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Subject:Reference to URLs From:Alexander Von_obert <avobert -at- TWH -dot- MSN -dot- SUB -dot- ORG> Date:Fri, 9 May 1997 00:01:01 +0100
Hello Karen,
* Antwort auf eine Nachricht von akaren -at- earthlink -dot- net an All am 07.05.97
aa> My question is, how much of this stuff should I reproduce in
aa> the user's
aa> manual? I figure to use the search, they will have to have
aa> Internet
aa> Access anyway, so why not refer then to the Web page?
ask yourself what happens if the referenced pages disappear. I would offer
some basic information. This way they should be able to find the information
on the Web even without a correct URL.
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