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4. docu: Documentation, Howto's, Tips & Tricks, Mailing List/Newsgroup

4.1 docu_first: What documents should I read first?

Many of the utilities also have man pages!

In a Suse distribution the following information might also be helpful:

4.2 docu_newsgroup: Where is the newsgroup for isdn4linux?

The newsgroup is de.alt.comm.isdn4linux. Most isdn4linux developers are present, and many other knowledgeable people. Don't be confused by the many German messages on it. English postings are very welcome, and will be answered in english!

4.3 docu_mailinglist: Where is the mailing list for isdn4linux?

The mailing list contains the same messages as the newsgroup. A bidirectional gateway ensures that both are in sync. To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email message to majordomo@listserv.isdn4linux.de. The subject doesn't matter. The message body should read subscribe isdn4linux <email address>, where <email address> is the address to which mail from the list should be sent. To unsubscribe send a message with the body unsubscribe isdn4linux <email address> at the same address. Please note: there are about 20-50 messages per day on this mailing list.

4.4 docu_mailarchive: Is there an archive of the isdn4linux mailing list?

To quickly search for keywords, you can make use of http://www.deja.com. Make sure to also select older archive to do a complete search.

Messages are also saved (unsorted) at hub-wue.franken.de, collected by month. To access the archive, send Email to majordomo@listserv.isdn4linux.de. The subject doesn't matter. These commands are possible:

The archives are named "archiv.yearmonth", so "archiv.9610" is the archive for October 1996.

Other archives are:


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