<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.7"> <TITLE>Linux Frequently Asked Questions with Answers: Network sources and resources. </TITLE> <LINK HREF="Linux-FAQ-3.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Linux-FAQ-1.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="Linux-FAQ.html#toc2" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Linux-FAQ-3.html"><IMG SRC="next.gif" ALT="Next"></A> <A HREF="Linux-FAQ-1.html"><IMG SRC="prev.gif" ALT="Previous"></A> <A HREF="Linux-FAQ.html#toc2"><IMG SRC="toc.gif" ALT="Contents"></A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="Network sources and resources."></A> <A NAME="s2">2. Network sources and resources. </A></H2> <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P> <H2><A NAME="Where can I get the HOWTO's and other documentation?"></A> <A NAME="ss2.1">2.1 Where can I get the HOWTO's and other documentation? </A> </H2> <P>Look in the following places, and the sites that mirror them. <UL> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/OS/Linux/doc/HOWTO">ftp.funet.fi : /pub/OS/Linux/doc/HOWTO</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/docs/HOWTO">tsx-11.mit.edu : /pub/linux/docs/HOWTO</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO">sunsite.unc.edu : /pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO</A></LI> </UL> For a complete list of Linux FTP sites, see, `` <A HREF="#Where can I get Linux material by FTP?">Where can I get Linux material by FTP?</A> '' <P>If you don't have access to FTP, try the FTP-by-mail servers at <A HREF="mailto:ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com">ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com</A>, <A HREF="mailto:ftpmail@doc.ic.ac.uk">ftpmail@doc.ic.ac.uk</A>, or <A HREF="mailto:ftp-mailer@informatik.tu-meunchen.de">ftp-mailer@informatik.tu-muenchen.de</A>. <P>A complete list of HOWTO's and Mini-HOWTO's is available in the file <CODE>HOWTO-INDEX</CODE> in the <CODE>docs/HOWTO</CODE> directory at the FTP sites, and on the Web at <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX.html">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX.html</A>, but here is a (possibly incomplete) list: <PRE> AX25-HOWTO Access-HOWTO Assembly-HOWTO Benchmarking-HOWTO BootPrompt-HOWTO Bootdisk-HOWTO CD-Writing-HOWTO CDROM-HOWTO Chinese-HOWTO Commercial-HOWTO Consultants-HOWTO Cyrillic-HOWTO DNS-HOWTO DOS-to-Linux-HOWTO DOSEMU-HOWTO Danish-HOWTO Distribution-HOWTO ELF-HOWTO Emacspeak-HOWTO Ethernet-HOWTO Finnish-HOWTO Firewall-HOWTO Ftape-HOWTO GCC-HOWTO German-HOWTO HAM-HOWTO HOWTO-INDEX Hardware-HOWTO Hebrew-HOWTO IPX-HOWTO ISP-Hookup-HOWTO Installation-HOWTO Intranet-Server-HOWTO Italian-HOWTO Java-CGI-HOWTO Kernel-HOWTO Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO MGR-HOWTO MILO-HOWTO Mail-HOWTO NET-3-HOWTO NFS-HOWTO NIS-HOWTO News-HOWTO Optical-Disk-HOWTO PCI-HOWTO PCMCIA-HOWTO PPP-HOWTO Pilot-HOWTO Polish-HOWTO Printing-HOWTO Printing-Usage-HOWTO RPM-HOWTO Reading-List-HOWTO SCSI-HOWTO SCSI-Programming-HOWTO SMB-HOWTO Serial-HOWTO Serial-Programming-HOWTO Shadow-Password-HOWTO Slovenian-HOWTO Sound-HOWTO Sound-Playing-HOWTO Spanish-HOWTO TeTeX-HOWTO Thai-HOWTO Tips-HOWTO UMSDOS-HOWTO UPS-HOWTO UUCP-HOWTO User-Group-HOWTO VAR-HOWTO VMS-to-Linux-HOWTO XFree86-HOWTO XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO 3-Button-Mouse </PRE> The following Mini-HOWTO's are available from <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/HOWTO/mini">http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/HOWTO/mini</A>: <PRE> ADSM-Backup AI-Alife Advocacy Backup-With-MSDOS Battery-Powered Boca BogoMips Bridge Bridge+Firewall Clock Colour-ls Comeau-C++ DHCPd Dial-On-Demand Diald Dip+SLiRP+CSLIP Diskless Dynamic-IP-Hacks Ext2fs-Undeletion GTEK-BBS-550 HTML-Validation IO-Port-Programming IP-Alias IP-Masquerade IP-Subnetworking JE Jaz-Drive Kerneld Key-Setup LBX Large-Disk Linux+DOS+Win95 Linux+DOS+Win95+OS2 Linux+NT-Loader Linux+OS2+DOS Linux+Win95 Loadlin+Win95 Locales MIDI+SB Mail-Queue Mail2News Man-Page Multiple-Disks-Layout Multiple-Ethernet NFS-Root NFS-Root-Client Netscape+Proxy Offline-Mailing Online-Support PLIP PPP-over-minicom Pager Partition Print2Win Process-Accounting Proxy-ARP Public-Web-Browser Qmail+MH Quota RCS Remote-Boot Remote-X-Apps SLIP+proxyARP SLIP-PPP-Emulator Sendmail+UUCP Software-Building Software-RAID Soundblaster-16 Soundblaster-AWE64 StarOffice Swap-Space Term-Firewall Tiny-News Token-Ring Upgrade VPN Virtual-wu-ftpd Visual-Bell Win95+Win+Linux Windows-Modem-Sharing WordPerfect X-Big-Cursor XFree86-XInside Xterm-Title Xterminal ZIP-Drive ZIP-Install </PRE> <P>In addition, translations of the HOWTO's are available from <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/translations">sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/translations</A> and mirrors worldwide. Translations in the following languages are available: <P> <PRE> Chinese (zh) Croatian(hr) French (fr) German (de) Hellenic (el) Indonesian (id) Italian (it) Japanese (jp) Korean (ko) Polish (pl) Spanish (es) Slovenian (sl) Swedish (sv) Turkish (tr) </PRE> <P>The HOWTO's are also on the Web, at the Linux Documentation Project's Home Page, <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP</A>. <P>More of these documents are always in preparation. Please get in touch with Timothy Bynum, <A HREF="mailto:tjbynum@sunsite.unc.edu">tjbynum@sunsite.unc.edu</A>, the HOWTO coordinator, if you are interested in writing one. The file <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX">sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX</A> contains guidelines for writing a HOWTO. He has a Web page that lists current HOWTO updates and additions at <A HREF="wallybox.cei.net/~tjbynum/HOWTO/projects">wallybox.cei.net/~tjbynum/HOWTO/projects</A>. <P>The Guide Series produced by the Linux Documentation Project is available from <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP</A>. Please read them if you are new to Unix and Linux. Here is a list of those available so far: <P> <UL> <LI> <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/LDP-Manifesto">The Linux Documentation Project Manifesto</A>, by Matt Welsh.</LI> <LI> <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/gs/gs.html">Installation and Getting Started Guide</A>, by Matt Welsh.</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/linux-doc-project/linux-kernel">The Linux Kernel</A>, by David Rusling. </LI> <LI> <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/nag/nag.html">The Network Administrator's Guide</A>, by Olaf Kirch.</LI> <LI> <A HREF="http://linuxwww.db.erau.edu/LPG/">The Linux Programmer's Guide</A>, by Sven Goldt, Sven van der Meer, Scott Burkett, and Matt Welsh.</LI> <LI> <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/LDP/sag-0.5">The Linux System Administrator's Guide, Version 0.5</A>, by Lars Wirzenius.</LI> </UL> <P>In addition, there is a FAQ for Linux kernel developers at <A HREF="http://www.tux.org/lkml/">http://www.tux.org/html/</A>. <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P> <H2><A NAME="Where should I look on the World Wide Web for Linux stuff?"></A> <A NAME="ss2.2">2.2 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for Linux stuff? </A> </H2> <P> <P>Two Web pages in particular provide good starting point for general Linux information: Linux International's Home Page, at <A HREF="http://www.li.org">http://www.li.org</A>, and the Linux Online's Linux Home Page at <A HREF="http://www.linux.org">http://www.linux.org/</A>. <P>Both of these pages provide links to other sites, information about general information, distributions, new software, documentation, and news. <P>Greg Hankins, <A HREF="mailto:gregh@cc.gatech.edu">gregh@cc.gatech.edu</A>, maintains the Linux Documentation Project Home Page, at <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP</A>. This page refers to all of the HOWTO's and FAQ's, both those which are available in HTML (WWW) format, and those which aren't. <P> <P> <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P> <H2><A NAME="What newsgroups are there for Linux?"></A> <A NAME="ss2.3">2.3 What newsgroups are there for Linux? </A> </H2> <P><CODE>Comp.os.linux.announce</CODE> is the moderated announcements group; you should read this if you intend to use Linux: it contains information about software updates, new ports, user group meetings, and commercial products. It is the ONLY newsgroup that may carry commercial postings. Submissions for that group should be e-mailed to <A HREF="mailto:linux-announce@news.ornl.gov">linux-announce@news.ornl.gov</A>. <P><CODE>comp.os.linux.announce</CODE>, however, is not archived on DejaNews or Alta Vista. The only archive for the news group seems to be <A HREF="http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html">www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html</A>. <P>[Axel Boldt] <P>Also worth reading are the following other groups in the <CODE>comp.os.linux.*</CODE> hierarchy--you may find many common problems too recent for the documentation but are answered in the newsgroups. <PRE> comp.os.linux.setup comp.os.linux.hardware comp.os.linux.networking comp.os.linux.x comp.os.linux.development.apps comp.os.linux.development.system comp.os.linux.advocacy comp.os.linux.misc </PRE> <P>Remember that Linux is POSIX compatible, and most all of the material in <CODE>comp.unix.*</CODE> and <CODE>comp.windows.x.*</CODE> groups will be relevant. Apart from hardware considerations, and some obscure or very technical low-level issues, you'll find that these groups are good places to start. <P>Please read `` <A HREF="Linux-FAQ-12.html#You still haven't answered my question!">You still haven't answered my question!</A> '' before posting. Cross posting between different <CODE>comp.os.linux.*</CODE> groups is rarely a good idea. <P>There may well be Linux groups local to your institution or area--check there first. <P>See also `` <A HREF="#I don't have Usenet access. Where do I get information?">I don't have Usenet access. Where do I get information?</A> '' <P>Other regional and local newsgroups also exist--you may find the traffic more manageable there. The French Linux newsgroup is <CODE>fr.comp.os.linux</CODE>. The German one is <CODE>de.comp.os.linux</CODE>. In Australia, try <CODE>aus.computers.linux</CODE>. In Croatia there is <CODE>hr.comp.linux</CODE>. In Italy, there is <CODE>it.comp.linux</CODE>. <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <H2><A NAME="Where can I find out about Linux and the Millennium (Y2K) bug?"></A> <A NAME="ss2.4">2.4 Where can I find out about Linux and the Millennium (Y2K) bug? </A> </H2> <P>The Debian/GNU Linux people have a statement on their Web site at <A HREF="http://www.debian.org">http://www.debian.org</A><P>Essentially, Linux uses libraries that store dates as 32-bit integers, which count the seconds since 1970. This counter will not overflow until the year 2038, by which time the library programmers will (hopefully) have upgraded the system software to store dates as 64-bit integers. <P>This, of course, does not mean that applications are not susceptible to the millennium bug, if they do not use the standard library routines. <P>The Free Software Foundation has a Web page about Y2K issues in GNU software at <A HREF="http://www.fsf.org/software/year2000.html">http://www.fsf.org/software/year2000.html</A><P>There is also a Usenet newsgroup, comp.software.year-2000, for general discussion of Y2K issues. <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P> <H2><A NAME="Where can I get Linux material by FTP?"></A> <A NAME="ss2.5">2.5 Where can I get Linux material by FTP? </A> </H2> <P>There are three main archive sites for Linux: <UL> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/OS/Linux">ftp.funet.fi (Finland) : /pub/OS/Linux</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux">sunsite.unc.edu (US) : /pub/Linux</A> </LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux">tsx-11.mit.edu (US) : /pub/linux</A></LI> </UL> The best place to get the Linux kernel is <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cs.helsinki.fi/pub/Linux_Kernel">ftp.cs.helsinki.fi/pub/Linux_Kernel</A>. Linus Torvalds uploads the most recent kernel versions to this site. <P>Of the U.S. distributions, Debian GNU/Linux is available at <A HREF="ftp://ftp.debian.org/pub/debian">ftp.debian.org/pub/debian</A>. Red Hat Linux's home site is <A HREF="ftp://ftp.redhat.com">ftp.redhat.com</A>, and Linux Slackware's is <A HREF="ftp.cdrom.com">ftp.cdrom.com</A>. <P>The contents of these sites is mirrored (copied, usually approximately daily) by a number of other sites. Please use a site close to you--it will be faster for you and easier on the network. <UL> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (South Africa)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.is.co.za/linux/sunsite/">ftp.is.co.za/linux/sunsite/</A> (South Africa)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cs.cuhk.hk/pub/Linux/">ftp.cs.cuhk.hk/pub/Linux/</A> (Hong Kong)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.ust.hk/pub/Linux/">ftp.cs.cuhk.hk/pub/Linux/</A> (Hong Kong)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.spin.ad.jp/pub/linux/sunsite.unc.edu/">ftp.spin.ad.jp/pub/linux/sunsite.unc.edu/</A> (Japan)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.nuri.net/pub/Linux/">ftp.nuri.net/pub/Linux/</A> (Korea)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.jaring.my/pub/Linux/">ftp.jaring.my/pub/Linux/</A> (Malaysia)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.nus.sg/pub/unix/Linux/">ftp.nus.sg/pub/unix/Linux/</A> (Singapore)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/mirrors/linux/">ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/mirrors/linux/</A> (Thailand)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/linux/">mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/linux/</A> (Australia) </LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.anu.edu.au/pub/linux/">sunsite.anu.edu.au/pub/linux/</A> (Australia)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.monash.edu.au/pub/linux/">ftp.monash.edu.au/pub/linux/</A> (Australia)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.univie.ac.at/systems/linux/sunsite/">ftp.univie.ac.at/systems/linux/sunsite/</A> (Austria)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/UNIX/linux/">ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/UNIX/linux/</A> (Czech Republic)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.fri.uni-lj.si/pub/linux/">ftp://sunsite.fri.uni-lj.si/pub/linux/</A> (Slovenia)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/Linux/sunsite/">ftp.funet.fi/pub/Linux/sunsite/</A> (Finland)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.univ-angers.fr/pub/Linux/">ftp.univ-angers.fr/pub/Linux/</A> (France)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr">ftp.