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=head1 The mod_perl Mailing List Guidelines
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email-etiquette: This version dated 21 October 2001.
Please make changes to the .pod source and use pod2html to
create the .html file, thanks. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Ninety percent of the questions asked on the List have already been
asked before, and answers will be found at one of the links below.
Before you post to the mod_perl List, please read the following.
Hopefully it will save you (and everyone else) some time.
Except where noted the language of all documents is English.
=head1 What is mod_perl?
http://perl.apache.org/guide/intro.html#What_is_mod_perl
=head1 What you need to know to be able to use mod_perl
You need to know about Apache, CGI and of course about Perl itself.
This document explains where to find more information about these and
related topics.
If you already have Perl on your machine then it's likely that you
already have all the Perl documentation. Try typing `perldoc perldoc'
and `man perl'.
=head1 How To Get Help With mod_perl Itself
http://perl.apache.org/ is the mod_perl home, it has links for
everything related to mod_perl.
=head2 Documentation which comes with the distribution
Read the documents which came with mod_perl, particularly the ones
named INSTALL, README and SUPPORT. Also read the documents to which
they refer. Read all the relevant documentation about your operating
system, any tools you use such as compilers and databases, and about
the Apache Web server.
You will get a much better response from the mod_perl List if you can
show that you have made the effort of reading the documentation.
=head2 Other documentation
There are dozens of references to many authoritative resources at
http://perl.apache.org/guide/help.html
=head1 How to get on (and off!) the mod_perl mailing list
=head2 To Get On The List
There are two stages to getting on the list. Firstly you have to send
a mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and wait for receiving
a response from the mail server with instructions to proceed.
Secondly you have to do what it says in the instructions. After you
are subscribed you will receive a messsage with lots of useful
information about the List. Read it. Print it, even. Save a copy of
it. You *can* get another copy of it, but then you'll feel silly.
Traffic on the mod_perl list can be high at times, several hundred
posts per week, so you might want to consider subscribing to the
mod_perl digest list as an alternative to the mod_perl list. To do so,
send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead.
=head2 To Get Off The List
Instructions on how to unsubscribe are posted in the headers of every
message which you receive from the List. All you have to do is send a
message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or
[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you are on the digest list)
To prevent malicious individuals from unsubscribing other people, the
mailing list software insists that the message requesting that an
email address be unsubscribed comes from that same address. If your
email address has changed you can still unsubscribe, but you will need
to read the help document, which can be recieved by sending an empty
email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
=head1 To post to the List
IPosting to the list is just sending a message to the address which
you will be given after you subscribe.
Your message will not be accepted unless you have first
Lsubscribed|To Get On The List.
Do not post to [EMAIL PROTECTED], except to subscribe to
the list! Please do not post to the list itself to attempt to
unsubscribe from it.
=head2 Private Mail
Please do not send private mail to list members unless it is
invited. Even if they have answered your question on the list, you
should continue the discussion on the list.
On the other hand, if someone replies to you personally, you shouldn't
forward the reply to the list unless you have received permission from
this person.
=head2 Other Tips
=head3 Read The Documentation
Please read as much of the documentation as you can before posting.
Please also try to see if your question has been asked recently, there
are links to searchable archives of the list on the mod_perl home page
http://perl.apache.org/.
=head3 Give Full Information
Don't forget that the people reading the list have no idea even what
operating system your computer runs unless you tell them. When
reporting problems include at least the information requested in the
document entitled
