From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 23 23:41:54 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E002916A407 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:41:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx21.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 11A4A43D6E for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:41:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 18828 invoked by uid 399); 23 Oct 2006 23:41:53 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ?156.154.4.185?) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 23 Oct 2006 23:41:53 -0000 Message-ID: <453D533F.9020301@FreeBSD.org> Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:41:51 -0700 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (Windows/20060909) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Cristian KLEIN References: <453CD37B.3080909@net.utcluj.ro> In-Reply-To: <453CD37B.3080909@net.utcluj.ro> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Want to help with handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:41:55 -0000 Cristian KLEIN wrote: > Hi, > > I am sorry if I hit the wrong list, but there was to responsible person > listed in this page: > http://www1.ro.freebsd.org/docproj/current.html#handbooksection > > I would like to contribute to the firewall chapter of the FreeBSD > Handbook. Specifically, I would like to write about dummynet, > mixed-firewall environments (such as IPF + IPFW) and compiling firewalls > as modules. Also, I haven't found any evidence of DEVICE_POLLING and > LARGE_NAT. All this information is very common for "old" FreeBSD users, > but I feel that new users should find out about this information > directly from the handbook. > > I am not a native english speaker, but I think that once I have written > something, it should be easier to correct it, rather that start from > scratch. > > Please tell me whom I should contact. Please CC me, as I am not > subscribed to this list. No need to ask permission, just start writing. :) Once you think it's in shape to review, post a URL with the files to this list. Once it's in shape to submit, you can send it with send-pr, or perhaps someone will offer to commit it directly. hth, Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection