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NAME="WHERE-TO-TURN"
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>13.3. Where to Turn for Help</A
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>As Linux is developed by members of the Internet community, the best
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place to get help is probably by posting a message to any of the following
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newsgroups:</P
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>Miscellaneous postings not covered by other groups</DT
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HREF="news:comp.os.linux.misc"
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>comp.os.linux.misc</A
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><DT
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>Networking-related issues under Linux</DT
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HREF="news:comp.os.linux.networking"
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>comp.os.linux.networking</A
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>Security-related issues under Linux</DT
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HREF="news:comp.os.linux.security"
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>comp.os.linux.security</A
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>Linux installation & system administration</DT
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HREF="news:comp.os.linux.setup"
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>comp.os.linux.setup</A
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><DT
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>Everybody is entitled to their opinion :-p</DT
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HREF="news:alt.linux.sux"
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>alt.linux.sux</A
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>For non Linux-specific topics, there are a variety of groups in the
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comp.* heirarchy that may suit your needs. Here are just a few of
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them:</P
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>Cisco router/access-server line of products</DT
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HREF="news:comp.dcom.sys.cisco"
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>comp.dcom.sys.cisco</A
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><DT
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>Miscellaneous web server questions</DT
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HREF="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.misc"
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>comp.infosystems.www.servers.misc</A
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><DT
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>General unix (not Linux-specific) questions</DT
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HREF="news:comp.os.unix"
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>comp.os.unix</A
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>The SMB protocol (WfW/95/NT-style file/print services)</DT
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>comp.protocols.smb</A
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>There are also several resources on the Web that may be useful. Do
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a web search for <SPAN
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>"Linux"</SPAN
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>, or visit any of the
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following:</P
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>Linux Resources</DT
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HREF="http://www.linuxresources.com/"
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>http://www.linuxresources.com/</A
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>The Linux Documentation Project</DT
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HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/"
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>http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/</A
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>The RPM repository</DT
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>http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM/</A
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>The Linux Software Map</DT
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>Linux Applications & Utilities Guide</DT
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>http://www.xnet.com/~blatura/linapps.shtml</A
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>LinuxHardware.net: Hardware Driver Support</DT
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>http://www.linuxhardware.net/</A
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>Linux User Support Team</DT
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HREF="http://www.ch4549.org/lust"
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>http://www.ch4549.org/lust</A
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>The Linux v2 Information Headquarters</DT
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>http://www.linuxhq.com/</A
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>The Samba Home Page (WfW/95/NT-style file/print services)</DT
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HREF="http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/"
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>http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/</A
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>The Apache Web Server</DT
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>http://www.apache.org/</A
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>The Squid HTTP Proxy Caching Daemon</DT
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HREF="http://squid.nlanr.net/Squid/"
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>http://squid.nlanr.net/Squid/</A
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>There are a myriad of mailing lists that may prove helpful in
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providing answers to your questions as well. These can usually be found
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through a simple web search (for example, searching for <EM
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>``linux
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raid mailing list''</EM
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> might help you find mailing lists devoted
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to RAID issues under Linux). Here are some I recommend; to subscribe to
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any of these lists, simply send an e-mail message to the subscription
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address listed with the word <SPAN
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>subscribe</EM
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in the body of your message:</P
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>Red Hat Mailing Lists</DT
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>Description of available Red Hat lists: <A
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>http://www.redhat.com/</A
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>GNOME Mailing Lists</DT
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>Description of available GNOME lists: <A
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>http://www.gnome.org/mailing-lists/index.shtml</A
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>KDE Mailing Lists</DT
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>Description of available KDE lists: <A
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>http://www.kde.org/contact.html</A
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>Linux SCSI Mailing List</DT
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>Subscription address: <A
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>linux-scsi-request@vger.rutgers.edu</A
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>Linux RAID Mailing List</DT
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>linux-raid-request@vger.rutgers.edu</A
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>Finally, you may be interested in checking out the following two
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sites, both of which are my personal <SPAN
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favorites. SlashDot covers the latest technology news in general with a
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definite Linux slant, while FreshMeat provides an up-to-date listing of
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Open Source applications announcements.</P
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