It is using the wrong forum There are millions of people using Linux and hundreds of thousands of them using online discussion groups to talk about their problems. No 85321 student this term will have a Linux related problem that has not already been experienced by someone else. Use those forums Before posting Linux questions to the 85321 mailing list you need to do attempt to solve the problem if you can't solve it post a message in the correct format to the list Solving Linux Problems First step, refer to chapter 2 of the study guide . It expands upon the following. Any Linux problem you experience has already been experienced by someone else and solved by them.
Chances are it has also been discussed on the Internet somewhere.
The first thing you should do, after identifying the problem, is to search the available resources for that discussion. The 85321 mailing list is not to be used as first stop for solving your Linux problems. Some of the places you should look include DejaNews Provides a search engine of Usenet news. Google A good Web search engine You can use Deja and Google from the 85321, home page Other good sources of information include the Linux Documentation Project This is an important site for Linux. You must start using it.