From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 18 18:40:43 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9344C16A4CE for ; Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:40:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.auracom.com (mail.auracom.com [216.126.204.211]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 790F943D1F for ; Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:40:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kpkelly@auracom.com) Received: from downstairs [142.154.19.47] by mail.auracom.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id A19D35BB01BC; Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:38:21 -0700 Message-ID: <000801c3f692$4c028ec0$2f139a8e@downstairs> From: "Ken" To: Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 22:44:26 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 05:37:22 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Brand Spanking New X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 02:40:43 -0000 I guess I would call myself a newbie. I do have a fair bit of = computer use over the past few years however no experience with UNIX. I = am finally getting sick of Microsoft Crap so that is why I am writing = now. I am also interested in trying out symmetric multiprocessing as I = have been collecting i386 type computers as of late. I am writing this = in order to see what it is like to write to this list as well as = possibly gaining some insight on how to move a little further in the = right direction on getting my modem working for a simple ftp from my = freebsd machine. I don't want to write too much here so I will cut it = short for now. If anyone can help me ... send me an email and I will = reply as soon as I can. TIA