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Mark Bergeron
-----Original Message-----
From: "Casey West"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mark Bergeron"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu Jun 14 09:53:23 PDT 2001
Subject: Re: Weekly list FAQ posting
>On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 10:46:56AM -0700, Mark Bergeron wrote:
>: Has this list had postings yet? I don't seem to be receiving any I think.
>
>Yes, quite a bit of traffic, actually. If you recieved this FAQ
>posting, you are getting mail from the list.
>
>Is something weird happening with your mail client?
>
>: Mark Bergeron
>:
>: -----Original Message-----
>: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>: Date: Thu Jun 14 09:35:06 PDT 2001
>: Subject: Weekly list FAQ posting
>:
>: >NAME
>: > beginners-faq - FAQ for the beginners-cgi mailing list
>: >
>: >1 - Administriva
>: > 1.1 - I'm not subscribed - how do I subscribe?
>: >
>: > Send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>: >
>: > You can also specify your subscription email address by sending email to
>: > (assuming [EMAIL PROTECTED] is your email address):
>: >
>: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
>: >
>: > 1.2 - How do I unsubscribe?
>: >
>: > Now, why would you want to do that? Send mail to
>: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, and wait for a response. Once you
>: > reply to the response, you'll be unsubscribed. If that doesn't work,
>: > find the email address which you are subscribed from and send an email
>: > like the following (let's assume your email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>: >
>: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>: >
>: > 1.3 - There is too much traffic on this list. Is there a digest?
>: >
>: > Yes. To subscribe to the digest version of this list send an email to:
>: >
>: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>: >
>: > To unsubscribe from the digest, send an email to:
>: >
>: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>: >
>: > 1.4 - Is there an archive on the web?
>: >
>: > Yes, there is. It is located at:
>: >
>: > http://archive.develooper.com/beginners-cgi%40perl.org/
>: >
>: > 1.5 - How can I get this FAQ?
>: >
>: > This document will be emailed to the list once a month, and will be
>: > available online in the archives, and at http://beginners.perl.org/
>: >
>: > 1.6 - I don't see something in the FAQ, how can I make a suggestion?
>: >
>: > Send an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with your suggestion.
>: >
>: > 1.7 - Is there a supporting website for this list?
>: >
>: > Yes, there is. It is located at:
>: >
>: > http://beginners.perl.org/
>: >
>: > 1.8 - Who owns this list? Who do I complain to?
>: >
>: > Casey West owns the beginners-cgi list. You can contact him at
>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>: >
>: > 1.9 - Who currently maintains the FAQ?
>: >
>: > Kevin Meltzer, who can be reached at the email address (for FAQ
>: > suggestions only) in question 1.6
>: >
>: > 1.10 - Who will maintain peace and flow on the list?
>: >
>: > Casey West, Kevin Meltzer and Ask Bjoern Hansen currently carry large,
>: > yet padded, clue-sticks to maintain peace and order on the list. If you
>: > are privately emailed by one of these folks for flaming, being
>: > off-topic, etc... please listen to what they say. If you see a message
>: > sent to the list by one of these people saying that a thread is closed,
>: > do not continue to post to the list on that thread! If you do, you will
>: > not only meet face to face with a XQJ-37 nuclear powered pansexual
>: > roto-plooker, but you may also be taken off of the list. These people
>: > simply want to make sure the list stays topical, and above-all, useful
>: > to Perl/CGI beginners.
>: >
>: > 1.11 - When was this FAQ last updated?
>: >
>: > May 31, 2001
>: >
>: >2 - Questions about the 'beginners-cgi' list.
>: > 2.1 - What is the list for?
>: >
>: > A list for beginning Perl programmers to ask questions in a friendly
>: > atmosphere. The topic of the list is, of course, CGI with Perl.
>: >
>: > 2.2 - What is this list _not_ for?
>: >
>: > * SPAM
>: > * Homework
>: > * Solicitation
>: > * Things that aren't Perl related
>: > * Non Perl/CGI questions or issues
>: > * Lemurs
>: > 2.3 - Are there any rules?
>: >
>: > Yes. As with most communities, there are rules. Not many, and ones that
>: > shouldn't need to be mentioned, but they are.
>: >
>: > * Be nice
>: > * No flaming
>: > * Have fun
>: > 2.4 - What topics are allowed on this list?
>: >
>: > Basically, if it has to do with Perl/CGI , then it is allowed. If your
>: > question has nothing at all to do with Perl/CGI, it will likely be
>: > ignored.
