<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.1-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" > --> <chapter id="introduction" > <title >Introduction</title > <anchor id="anc-introduction"/> <para >&knode; is an easy-to-use, convenient newsreader; it is intended to allow even newbies to use a newsreader under &kde;, but it also offers advanced features appealing to experienced users. &knode; is a online-reader but could work together with a newsserver like <application >leafnode</application > as an offline-reader.</para> <para >As of version 0.4 &knode; complies with all the requirements of the <glossterm >GNKSA</glossterm >.</para> <para >If you have problems or questions about this program, please contact the mailing list for &kde; users (for subscription, see<ulink url="http://www.kde.org/contact.html" >Homepage of the &kde; mailing lists</ulink > ) or one of the &kde; newsgroups:</para> <simplelist> <member >comp.windows.x.kde</member> <member >de.comp.os.unix.apps.kde (german)</member> </simplelist> <para >If you have found a bug or have suggestions regarding the functionality of &knode; please report them via the <menuchoice ><guimenu >Help</guimenu ><guimenuitem >Report bug...</guimenuitem ></menuchoice > menu.</para> <para >Please make sure when asking questions in the newsgroups and mailing lists mentioned above that the question you are asking is not answered in this manual.</para> <para >For those new to reading news and posting articles, the <link linkend="knode-journey" >A journey through Usenet</link > chapter is recommended; it is not so much about &knode; as how to move about in the Usenet with its help. In general, it is not sufficient to just master a news reader for writing news articles: imagine a car driver who masters his car perfectly but does not know about the traffic rules or signs; do you want to encounter such a driver when out in traffic? So please take your time to learn at least a little about the <quote >traffic rules</quote > of the Usenet; the other participants will thank you.</para> <tip> <para >&knode; supports you in many cases with hints and warnings: if you do not simply ignore them you will avoid many beginners' mistakes; but, do not exclusively depend on them either.</para> </tip> <para >Please address suggestions and criticisms at the author or at the responsible translator for your language.</para> </chapter>