From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Jun 27 1:12: 8 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (mta6.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.240]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74FFB37BE70 for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 01:12:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rd64pro@pacbell.net) Received: from ryan ([207.212.134.233]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.2000.01.05.12.18.p9) with SMTP id <0FWT0096W03B0I@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net> for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 01:11:35 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 01:09:53 -0700 From: Ryan Subject: Re: no questions? To: FreeBSD-Newbies Reply-To: Ryan Message-id: <004501bfe00f$1303a340$e986d4cf@pacbell.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.3825.400 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0042_01BFDFD4.667A11C0" X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.3825.400 References: <20000627063745.18078.qmail@hotmail.com> X-Priority: 3 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01BFDFD4.667A11C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's apparent that you're new to the group. I mean no disrespect of = course; just that there is a regular posting (once a week? every two = weeks? something like that) that describes the ideal use of the = 'newbies' list. In fact, 'ideal' isn't exactly the right word. The = newbies list is intended especially for newbies (though anyone is = welcome, really) not so much as a question/answer environment, but as a = means of sharing resources. Since alot of people that are new to FreeBSD = are new to any flavor of UNIX (there are quite a few Windows/Linux = converts), they are probably also new to the whole documentation fiasco. = Since there aren't too many books on FreeBSD out there, and the man = pages can melt your brain if you put too much into them, this list = should be looked at as more of a 'community' than anything else. Rather = than asking for advice/help on a specific problem you're currently = experiencing, you might ask where to find a good general introduction to = UNIX. In any case, keep your 'questions' open and general. In contrast, = you should specific questions to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org . It = seems that alot of people are on both lists so it can get confusing and = sometimes cumbersome, but as a courtesy to those who aren't on both, = please keep the postings on the appropriate list.=20 I hope I haven't put you to sleep yet. Have a good one! You should run = into that regular posting I was talking about within the next week or = so. Or maybe someone out there would be nice enough to re-post it or = forward it to you. Ryan ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dimitrios T.=20 To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org=20 Cc: hamellr@aracnet.com=20 Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 11:37 PM Subject: no questions? Hi, Rick Hamell wrote: >Umm... NO....! This is why questions are not supposed to be asked >on -newbies. I thought -newbies was meant for newbies' questions.. If not, could anyone, explain to little me, what's the purpose of it? thanx, Dimitri = ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at = http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01BFDFD4.667A11C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It's apparent that you're new to the = group. I=20 mean no disrespect of course; just that there is a regular posting (once = a week?=20 every two weeks? something like that) that describes the ideal use of = the=20 'newbies' list. In fact, 'ideal' isn't exactly the right word. The = newbies list=20 is intended especially for newbies (though anyone is welcome, really) = not so=20 much as a question/answer environment, but as a means of sharing = resources.=20 Since alot of people that are new to FreeBSD are new to any flavor of = UNIX=20 (there are quite a few Windows/Linux converts), they are probably also = new to=20 the whole documentation fiasco. Since there aren't too many books on = FreeBSD out=20 there, and the man pages can melt your brain if you put too much = into them,=20 this list should be looked at as more of a 'community' than anything = else.=20 Rather than asking for advice/help on a specific problem you're = currently=20 experiencing, you might ask where to find a good general introduction to = UNIX.=20 In any case, keep your 'questions' open and general. In contrast, you = should=20 specific questions to freebsd-questions@freebsd.o= rg .=20 It seems that alot of people are on both lists so it can get confusing = and=20 sometimes cumbersome, but as a courtesy to those who aren't on both, = please keep=20 the postings on the appropriate list.
 
I hope I haven't put you to sleep = yet. Have a=20 good one! You should run into that regular posting I was talking about = within=20 the next week or so. Or maybe someone out there would be nice enough to = re-post=20 it or forward it to you. <wink, wink, nudge, nudge>
 
Ryan
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dimitrios=20 T.
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 = 11:37=20 PM
Subject: no questions?

Hi,

Rick Hamell wrote:

>Umm... NO....! = This is=20 why questions are not supposed to be asked
>on = -newbies.

I=20 thought -newbies was meant for newbies' questions..
If not, could = anyone,=20 explain to little me, what's the purpose of=20 = it?

thanx,
Dimitri
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