Re: Using conditions in multi-destination docs

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

This one has my vote.  If you go the other way,  someone will inevitably make a 
"minor change" in the configuration of one of the "prods" that will require 
rewriting its entire statement, or add a new "prod" that requires a totally 
different statement.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spectrum Writing" <info -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com>

> My suggestion:
>
> "Your [Prod1]arrives from the factory with default
> network settings. Before using the appliance configure
> for your network as follows:
>
> "Your [Prod2] arrives from the factory with default
> network settings. Before using the appliance configure
> for your network as follows:
>
> and conditionalize each statement with Prod1condition or Prod2condition as
> appropriate. This approach can save you lots of grief and time later on!

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