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- WIDE AREA BETA CYCLE - BETA TESTING RULES
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- 1) All BETA reports must include the DATE and TIME of the software being
- tested. Please do NOT say "I have the latest" as this is often wrong and,
- at least, generally does not agree with our own internal testing release.
- So please take the time to look at the date on the .EXE file and include
- that information in your report.
-
- 2) All BETA reports must be submitted directly on Salt Air in the BETA
- conference. Sometimes we will ask you to call us in order to work with
- you on duplicating a BETA report. However, we ask that you first submit
- the report here so that all reports will have a written 'trail' to follow
- so that we can track the progress of the testing.
-
- 3) A picture truly IS worth a thousand words. If you can provide a screen
- capture, a callers log entry, etc, this will often save a lot of messaging
- back and forth that might otherwise be necessary to clarify your report.
-
- Help us out by telling us the SYMPTOMS of the problem, let us diagnose it.
- That is, instead of saying "it locked up" (which is your diagnosis), tell
- us what you did and what you saw (on the screen, on the modem, etc) and
- let us diagnose the symptoms.
-
- 4) We ask that you read the HISTORY file to keep yourself up to date with the
- changes being made to PCBoard. Sometimes the information in the HISTORY
- file is critically important to keeping your system up and running. Other
- times it's merely good-to-know information. Please keep abreast of the
- changes being made. The BETA door will give you a cut-down version of the
- HISTORY showing you only what is NEW SINCE your last download. Or, you
- can type HISTORY at the command prompt to view the latest history
- information.
-