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr</A> (France)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ibp.fr/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.ibp.fr/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (France)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.loria.fr/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.loria.fr/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (France)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.dfv.rwth-aachen.de/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.dfv.rwth-aachen.de/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.germany.eu.net/pub/os/Linux/Mirror.SunSITE/">ftp.germany.eu.net/pub/os/Linux/Mirror.SunSITE/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.tu-dresden.de/pub/Linux/sunsite/">ftp.tu-dresden.de/pub/Linux/sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/MIRROR.sunsite/">ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/MIRROR.sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/mirrors/sunsite/">ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/mirrors/sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/pub/linux/mirror.sunsite/">ftp.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/pub/linux/mirror.sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ba-mannheim.de/pub/linux/mirror.sunsite/">ftp.ba-mannheim.de/pub/linux/mirror.sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/Mirrors/sunsite.unc.edu/">ftp.uni-paderborn.de/pub/Mirrors/sunsite.unc.edu/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.uni-rostock.de/Linux/sunsite/">ftp.uni-rostock.de/Linux/sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/unix/systems/linux/MIRROR.sunsite/">tp.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/unix/systems/linux/MIRROR.sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.uni-tuebingen.de/pub/linux/Mirror.sunsite/">ftp.uni-tuebingen.de/pub/linux/Mirror.sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rz.uni-ulm.de/pub/mirrors/linux/sunsite/">ftp.rz.uni-ulm.de/pub/mirrors/linux/sunsite/</A> (Germany)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.kfki.hu/pub/linux/">ftp.kfki.hu/pub/linux/</A> (Hungary)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://linux.italnet.it/pub/Linux/">linux.italnet.it/pub/Linux/</A> (Italy)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.unina.it/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (Italy)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://giotto.unipd.it/pub/unix/Linux/">giotto.unipd.it/pub/unix/Linux/</A> (Italy)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://cnuce-arch.cnr.it/pub/Linux/">cnuce-arch.cnr.it/pub/Linux/</A> (Italy)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.flashnet.it/mirror2/sunsite.unc.edu/">ftp.flashnet.it/mirror2/sunsite.unc.edu/</A> (Italy)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.nijenrode.nl/pub/linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/">ftp.nijenrode.nl/pub/linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/</A> (Netherlands)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.LeidenUniv.nl/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.LeidenUniv.nl/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (Netherlands)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (Norway)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/sunsite.unc.edu/">ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/sunsite.unc.edu/</A> (Poland)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rediris.es/software/os/linux/sunsite/">ftp.rediris.es/software/os/linux/sunsite/</A> (Spain)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.rediris.es/software/linux/">sunsite.rediris.es/software/linux/</A> (Spain)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cs.us.es/pub/Linux/sunsite-mirror/">ftp.cs.us.es/pub/Linux/sunsite-mirror/</A> (Spain)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.etse.urv.es/pub/mirror/linux/">ftp.etse.urv.es/pub/mirror/linux/</A> (Spain)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.etsimo.uniovi.es/pub/linux/">ftp.etsimo.uniovi.es/pub/linux/</A> (Spain)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.luna.gui.es/pub/linux.new/">ftp.luna.gui.es/pub/linux.new/</A> (Spain)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.switch.ch/mirror/linux/">ftp.switch.ch/mirror/linux/</A> (Switzerland)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.metu.edu.tr/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.metu.edu.tr/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (Turkey)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://unix.hensa.ac.uk/mirrors/sunsite/pub/Linux/">unix.hensa.ac.uk/mirrors/sunsite/pub/Linux/</A> (UK)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.maths.warwick.ac.uk/mirrors/linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/">ftp.maths.warwick.ac.uk/mirrors/linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/</A> (UK)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/Linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/">ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/Linