Hi, I went back and reread the "subscription" notice and 2 items popped up that I thought would be useful but turned out not to be.
From subscription notice: Q4. How can I retrieve the FAQ? A4. Send an email to suse-multimedia-e-faq@suse.com
Q6. Are there archives of the list? A6. Yes, http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-multimedia-e/ Currently, they are not searchable. The FAQ is not what one would think. It isn't a FAQ that represents the contents of the various topics discussed on this list but rather a FAQ about how to use the list. I'm not sure about the archives either. I clicked on January and there were 64 messages. In February, 8 messages. That doesn't seem right. It would be nice if the archives could be searched and if they truly represented the contents of the email list. The archive appears to be broke, too. I have worked with other lists that provide email keyword search commands. This would be a nice feature to help folks. I did see the email this morning on the unofficial SUSE FAQ. Thanks for asking that question. I'll add, I sometimes visit the Slackware and/or Redhat sites to find information. These sites are very user-friendly --- well organized, books ("Official Guide to Using..., help, etc. I like the SuSe distribution, but I like the other web sites for knowledge. I wish SuSe would take notice and improve their web site, which in turn will help their customers. DJ --------------------------------------------------------------- JM> You said yourself "one should assume that the poster has tried to JM> understand docs and mans" plus the howtos and any other doc. Which JM> is typically what I do when answering people's questions via JM> lists, newsgroups or in person. Even when someone "in the heat of JM> the moment" spells something wrong or uses the wrong term, I make JM> an effort to understand them. I recently spent half an hour JM> talking with someone who kept saying "partition" although they JM> meant filesystem. That didn't stop me from understanding. I'm going to throw a suggestion out --- rather than make assumptions, is there a compiled FAQ for this list? I have had experiences on other list where they would send out the FAQ or a pointer to the FAQ once a month. Just a thought. Perhaps the list-owner could comment. DJ