<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>The Linux UUCP HOWTO: Other sources of information</TITLE> <LINK HREF="UUCP-HOWTO-3.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="UUCP-HOWTO-1.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="UUCP-HOWTO.html#toc2" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="UUCP-HOWTO-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="UUCP-HOWTO-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="UUCP-HOWTO.html#toc2">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s2">2. Other sources of information</A></H2> <P> <!-- UUCP!information resources --> <P> <H2><A NAME="ss2.1">2.1 USENET </A> </H2> <P> <!-- UUCP!information resources!newsgroups --> <P>There is nothing "special" about configuring & running UUCP under Linux (any more). Accordingly, you almost certainly do *NOT* want to be posting generic UUCP-related questions to the comp.os.linux.* newsgroups. <P>Don't post in comp.os.linux hierarchy unless it's really linux specific, for example: "What's wrong with Debian 1.2 uucp?" or "RedHat 5.0 uucp crashes when I run it" ... <P>Let me repeat that. <P>There is virtually no reason to post anything uucp-related in the comp.os.linux hierarchy any more. There are existing newsgroups in the comp.mail.* hierarchy to handle *ALL* your questions. <P><EM>IF YOU POST TO COMP.OS.LINUX.* FOR NON-LINUX-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, YOU ARE LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE FOR HELP. THE UUCP EXPERTS HANG OUT IN THE PLACES INDICATED ABOVE AND GENERALLY DO NOT RUN LINUX.</EM> <P><EM>POSTING TO THE LINUX HIERARCHY FOR NON-LINUX-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WASTES YOUR TIME AND EVERYONE ELSE'S AND IT FREQUENTLY DELAYS YOU FROM GETTING THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.</EM> <P>The GOOD PLACE is <CODE>comp.mail.uucp</CODE> since you can get answers for most of your UUCP questions. <P> <H2><A NAME="ss2.2">2.2 Mailing Lists </A> </H2> <P> <!-- UUCP!information resources!mailing lists --> <P>There is a Taylor UUCP mailing list. <P>To join (or get off) the list, send mail to <PRE> taylor-uucp-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu </PRE> <P>This request goes to a person, not to a program, so please make sure that you include the address at which you want to receive mail in the text of the message. <P>To send a message to the list, send it to <PRE> taylor-uucp@gnu.ai.mit.edu </PRE> <P> <H2><A NAME="ss2.3">2.3 Other documents from LDP </A> </H2> <P> <!-- UUCP!information resources!HOWTOs, related --> <P>There is plenty of exceptional material provided in the other Linux HOWTO documents & from the Linux DOC project. <P>In particular, you might want to take a look at the following: <P> <UL> <LI>on your own computer in /usr/doc/uucp & /usr/info/uucp* :-)</LI> <LI>the Linux Networking Administrators' Guide</LI> <LI>the Serial Communications HOWTO</LI> <LI>the Ethernet HOWTO</LI> <LI>the News HOWTO</LI> <LI>the Mail HOWTO</LI> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="ss2.4">2.4 Books </A> </H2> <P> <!-- UUCP!information resources!books --> <P>HDB & V2 versions of UUCP are documented in about every vendor's documentation as well as in almost all *nix communications books. <P>Taylor config. files are currently only documented in the info files provided with the sources (& in your distribution hopefully). The following is a non-inclusive set of books that will help. <P> <UL> <LI> <CODE>"Managing UUCP & USENET"</CODE> from O'Reilly & Associates is in my opinion the best book out there for figuring out the programs & protocols involved in being a USENET site. </LI> <LI> <CODE>"Unix Communications"</CODE> from The Waite Group contains a nice description of all the pieces (& more) & how they fit together. </LI> <LI> <CODE>"Practical Unix Security"</CODE> from O'Reilly & Associates has a nice discussion of how to secure UUCP. </LI> <LI> <CODE>"The Internet Complete Reference"</CODE> from Osborne is a fine reference book that explains the various services available on Internet & is a great source for information on news, mail & various other Internet resources. </LI> <LI>"<CODE>The Linux Networking Administrators' Guide</CODE>" from Olaf Kirch of the Linux DOC Project is available on the net & is also published by (at least) O'Reilly & SSC. It makes a fine <EM>one-stop shopping</EM> to learn about everything you ever imagined you'd need to know about Unix networking.</LI> </UL> <P> <HR> <A HREF="UUCP-HOWTO-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="UUCP-HOWTO-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="UUCP-HOWTO.html#toc2">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>