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/</A> (UK)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/">sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/</A> (UK)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.dungeon.com/pub/linux/sunsite-mirror/">ftp.dungeon.com/pub/linux/sunsite-mirror/</A> (UK)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.io.org/pub/mirrors/linux/sunsite/">ftp.io.org/pub/mirrors/linux/sunsite/</A> (Canada)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/">ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/</A> (US)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (US)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.siriuscc.com/pub/Linux/Sunsite/">ftp.siriuscc.com/pub/Linux/Sunsite/</A> (US)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.engr.uark.edu/pub/linux/sunsite/">ftp.engr.uark.edu/pub/linux/sunsite/</A> (US)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.infomagic.com/pub/mirrors/linux/sunsite/">ftp.infomagic.com/pub/mirrors/linux/sunsite/</A> (US)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://linux.if.usp.br/pub/mirror/sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/">linux.if.usp.br/pub/mirror/sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/</A> (Brazil)</LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://farofa.ime.usp.br/pub/linux/">farofa.ime.usp.br/pub/linux/</A> (Brazil)</LI> </UL> <P>Not all of these mirror all of the other ``source'' sites, and some have material not available on the ``source'' sites. <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P> <H2><A NAME="I don't have FTP access. Where do I get Linux?"></A> <A NAME="ss2.6">2.6 I don't have FTP access. Where do I get Linux? </A> </H2> <P>The easiest thing is probably to find a friend with FTP access. If there is a Linux user's group near you, they may be able to help. <P>If you have a reasonably good email connection, you could try the FTP-by-mail servers at <A HREF="mailto:ftpmail@ftp.sunet.se">ftpmail@ftp.sunet.se</A>, <A HREF="mailto:ftpmail@garbo.uwasa.fi">ftpmail@garbo.uwasa.fi</A>, or <A HREF="mailto:ftpmail@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de">ftpmail@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de</A>. <P>Linux is also available via traditional mail on CD-ROM. The file <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO">sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO</A>, and the file <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO">sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO</A> contain information on these distributions. <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P> <H2><A NAME="I don't have Usenet access. Where do I get information?"></A> <A NAME="ss2.7">2.7 I don't have Usenet access. Where do I get information? </A> </H2> <P>A digest of comp.os.linux.announce is available by mailing the word ``subscribe'' (without the quotes) as the body of a message to <A HREF="mailto:linux-announce-REQUEST@news-digests.mit.edu">linux-announce-REQUEST@news-digests.mit.edu</A>. Subscribing to this list is a good idea, as it carries important information and documentation about Linux. <P>Please remember to use the <CODE>*-request</CODE> addresses for your subscribe and unsubscribe messages; mail to the other address is posted to the news group. <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P> <H2><A NAME="What mailing lists are there?"></A> <A NAME="ss2.8">2.8 What mailing lists are there? </A> </H2> <P>The Linux developers now mainly use the Majordomo server at <A HREF="mailto:majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu">majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu</A>. Send a message with the word ``lists'' (without the quotes) in the body to get a list of lists there. Add a line with the word, ``help,'' to get the standard Majordomo help file that lists instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing to the lists. <P>Most of the lists are used by Linux developers to talk about technical issues and future developments. These are not intended for new users' questions. <P>There is a <CODE>linux-newbie</CODE> list where, ``no question is too stupid.'' Unfortunately, it seems that few experienced users read that list, and it has very low volume. <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P> <H2><A NAME="Are the newsgroups archived anywhere?"></A> <A NAME="ss2.9">2.9 Are the newsgroups archived anywhere? </A> </H2> <P> <P>The Usenet Linux news groups are archived at <A HREF="http://www.dejanews.com">http://www.dejanews.com</A>, <A HREF="http://www.reference.com">http://www.reference.com</A>, and <A HREF="http://altavista.digital.com/">http://altavista.digital.com</A><P> <P> <A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu//pub/Linux/docs/linux-announce.archive">Sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/linux-announce.archive</A> contains archives of <CODE>comp.os.linux.announce</CODE>. 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