From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 16 23:30:35 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82BE116A4CE for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:30:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net [205.152.59.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02CF343D2D for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:30:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brian@thekinseys.net) Received: from VAIO ([65.13.29.31]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050416233034.VWNP2063.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@VAIO> for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:30:34 -0400 From: "Brian Kinsey" To: Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:30:17 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Thread-Index: AcVC3D8tToXaZIMDTdm/eonN9Bx6UQ== Message-Id: <20050416233034.VWNP2063.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@VAIO> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: no freebsd-beginners list? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:30:35 -0000 I went to sign up for the freebsd beginners list and got a response that the list was closed and I should use freebsd-questions instead. It seems to me that a newbie list would be beneficial to many of us. I see a lot of very technical questions here and feel that my newbie questions would not be appreciated, especially since I have not read through the entire handbook yet (yes, I'm working on it and I do try to use it to answer my own questions before I post). There is already enough traffic here (I know, my little rant here doesn't help with that) and I personally think that a list with newbs helping other newbs and maybe a few of you more advanced people popping in from time to time to share some tips would make things a bit easier for some of us to learn. At least then I would be apt to ask more questions and not be afraid to get a RTFM from the more advanced users. Then I could also feel that I've made some accomplishment when the newbie list no longer meets my needs and I can move up to freebsd-questions. Is there somewhere else I should go, or is this the appropriate place for me? Does it annoy you guys that have been using FreeBSD for a while to get my newbie questions taking up room in your mailboxes? On a side note, I do appreciate that I have not seen as many RTFM replies here as I saw on the Linux boards when I was trying to learn Linux :-)