Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
From: "Bill C. Riemers" <bcr@physics.purdue.edu>
Subject: Linux help files by e-mail
Message-ID: <1994Mar27.185101.27348@cs.cornell.edu>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 1994 18:51:01 GMT
Approved: linux-announce@tc.cornell.edu (Matt Welsh)

Linux mail handler!

Info on linux kits, and list Xconfig files.  How  does it work?
You send a message to:

       bcr@physics.purdue.edu
  -or- bcr@hpl3.cern.ch (experimental European service)

Your subject line will determine what information you are sent.  The
following subject lines are recognized.  My mail handler attempts
to correct common errors, if the subject still isn't recognized
your message is forwarded to me as e-mail.

SUBJECT                           ACTION (mails you)
------------------------ ------------------------------Updated: 20MAR94
help                     An updated version of this file
bbs-list		 A list of bbs's with Linux
xconfig-file             A list of Xconfig files available
unix-welcome		 The comp.unix.questionss welcome message.
------------------------ ------------------------------Updated: 20MAR94
faq-gcc			 FAQ about GCC
faq-lilo		 FAQ about LILO (boot loader)
faq-ext2fs 		 FAQ about ext2fs (Linux filesystem type)
faq-linux		 The general Linux FAQ (plain text)
faq-nfs			 FAQ about NFS
------------------------ ------------------------------Updated: 20MAR94
install-guide C		 The Linux Installation Guide 2.0 Contents
install-guide 1          Chapter 1, Introduction
install-guide 2          Chapter 2, Getting  Linux, a few ways to get it
install-guide 3          Chapter 3, Installing Linux
install-guide 4          Chapter 4, Linux Tutorial, UNIX introduction
install-guide 5          Chapter 5, System Administration
install-guide 6          Chapter 6, Advanced Features
install-guide A          Appendix, all the Appendixes
install-guide C 1 2 3 4 5 6 A   The complete install-guide (8 letters)
------------------------ ------------------------------Updated: 20MAR94
howto-distribution	 Distributions of the Linux software
howto-ethernet		 Using Ethernet cards and networks
howto-ftape		 Using QIC ftape drivers for Linux
howto-index		 INDEX to HOWTO docs (READ ME!)
howto-hardware		 Hardware compatibility list
howto-info		 Basic Linux information
howto-Installation	 Getting and Installing Linux
howto-meta		 Linux sources of information
howto-mail		 Using electronic mail with Linux
howto-mgr		 The MGR windowing system for Linux
howto-net2		 Configuring NET-2 (TCP/IP) software for Linux
howto-news		 Setting up USENET news for Linux
howto-printing		 Printing and configuring printing software
howto-scsi		 Using and configuring SCSI devices 
howto-serial		 Information on serial devices and communications
howto-sound		 Using sound-related hardware and software
howto-uucp		 Setting up UUCP with Linux
howto-xfree86		 Installing and configuring X-Windows for Linux
------------------------ ------------------------------Updated: 21MAR94
unix-faq c               The comp.unix.questions FAQ table of contents 
unix-faq 1               General questions.
unix-faq 2               Relatively basic questions, asked by beginners
unix-faq 3               Intermediate questions.
unix-faq 4               Advanced questions
unix-faq 5               Questions pertaining to the various shells.
unix-faq 6               An overview of Unix variants.
unix-faq 7               An comparison of configuration management sys.
unix-faq c 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The full comp.unix.questions FAQ
------------------------ ----------------------------------------------
<anything else>          forwards your message to me (Bill C. Riemers)
silent			 silently forwards your message to me
bugs			 silently forwards your message to me
------------------------ ----------------------------------------------

PLEASE DON'T REQUEST MORE THAN 8 LETTERS / DAY

  NOTE1: If your mail server does not support a subject line, send a message
  with the key-word SUBJECT: followed by one of the above subjects.

  NOTE2: Many of these help files are posted in comp.os.linux.announce
  if you have access to this newsgroup obtain the HELP and FAQ files
  there!  

  NOTE3: Additional files are avialable by mail at the following address:
            mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
         Please include the subject "help" in the body of your message. 
         Also try ftpmail@sunsite.unc.edu.  In the future I may begin routing
         some requests through this address...

