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FAQs in section [2]:


[2.1] Where's the closest mirror site to access this document? UPDATED!

[Recently removed the "USA-2" site (on 1/97). Click here to go to the next FAQ in the "chain" of recent changes.]

You'll get better response time by choosing a close site:

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[2.2] How can I get a Copy of all the HTML files of C++ FAQ Lite so I can read them Off-Line? UPDATED!

[Recently rewrote and added a one-click feature to get .zip, .tar.Z or .tar.gz format (on 1/97). Click here to go to the next FAQ in the "chain" of recent changes.]

Here's how you can get a bundled and compressed copy of the HTML files of C++ FAQ Lite e-mailed to you:

  1. Select a format (.zip is common on Windows and the Mac, .tar.Z and .tar.gz are common on UNIX), then click the associated button below (but only click it once). You won't see a confirmation page in your Web browser (although some browsers show you an e-mail window; if so, just click "SEND"):
  2. Wait a few minutes, then check your e-mail. If you don't receive an e-mail message containing the bundled FAQ, wait a while longer and check again. If you still haven't received it after waiting an entire day, something is wrong and you can send me e-mail or try again.
  3. Once you receive the FAQ in your e-mail, unpack the FAQ using the instructions contained in the associated e-mail message.

Note: e-mail was selected as the preferred delivery mechanism because it's the best choice for people overseas (so they don't have to wait while the packets cross the ocean). So please please don't send me e-mail asking for an FTP address since there isn't one. Thanks!

Restriction: you must still abide by the Copyright Notice and Copying Permissions. In particular, you must not redistribute C++ FAQ Lite to others without permission from the author. If you want to redistribute C++ FAQ Lite to someone else, the easiest way is to tell them about this one-click download feature, and let them get their own copy.

Restriction: the FAQ uses "long filenames." If your machine can't handle long filenames (e.g., if it's DOS and/or Windows 3.x), you cannot unpack the FAQ. UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 95, and Mac all handle long filenames correctly.

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[2.3] How can I get a Copy of all the "plaintext" files of C++ FAQ Lite so I can read them Off-Line? UPDATED!

[Recently rewrote and added a one-click feature to get .zip, .tar.Z or .tar.gz format (on 1/97). Click here to go to the next FAQ in the "chain" of recent changes.]

The "plaintext" version of C++ FAQ Lite is posted monthly on comp.lang.c++. These simple text files are mechanically produced by stripping the HTML tags from the HTML files on the Web site. Therefore the plaintext files aren't as pretty to look at and don't have the hyper-linked corss references, but they have basically the same information as the HTML files.

Here's how you can get a bundled and compressed copy of the plaintext files of C++ FAQ Lite e-mailed to you:

  1. Select a format (.zip is common on Windows and the Mac, .tar.Z and .tar.gz are common on UNIX), then click the associated button below (but only click it once). You won't see a confirmation page in your Web browser (although some browsers show you an e-mail window; if so, just click "SEND"):
  2. Wait a few minutes, then check your e-mail. If you don't receive an e-mail message containing the bundled FAQ, wait a while longer and check again. If you still haven't received it after waiting an entire day, something is wrong and you can send me e-mail or try again.
  3. Once you receive the FAQ in your e-mail, unpack the FAQ using the instructions contained in the associated e-mail message.

Note: e-mail was selected as the preferred delivery mechanism because it's the best choice for people overseas (so they don't have to wait while the packets cross the ocean). So please please don't send me e-mail asking for an FTP address since there isn't one (e.g., rtfm.mit.edu always seems hopelessly out-of-date). Thanks!

Restriction: you must still abide by the Copyright Notice and Copying Permissions. In particular, you must not redistribute C++ FAQ Lite to others without permission from the author. If you want to redistribute C++ FAQ Lite to someone else, the easiest way is to tell them about this one-click download feature, and let them get their own copy.

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[2.4] Where can I download a Chinese translation of this on-line document?

http://www.cis.nctu.edu.tw/c++/C++FAQ-Chinese/ contains a Chinese translation encoded in the "Big5" code. Note: "Big5" is a 16-bit Chinese code used mostly in Taiwan.

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