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- From: cummings@tiger1.prime.com (Kevin J. Cummings)
- Subject: Re: FAQ's where ?????
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.143505@tiger1.prime.com>
- Sender: usenet@primerd.prime.com (Usenet)
- Organization: Prime Computer, Inc.
- References: <steve.714759832@crash> <1992Aug26.092555.1761@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <steve.714848578@crash>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 18:35:05 GMT
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- In article <steve.714848578@crash>, steve@crash.cts.com (Steve Morrison) writes:
- > wirzeniu@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius) writes:
- >
- > }steve@crash.cts.com (Steve Morrison) writes:
- > }>I've been watching this group for
- > }>several weeks and haven't see an FAQ posting. How often is it posted?
- > }>When will the next posting be?
- >
- > }It has been a long time since the FAQ was last posted, and it seems that
- > }it isn't currently posted regularly. However, it can be retrieved by
- > }FTP. A snippet from my weekly Meta-FAQ (mail me if you haven't seen it,
- > }'cause then I may have a problem with automatically posting it, though I
- > }of course do see it, every Monday):
- >
- > }The general Linux FAQ (FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions list, with answers)
- >
- > } The FAQ contains a LOT of information, and is pretty long
- > } (posted as two parts). Everybody should read it, 'cause it
- > } really does contain solutions to the many common problems. It
- > } can be FTP'd from at least tsx-11 (docs/FAQ_xxx, where xxx is
- > } the date), and nic.funet.fi (doc/FAQ_xxx). Also check the
- > } archives at pit-manager, send mail to
- > } mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu with the word help in it.
- >
- > }BTW, tsx-11 is tsx-11.mit.edu. Numeric addresses can be found in the
- > }Meta-FAQ itself.
- >
- > As a matter of fact, I did your Meta-FAQ, but I don't
- > have FTP privileges on this system.
-
- Huh? Do you mean you don't have access to an FTP program, or do you mean
- that you couldn't successfully login to it using FTP?
-
- > How about E-mail??
-
- I don't think so, but if you must, try the FTPMAIL server ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com.
- Be prepared to be patient. It could take days for you to get replies.
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