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<H2><A NAME="s2">2. Other sources of information</A></H2>
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<A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Mail-User-HOWTO.html">http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Mail-User-HOWTO.html</A>.
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.2">2.2 USENET </A>
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<P>There is nothing special about configuring and running mail software under
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Linux (any more). Accordingly, you almost certainly do <EM>NOT</EM> want
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to be posting generic mail-related questions to the comp.os.linux.*
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newsgroups.
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<P>Don't post in comp.os.linux hierarchy unless it's really linux specific, for
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example : "Which options was Debian 1.2 sendmail compiled with ?" or "RedHat
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5.0 smail crashes when I run it".
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<P>Let me repeat that.
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<P>There is virtually no reason to post anything mail-related in the
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comp.os.linux hierarchy any more. There are existing newsgroups in the
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comp.mail.* hierarchy to handle *ALL* your questions.
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<P><EM>IF YOU POST TO COMP.OS.LINUX.* FOR NON-LINUX-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, YOU ARE
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LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE FOR HELP. THE MAIL EXPERTS HANG OUT IN THE PLACES
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INDICATED ABOVE AND GENERALLY DO NOT RUN LINUX.</EM>
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<P><EM>POSTING TO THE LINUX HIERARCHY FOR NON-LINUX-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WASTES YOUR
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TIME AND EVERYONE ELSE'S AND IT FREQUENTLY DELAYS YOUR GETTING THE ANSWER
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TO YOUR QUESTION.</EM>
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<P>GOOD PLACES are :
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comp.mail.elm the ELM mail system.
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comp.mail.mh The Rand Message Handling system.
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comp.mail.mime Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.
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comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail.
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comp.mail.multi-media Multimedia Mail.
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comp.mail.mush The Mail User's Shell (MUSH).
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comp.mail.sendmail the BSD sendmail agent.
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comp.mail.smail the smail mail agent.
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comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp environment.
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.3">2.3 Mailing Lists </A>
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<P>There are many sendmail, smail and qmail mailing lists.
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<P>You can find addresses in /usr/doc/the_one_you_have_chosen.
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.4">2.4 Other documents from LDP </A>
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<P>There is plenty of excellent material provided in the other Linux HOWTO
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documents and from the Linux DOC project.
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<P>In particular, you might want to take a look at the following:
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<LI>on your own computer in /usr/doc/ :-)</LI>
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<LI>the Linux Networking Administrators' Guide</LI>
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<LI>the Mail Users HOWTO</LI>
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<LI>the Serial Communications HOWTO</LI>
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<LI>the Ethernet HOWTO</LI>
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<LI>the UUCP HOWTO if you're fed via UUCP</LI>
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</UL>
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.5">2.5 Books </A>
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<P>The following is a non-inclusive set of books that will help:
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<LI>"<CODE>Managing UUCP and USENET</CODE>" from O'Reilly and Associates is in my
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opinion the best book out there for figuring out the programs and protocols
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involved in being a USENET site.
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<LI>"<CODE>Unix Communications</CODE>" from The Waite Group contains a nice
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description of all the pieces (and more) and how they fit together.
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<LI>"<CODE>Sendmail</CODE>" from O'Reilly and Associates looks to be the
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definitive reference on sendmail-v8 and sendmail+IDA. It's a "must have" for
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anybody hoping to make sense out of sendmail without bleeding in the process.
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<LI>"<CODE>The Internet Complete Reference</CODE>" from Osborne is a fine
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reference book that explains the various services available on Internet and is
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a great source for information on news, mail and various other Internet
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resources.
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<LI>"<CODE>The Linux Networking Administrators' Guide</CODE>" from Olaf
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Kirch of the Linux Documentation Project is available on the net and is
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also published by (at least) O'Reilly and SSC.
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It makes a fine one-stop shop to learn about everything you ever
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imagined you'd need to know about Unix networking.
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