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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!

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

If you are reader of the German computer magazine ct, they had very helpful articles at least in these issues:

Also have a look at question config_links for helpful links on how to configure i4l (e.g. special help for SuSE or Red Hat users).

4.2 docu_website: Where is the official website for isdn4linux?

The offical website can be found at: http://www.isdn4linux.de.

4.3 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!

4.4 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. To receive only one message per day, containing all postings, have a look at question docu_maillistdigest.

4.5 docu_maillistdigest: How can I get a digest of the mailing list for isdn4linux (only one message per day)?

Subscribe to the mailing list as described in question docu_mailinglist, but as mailing list name use isdn4linux-digest rather than isdn4linux. So your message body should read subscribe isdn4linux-digest <email address> for subscription, and unsubscribe isdn4linux-digest <email address> for unsubscription.

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

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

Messages are also saved (unsorted) at listserv.isdn4linux.de, collected by month. To access the archive, you can use http://www.isdn4linux.de/listarch/.

Alternatively, you can send an 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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