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From: John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu>
Subject: Re: docs/14733: update IRC channel information
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The following reply was made to PR docs/14733; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu>
To: Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.net>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: docs/14733: update IRC channel information
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 21:09:53 -0500 (EST)

 On 06-Nov-99 Alexey Zelkin wrote:
 >  > --- 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
 >      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >  
 >  Looks that <ulink URL="XX">XX</ulink> is more appropriate here than
 >  "<filename>XX</filename>
 
 <hostid>XX</hostid> is what you want.
 
 >  > @@ -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>
 >  
 >  IMHO second hunk is completely useless.
 
 Since it is practically dead, I would just remove the entry.  No one is
 going to get any help out of that channel.
 
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