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<H2><A NAME="s2">2. Other sources of information</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.1">2.1 USENET </A>
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UUCP!information resources!newsgroups
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<P>There is nothing "special" about configuring & running UUCP under
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Linux (any more). Accordingly, you almost certainly do *NOT* want
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to be posting generic UUCP-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: "What's wrong with Debian 1.2 uucp?" or "RedHat 5.0 uucp crashes
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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 uucp-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 UUCP 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 YOU FROM GETTING THE ANSWER
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TO YOUR QUESTION.</EM>
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<P>The GOOD PLACE is <CODE>comp.mail.uucp</CODE> since you can get answers for most of
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your UUCP questions.
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.2">2.2 Mailing Lists </A>
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<P>There is a Taylor UUCP mailing list.
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<P>To join (or get off) the list, send mail to
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taylor-uucp-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu
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<P>This request goes to a person, not to a program, so please make sure that you
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include the address at which you want to receive mail in the text of the
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message.
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<P>To send a message to the list, send it to
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<PRE>
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taylor-uucp@gnu.ai.mit.edu
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</PRE>
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.3">2.3 Other documents from LDP </A>
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<P>There is plenty of exceptional material provided in the other Linux HOWTO
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documents & 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/uucp & /usr/info/uucp* :-)</LI>
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<LI>the Linux Networking Administrators' Guide</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 News HOWTO</LI>
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<LI>the Mail HOWTO</LI>
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</UL>
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.4">2.4 Books </A>
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<P>HDB & V2 versions of UUCP are documented in about every vendor's
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documentation as well as in almost all *nix communications books.
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<P>Taylor config. files are currently only documented in the info files provided
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with the sources (& in your distribution hopefully).
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The following is a non-inclusive set of books that will help.
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<LI> <CODE>"Managing UUCP & USENET"</CODE> from O'Reilly & Associates is in my
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opinion the best book out there for figuring out the programs & protocols
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involved in being a USENET site.
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</LI>
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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 (& more) & how they fit together.
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<LI> <CODE>"Practical Unix Security"</CODE> from O'Reilly & Associates has a
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nice discussion of how to secure UUCP.
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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 & is
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a great source for information on news, mail & various other Internet
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resources.
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<LI>"<CODE>The Linux Networking Administrators' Guide</CODE>" from Olaf Kirch of
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the Linux DOC Project is available on the net & is also published by (at
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least) O'Reilly & SSC. It makes a fine <EM>one-stop shopping</EM> to learn
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about everything you ever imagined you'd need to know about Unix networking.</LI>
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