From owner-freebsd-newbies Thu Aug 27 08:48:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA27710 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 08:48:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from okeefe.bestweb.net (okeefe.bestweb.net [209.94.100.110]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA27696 for ; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 08:48:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mark@bestweb.net) Received: from immortal.bestweb.net (immortal.bestweb.net [209.94.111.41]) by okeefe.bestweb.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id LAA02986 for ; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 11:47:50 -0400 (EDT) Reply-To: "Mark Dickey" From: "Mark Dickey" To: Subject: Re: my list Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 11:48:47 -0400 Message-ID: <01bdd1d2$2d94b660$296f5ed1@immortal.bestweb.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org -----Original Message----- From: The Classiest Man Alive To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 11:28 AM Subject: Re: my list >I fail to understand what services this list will provide that are not >already covered by one of the existing FreeBSD lists. > >If I want to chat about FreeBSD, I've got freebsd-chat. Hmmm.....I don't know, never joined it. Does this have stuff on "These were my experiences"? > >If I want to ask questions about FreeBSD, I've got freebsd-questions. > >If I want to discuss my limited FreeBSD knowledge, I've got >freebsd-newbies. Ummm....I'm not sure, but wasn't that the problem, that newbies wasn't "catering" to those with limited knowledge? > >And there's already a pretty good FAQ and website in place. > >It sounds like this new list will do everything mentioned above, but not >quite as well as any of the above. Almost right, but not quite. The new list would do all of those things, just for newbies, in one list. It would be a more "casual" list. (I think) > >And by the way, anybody who thinks that the volume of freebsd-questions is >excessive hasn't been counting the number of messages posted to *this* >list daily. Heh, FreeBSD-Newbies gets maybe 30 messages while I have something like 300 in questions, or maybe it was 600, and inet-access was 300. > >K.S. > > >On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, gek wrote: > >: Hi All, >: >: I apologize for the mass amount of email concerning this latest development. >: >: I set up a new list for FreeBSD newbies, to subscribe, just send a blank >: email to: >: fbsd-newbies-subscribe@makelist.com (original name eh? :) ) >: >: The list is set up for people new to FreeBSD to discuss and ask questions >: regarding FreeBSD. The list is target towards "newbies", so just remember >: that a answer to the question you ask may not be able to be answered by >: list memebers. >: >: Eventually I would like to develop a FAQ, to answer some of the simple >: questions, how to I delete a file, etc....Anyone interested in being the >: FAQ maintainer? :) >: >: I am not trying to compete with this list, but offer people another avenue >: to pursue their questions. >: >: The rules for this list are: >: 1) No spam >: 2) No excessive flaming >: 3) Try to keep it somewhat related to FreeBSD >: 4) Only members of the list can post to the list. >: >: If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. >: >: Regards, >: Kevin >: >: >: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >: with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message >: > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message