One of the key factors when selecting open source, free and GPL source
software is that you cannot expect to get anything more than what's
provided. If you give, you'll get.
This mailinglist is a loose community of both givers and takers.
Some people need only to find the http://www.qmail.org/ site to get started
and perhaps never even subscribes to this list, some need to read through
every written document about the configuration they need.
Almost every newbie to qmail can get started with the help of the original
FAQ, Dave Sill's Life with qmail, Adam McKennas HOWTO and the other docs
provided here: http://qmail.x42.com/top.html#userdoc
Those who cannot, and those who like to discuss the evolution of qmail
around D.J. Bernsteins other software with updates, patches etc are mixed on
this, very good list.
I think it's rude manner to get on the list, fire off a question answered in
the nearest easily finded doc and then bother to be IRRITATED over people
that take time to answer serious questions here _FOR_FREE!
We do this in our spare time or when somebody else than YOU are paying.
Just because we feel that we get something back.
People are good here.
We have proably some of the most competent qmail people monitoring this
list, including Russell Nelson, Bruce Guenter, Russ Allbery, John Levine,
Fred Lindberg, David Harris, Anand, Len Budney, MrSam,
the Inter7-guys and of course DJB himself. (I've probably missed a lot -
don't spank me). They DO actually take their time in at least browse through
the subjectlines of this list. A lot of them are probably reading every
single mail that is starting a new thread.
We sure answer a lot of simple questions every week. But when often pointing out
existing documentation we're NOT BEING RUDE AT ALL.
OK?
"Share and enjoy"
/magnus
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http://x42.com/qmail/cookbook/
