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J.A. wrote: |
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> I guess what I am saying is that I want to learn about gentoo-security |
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> but do not want to be banned. To learn more about me you can read my |
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> MYSPACE.COM profile pointed to here: http://thesame.net/MYSPACE |
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1) If you're really worried about getting banned, do your homework and |
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read about Netiquette (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette). |
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People who really follow netiquette are seldom "banned" from lists. |
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2) Lurk before you leap. If you want to learn, there's an established and |
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generally accepted way to learn from mailing lists. Before you post, read |
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the list for a while. Get a feel for the level of the list, for the style, |
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information, and tone of discussion. |
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3) Remember that you're not *entitled* to get information, explanations, |
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participation, or responses when you ask questions. It is a privilege, and |
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you are asking others for help. Being polite, deferential, and following |
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the culture of the list (see 2 above) puts you on the best possible |
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position to get a useful answer without annoying "hundreds, if not |
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thousands" of readers of the list. |
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4) As a specific observation, your security questions to date have been |
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(a) not Gentoo-specific, and (b) extremely basic in nature. There are |
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probably better sources for general security information than the Gentoo |
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security mailing list (the book "Computer Security Basics" from O'Reilly & |
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Associates press is often a nice place to start; some general understanding |
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can also be built from articles at www.cert.org (there are dozens of good |
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sites out there for basic security education). It's hard to build |
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something solid on a shaky foundation. |
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-Bill |
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William Yang |
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wyang@××××.net |
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