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11 <title>Resources</title>
13 <sect2 id="ch-intro-faq">
16 <para>If during the building of the LFS system you encounter any
17 errors, have any questions, or think there is a typo in the book,
18 please start by consulting the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
19 that is located at <ulink url="&faq-root;"/>.</para>
23 <sect2 id="ch-intro-maillists" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mailing Lists">
24 <title>Mailing Lists</title>
26 <para>The <uri>linuxfromscratch.org</uri> server hosts a number of mailing
27 lists used for the development of the LFS project. These lists include the
28 main development and support lists, among others. If the FAQ does not solve
29 the problem you are having, the next step would be to search the mailing
30 lists at <ulink url="&lfs-root;search.html"/>.</para>
32 <para>For information on the different lists, how to subscribe, archive
33 locations, and additional information, visit
34 <ulink url="&lfs-root;mail.html"/>.</para>
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40 <sect2 id="ch-intro-newsserver">
41 <title>News Server</title>
43 <para>The mailing lists hosted at <uri>linuxfromscratch.org</uri> are
44 also accessible via the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server.
45 All messages posted to a mailing list are copied to the corresponding
46 newsgroup, and vice versa.</para>
48 <para>The news server is located at
49 <uri>news.linuxfromscratch.org</uri>.</para>
53 <sect2 id="ch-intro-irc">
56 <para>Several members of the LFS community offer assistance on our
57 community Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network. Before using this support,
58 please make sure that your question is not already answered in the LFS
59 FAQ or the mailing list archives. You can find the IRC network at
60 <uri>irc.linuxfromscratch.org</uri>. The support channel is named
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66 <sect2 id="ch-intro-references">
67 <title>References</title>
69 <para>For additional information on the packages, useful tips are
70 available in the LFS Package Reference page located at <ulink
71 url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/~matthew/LFS-references.html"/>.</para>
75 <sect2 id="ch-intro-mirrors" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mirror sites">
76 <title>Mirror Sites</title>
78 <para>The LFS project has a number of world-wide mirrors to make accessing
79 the website and downloading the required packages more convenient. Please
80 visit the LFS website at <ulink url="&lfs-root;mirrors.html"/> for a list
81 of current mirrors.</para>
85 <sect2 id="ch-intro-contactinfo">
86 <title>Contact Information</title>
88 <para>Please direct all your questions and comments to one of the LFS
89 mailing lists (see above).</para>