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@@ -135,19 +135,63 @@ http://lists.samba.org/ MAILING LIST ------------ -There is a mailing list for discussion of Samba. To subscribe send -mail to listproc@samba.org with a body of "subscribe samba Your Name" -Please do NOT send this request to the list alias instead. +Please do NOT send subscription/unsubscription requests to the lists! -To send mail to everyone on the list mail to samba@listproc.anu.edu.au +There is a mailing list for discussion of Samba. For details go to +<http://lists.samba.org/> or send mail to <samba-subscribe@lists.samba.org> There is also an announcement mailing list where new versions are -announced. To subscribe send mail to listproc@samba.org with a -body of "subscribe samba-announce Your Name". All announcements also -go to the samba list. +announced. To subscribe go to <http://lists.samba.org/> or send mail +to <samba-announce-subscribe@lists.samba.org>. All announcements also +go to the samba list, so you only need to be on one. For details of other Samba mailing lists and for access to archives, see -http://lists.samba.org/ +<http://lists.samba.org/> + + +MAILING LIST ETIQUETTE +---------------------- + +A few tips when submitting to this or any mailing list. + +1. Make your subject short and descriptive. Avoid the words "help" or + "Samba" in the subject. The readers of this list already know that + a) you need help, and b) you are writing about samba (of course, + you may need to distinguish between Samba PDC and other file + sharing software). Avoid phrases such as "what is" and "how do + i". Some good subject lines might look like "Slow response with + Excel files" or "Migrating from Samba PDC to NT PDC". + +2. If you include the original message in your reply, trim it so that + only the relevant lines, enough to establish context, are + included. Chances are (since this is a mailing list) we've already + read the original message. + +3. Trim irrelevant headers from the original message in your + reply. All we need to see is a) From, b) Date, and c) Subject. We + don't even really need the Subject, if you haven't changed + it. Better yet is to just preface the original message with "On + [date] [someone] wrote:". + +4. Please don't reply to or argue about spam, spam filters or viruses + on any Samba lists. We do have a spam filtering system that is + working quite well thank you very much but occasionally unwanted + messages slip through. Deal with it. + +5. Never say "Me too." It doesn't help anyone solve the + problem. Instead, if you ARE having the same problem, give more + information. Have you seen something that the other writer hasn't + mentioned, which may be helpful? + +6. If you ask about a problem, then come up with the solution on your + own or through another source, by all means post it. Someone else + may have the same problem and is waiting for an answer, but never + hears of it. + +7. Give as much *relevant* information as possible such as Samba + release number, OS, kernel version, etc... + +8. RTFM. Google. groups.google.com. NEWS GROUP |