From owner-freebsd-newbies Sun Apr 26 00:03:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA03457 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:03:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from echonyc.com (echonyc.com [198.67.15.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA03442 for ; Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:03:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from suleyman@echonyc.com) Received: from localhost (suleyman@localhost) by echonyc.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id DAA23324 for ; Sun, 26 Apr 1998 03:03:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 03:03:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Ken Seggerman To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: New to the list Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hello everybody: I have had FreeBSD 2.2.2 installed for about six months now, but hadn't been using it much until I got a new modem. I only joined the questions mailing list last week. Thanks to Sue Blake, I heard about this list. I doubt I would have found it browsing the FreeBSD.org web site. So freebsd-questions is just for technical questions relating to FreeBSD, and this is for everything else such as the frustrations and triumphs of the FreeBSD learning curve. First of all, I am really impressed with the dedication and quality of expertise shown by those who answer the questions in freebsd-questions. I was bowled over to actually get series of answers to my questions from the author of The Complete FreeBSD. I am overwhelmed by the volume of the mail I receive from the freebsd-questions list. I now have it filtered into its own mailbox, which I can empty from time to time. I barely have the time to read the titles of everything that comes in before deleting. I still feel that I might be missing something that I might be able to use later. I suppose I can always ask for help when I need it. I would welcome any advise or suggestions about managing the information overload. I have Windows 95 and FreeBSD installed on a Gateway 2000 133mHz machine with a 2gb hard drive. My next project is to add more RAM, install a second hard drive (4gb) and upgrade from 2.2.2 to 2.2.5. I have CDs for both. I need to keep Windows as I am taking C & C++ programming classes and writing and compiling for DOS or Windows. Anyway, it's great to be a newbie. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message