to thank them (possibly be direct mail)
> And if they haven't managed to help, it's quite useful
> for everyone to explain what went wrong when you
> tried their solution.
>
>
> f) RTFM is not a civilised answer. Although there may
> be questions that you feel deserve this response,
> it would be better to phrase it as a URL or other
> pointer to the appropriate bit of the manual.
>
>
> g) If you have used one of the search methods above,
> and subsequently see a question asked on the same
> topic, please consider posting the address of the resource
> to the person asking the question.
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> Jonathan Lewis
> http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk
>
>
>
>

Jonathan,

Great links :-)

Just liked to know (i think you are more aware than me about that :-)) why Steve Adams' web site is no more updated :-(

Thx for ur time,

Fred Received on Wed Mar 24 2004 - 15:20:40 CST