On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 04:54:34PM +0200, Marco d'Itri wrote: > On Jun 10, Anthony Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > and how it is meant to be used, specific to this list and which > > propagates to linux.debian.user only, may be a good idea? > Maybe. Do you want to write one?
Yup. > Send it to me, formatted as an email/usenet article. ok. Let's see about the content first. Any comments corrections or suggetions before I send this along to Marco d'Ítri as a separate email/usenet article are most welcome. ------------------ Draft linux.debian.user gateway FAQ ---------------- * I have posted a question to this newsgroup but no one is responding. Why? You are reading (and trying to post to) a 'mail-to-news gateway' "newsgroup" of the debian-user mailing-list. You need to register with a real gateway service for linux.* hierarchies if you want to post to the mailing-list via linux.debian.user. * I have never registered in order to post to a newsgroup before. Why this one? While mail-to-news gateways appear to be normal newsgroups, they are actually mailing-lists which have been "gated" to Usenet. Gateway newsgroups are intended to be bidirectional, but _only_ if you use a real gateway service correctly, so that your post goes to the list first. It will then be gated back to the newsgroup automatically. * Seems a little complicated. Is there another way I can post? Sure. The easiest thing to do is post to the list directly by email. You can post to the mailing-list without being subscribed. Send your message to debian-user@lists.debian.org If you do this, you should probably subscribe to the list for at least the life of your thread in case you want to post a follow-up. A simple subscription form is located here http://lists.debian.org/debian-user * I don't want to subscribe to a mailing-list, I want to use Usenet. How can I post to the debian-user mailing list through the linux.debian.user gateway? If you would rather post to the list via linux.debian.user with your newsreader, you may have to use a different NNTP server than the one you (or your ISP) are using. _All bidirectional news gateways will require that you use a valid email address and that you complete a one-time authorisation procedure per group._ If you read from the bofh.it gateway you can register by filling out the form at http://lists.bofh.it/listinfo/linux-gate You can use google groups. Go here and click on "join" http://groups-beta.google.com Many people have reported success by using gmane, a web-based, bidirectional mail to news gateway. Details can be found here http://gmane.org I hope this helps get you on the right track. Still having problems? Please direct your questions to the mailing list at debian-user@lists.debian.org and monitor this newsgroup for replies. ----------------- End draft linux.debian.user FAQ -------------------- Tony Rowe > -- > ciao, > Marco ---end quoted text--- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]