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@ -195,6 +195,53 @@ you consider the question to be pretty technical.</literallayout>
good results that way.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title id="before">Before submitting a question</title>
<para>You can (and should) do some things yourself before asking a question
on one of the mailing lists:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Try solving the problem on your own. If you post a question which
shows that you have tried to solve the problem, your question will
generally attract more positive attention from people reading it.
Trying to solve the problem yourself will also enhance your understanding
of FreeBSD, and will eventually let you use your knowledge to help others
by answering questions posted to the mailing lists.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Read the manual pages, and the FreeBSD documentation (either
installed in <filename>/usr/doc</filename> or accessible via WWW at
<ulink URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org"></ulink>), especially the
<ulink URL="../../books/handbook/index.html">handbook</ulink>
and the <ulink URL="../../books/faq/index.html">FAQ</ulink>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Browse and/or search the archives for the mailing list, to see if your
question or a similar one has been asked (and possibly answered) on the
list. You can browse and/or search the mailing list archives
at <ulink URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mail"></ulink>
and <ulink URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org/search/search.html#mailinglists"></ulink>
respectively. This can be done at other WWW sites as well, for example
at <ulink URL="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com"></ulink>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Use a search engine such as <ulink URL="http://www.google.com">Google</ulink>
or <ulink URL="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</ulink> to find answers to your question.
Google even has a <ulink
URL="http://www.google.com/bsd">BSD-specific search interface</ulink>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title id="submit">How to submit a question</title>