Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 18:59:32 -0600 From: Joe Warner <rootman@xmission.com> To: Libby Charles-CCL044 <Charles.S.Libby@motorola.com>, "'Sue Blake'" <sue@welearn.com.au> Cc: "'freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: mad about questions? newbies list=what? Message-ID: <01052319153700.00354@blackmirror.xmission.com> In-Reply-To: <AD31C7ED267AD411B55500D0B781E33DF9C2FB@il33exm02.wes.mot.com> References: <AD31C7ED267AD411B55500D0B781E33DF9C2FB@il33exm02.wes.mot.com>
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On Wed, 23 May 2001, Libby Charles-CCL044 wrote: > It does??? Would you mind letting me know (in private mail if you like) > what book that was, and exactly what words it uses? If people > really are being told to ask _support_questions_ here, that's a shame. > It would mean that they would be stepping outside the list charter. > Keeping within list charters is a condition of using the freebsd > lists. You should go to the authoritative source, the list charters > (descriptions) on the freebsd.org web site. > > > The Complete FreeBSD 3rd Edition > > Chapter 1: Introduction > Page 15 > Paragraph Support > > "A good place to start is with the mailing lists FreeBSD-newbies and freebsd-questions respectively. To sign up sen a mail message to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with the text ..." > ...and Chapter 1: Introduction Page: 16 Pagagraph: Support ..says: "As the welcome message says, -newbies is a discussion group for people new to FreeBSD; it's not intended for real technical problems. Use -questions for that." Right above that, is text taken directly from the freebsd-newbies charter: FREEBSD-NEWBIES Welcome to FreeBSD! This list is a gathering place for people new to FreeBSD. Please feel free to share your experiences with others on this list. Support questions should be sent to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org (NOT to the newbies list please) Full info and FAK http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/ Resource list http://www.FreeBSD.org/projects/newbies.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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