samuli wroteAnything related to tap-windows6, openvpn-build or openvpn-gui would immediate go there. Questions about OpenVPN might go there
And therein lies the problem ..
[edit: Openvpn-build .. I still have not been able to get this to work .. are you suggesting there will be help on offer ?]
If people see a Windows specific board I think they will simply use it regardless ..
In a sense you are creating more work for little return.
In my experience,
most people who post on this Forum do so quite hastily, as they cannot wait for a solution.
They
probably post on the same board as whatever thread
google et al lead them to.
Exacerbated by the lack of forum "Search" function. [*1]
This means that maybe 80% of new posts require classification by a mod.
With
almost no active mods, the forum is left to fester.
Classifying new posts is often not possible, at first, due to a distinct lack of details.
eg:
Openvpn-CE or AcccessServer .. not easy to tell most of the time ?
(although, you
can get a feel for it with time)
The rest of the boards are really up to the imagination of the mods ..
eg:
Server Administration vs Configuration .. Very hard to tell the difference.
And while the names of other boards are clear, the way people choose to use them is not.
eg:
- Scripting: waste our time debugging somebody's bash/batch file when we have no idea of their setup ?
Installation: How different is this to configuration .. should this include Win-TAP driver installation problems ?
Testing Branch: I have never seen a thread related to testing .. it would be waste of time.
While I have no doubt there will be no change on the rest of the Forum I offer this for Windows:
Either Sub Forum classification by Windows Version or Mandatory! Version in thread title.
(moving forward 32 vs 64bit is probably not worthwhile)
As Microsoft do their
Thang with windows versions .. :twisted:
knowing the version and providing version specific help is vital.
Stickies:
- 1. The OpenVPN HOWTO
2. Windows on Trac: HOWTO / TAP etc.
3. Details of what to post: eg version, configs, logs ..
4. Howto search with google / Link to google or list of search engines. [*1]
5+ Whatever else becomes helpful.
A Sub Forum for garbage or extensive use of "Off-Topic" or moderator deletion!
eg:
- People who should ask their network administrator
Support for commercial VPNs
Post with No details
The rest ..
Why pollute useful information with all this ?
Howto deal with
Windows problems clearly
not related to OpenVPN but where OpenVPN is
blamed ?
Lastly, if anybody
is chosen to join the Mod Team,
they will need coaching and support as this Forum gets hit by everything!
Spam, Help Vampires, Total Off Topic, Unsupported software .. and more .. :o
Also, they will want to set aside some time to move old threads to the correct boards
and re-classify new threads, as the true nature of the problems are
teased out.
(My email is available if any new mod is in doubt)
All that said .. Good luck 8-)