>: >
>: > 2.5 - I want to help, what should I do?
>: >
>: > Subscribe to the list! If you see a question which you can give an
>: > idiomatic and Good answer to, answer away! If you do not know the
>: > answer, wait for someone to answer, and learn a little.
>: >
>: > 2.6 - Is there anything I should keep in mind while answering?
>: >
>: > We don't want to see 'RTFM'. That isn't very helpful. Instead, guide the
>: > beginner to the place in the FM they should R :)
>: >
>: > 2.7 - I don't want to post a question if it is in an FAQ. Where should I
>: >look first?
>: >
>: > Look in the FAQ! Get acquainted with the 'perldoc' utility, and use it.
>: > It can save everyone time if you look in the Perl FAQs first, instead of
>: > having a list of people refer you to the Perl FAQs :) You can learn
>: > about 'perldoc' by typing:
>: >
>: > `perldoc perldoc'
>: >
>: > At your command prompt. You can also view documentation online at:
>: >
>: > http://www.perldoc.com and http://www.perl.com
>: >
>: >3 - Other Resources
>: > 3.1 - What other websites may be useful to a beginner ?
>: >
>: > * Perl Home Page - http://www.perl.com
>: > * PerlMonks - http://www.perlmonks.org
>: > * Perldoc - http://www.perldoc.com
>: > * Perl Archives - http://www.perlarchives.com
>: > 3.2 - What resources may be harmful to a beginner?
>: >
>: > Anything having to do with the names Matt Wright, or Selena Sol. Why?
>: > You may ask yourself. Well, their scripts are old and have been known to
>: > be buggy, as well as have security issues. They were written in the days
>: > of Perl 4. This means there is no scoping, stricture, warnings, idioms,
>: > or file locking to name a few issues. Because of this, it may be best to
>: > not steer a new Perl programmer to their code. It is easier to learn the
>: > correct way the first time, rather than have to relearn (or reteach) bad
>: > habits that are picked up.
>: >
>: > 3.3 - What books would be good?
>: >
>: > * Writing CGI Applications with Perl, by Kevin Meltzer/Brent Michalski
>: > (Addison-Wesley)
>: > * Programming Perl, 3rd Ed. by Larry Wall, et al. (O'Reilly)
>: > * Learning Perl, 3rd Ed. by Randal Schwartz, et al. (O'Reilly)
>: > * Perl Cookbook, by Nat Torkington/Tom Christiansen (O'Reilly)
>: > * Mastering Regular Expressions, by Jeffrey Friedl (O'Reilly)
>: > * Effective Perl Programming, by Joseph N. Hall (Addison-Wesley)
>: > * Network Programming with Perl, by Lincoln Stein (Addison-Wesley)
>: > * Object Oriented Perl, by Damian Conway (Manning)
>: > * Elements of Perl Programming, by Andrew Johnson (Manning)
>: > * Data Munging with Perl, by Dave Cross (Manning)
>: > * Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours, by Clinton Pierce (Sams)
>: > * Beginning Perl, by Simon Cozens (Wrox)
>: > 3.4 I use IRC, any helpful Perl channels out there?
>: >
>: > Glad you asked! There is indeed a place where you can ask all your Perl
>: > questions on IRC.
>: >
>: > Network: irc.rhizomatic.net
>: > Channel: #perl-help
>: >4 - Think Before Posting!
>: > Please always think before you write; when you write you are taking the
>: > time of over a thousand people.
>: >
>: > If what you write takes just 30 seconds to read, that's more than 8
>: > hours(!) of time burned that could have been used writing code. :)
>: >
>: > So please keep the following things in mind when posting:
>: >
>: > * Before you write a question please make sure you've checked all the
>: > FAQs and the documentation you know of.
>: > * Before you write an answer, make sure you that you really are
>: > contributing to a solution and doublecheck that noone else already gave
>: > the same answer.
>: > * If your question is about LWP (accessing webpages from Perl), DBI
>: > (accessing databases from Perl), or general Perl questions, there are
>: > other mailinglists you should use.
>: > Subscribe by sending mail to:
>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>: >
>: > They all have digest versions too. You can subscribe to those by
>: > inserting -digest just before -subscribe, for example
>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>: >
>: > * If you think what you are writing may be taken in a way you didn't
>: > intend, please add a smiley :-) Many flame wars are stopped by a simple
>: > smiley!
>: > * No flames. If your fingers are burning as you are typing the email, it
>: > would likely be best not to send it.
>: > __END__
>: >
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