[Xitami] Secondary domains hosted with xitami

Michael diLorenzo xitami@lists.xitami.org
Sat, 11 Jun 2005 19:21:41 -0400


On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 19:34:43 +0100 (BST), Brian {Hamilton Kelly}  
<bhk@dsl.co.uk> wrote:

> Indeed; however, the original exhortation to RTFM can still apply.
> Sadly, hardly anyone these days bothers to read more than a smidgeon of
> any documentation before launching into activity (perhaps the correct
> verb is "floundering") on the grounds that /everything/ in computing is
> meant to be intuitive.  It ain't.
>
> When I first start using a new product, I read the /entirety/ of the
> manual before doing anything with it (and, yes, when I got a VAX back in
> 1982, I /did/ read all 22 shelf-feet of manuals).  By reading a manual
> (or collection thereof), even if one does not understand all the concepts
> at first, many bits of jargon are introduced, and better enable one to
> understand the rest.  [Also, I'm blessed with an eidetic memory, so will
> know after one reading that "the bit about virtual hosts" starts half-way
> down the right-hand page about one-third of the way through the book.]
>
> Reading manuals on the screen don't really help one to understand
> (although fine for "command reference" type reminders once one is
> familiar with all the principles), so print out all 400+ pages or
> whatever and settle down for an evening's reading.
>
> Of course, in this day and age we're lucky if there IS a manual with any
> software product.
>

Hey David, you can either spend your time reading this exhortation about  
an exhortation which doesn't help you accomplish your task, or you can  
just go and configure your server for multiple hosts following the  
directions from other posts.  :-)

Good luck.

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