From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 22 10:51:35 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 0C30516A4CF for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:51:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from zeus.acuson.com (ac17860.acuson.com [157.226.71.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECBE743D2F for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:51:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from DavidJohnson@Siemens.com) Received: from mvaexch02.acuson.com ([157.226.230.209]:1029) by zeus.acuson.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1B5UW2-0003X6-5r; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:51:14 -0800 Received: by mvaexch02.acuson.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:41:59 -0800 Received: from dhcp-46-107.acuson.com ([157.226.46.107]) by mvaexch01.acuson.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2657.72) id GFNWP7ZS; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:40:44 -0800 From: Johnson David To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Organization: Siemens Medical Systems Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:49:14 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.1 References: <002001c40ea7$78391270$6c01a8c0@sal> In-Reply-To: <002001c40ea7$78391270$6c01a8c0@sal> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200403221049.14597.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *1B5UW2-0003X6-5r*BDKPSHUup1.* Subject: Re: FreeBSD-newbies group is a compromise community. 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: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:51:35 -0000 On Saturday 20 March 2004 10:16 am, Sally Hines wrote: > I am receiving the -questions list. I delete the messages as they are > too many, and too detailed for me. Not to mention that most are not > relevant to any experience I am having. > > How can I ask a question on the -questions list and get the response? > I cannot read them all, they are too many for me. I would rather that > there was a "-newbies questions" list, where some more experienced > folks are willing to take some time to explain simple questions and > concepts to newbies. I know this will not happen, it is just my wish. In my opinion, there needs to be an -install list. Many newbie technical questions are going to be related to installation. Such a list would have a much reduced volume, and the name should be obvious as to its purpose. David