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Date:      Fri,  5 Nov 1999 18:45:30 -0800 (PST)
From:      dan@freebsddiary.org
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   docs/14733: update IRC channel information
Message-ID:  <19991106024530.9006214D85@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         14733
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       update IRC channel information
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov  5 18:50:01 PST 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Dan Langille
>Release:        
>Organization:
The FreeBSD Diary
>Environment:
>Description:
The information provided for some IRC channels is either inaccurate or out of date.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
--- book.sgml.orig      Sat Nov  6 15:27:56 1999
+++ book.sgml   Sat Nov  6 15:33:44 1999
@@ -452,10 +452,8 @@
 <listitem>
 <para>Channel <emphasis remap=tt>#FreeBSD</emphasis> on UNDERNET is
 available at <filename>us.undernet.org</filename> in the US and 
-<filename>eu.undernet.org</filename> in Europe.  Same provisions as
-for EFNET apply - either don't ask questions or learn to
-ask amazingly politely if you want help.  It's a chat channel,
-not a help channel.
+<filename>eu.undernet.org</filename> in Europe.  A help and support
+channel.  Be prepared to read the documents they refer you to.
 </para>
 </listitem>
 
@@ -465,7 +463,8 @@
 This network attempts to do more tech support and not be
 as anarchistic as EFNET, UNDERNET or DALNET, but it's also
 nowhere near as popular as a result.  Why not volunteer to
-answer FreeBSD questions on BSDNET today?</para>
+answer FreeBSD questions on BSDNET today?  But the last time I checked
+there were only two people on this network and nobody in #FreeBSD.</para>
 </listitem>
 
 </itemizedlist>

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