On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:35 AM, <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote: > > I threatened to do this a few months ago.... Here's a first draft. I > was thinking of it as something that might get posted the beginning of > the month, or sent to someone who drops in with "it doesn't work!!!". > > PLEASE feel free, no, *please* rip, shred, tear, rend this, and help > me make it usable. > > ##################################################################### > > 1. This mailing list is here for folks around the world to share knowledge > about CentOS > and Linux. This is not a paid tech support organization - if you want > that, buy > a RedHat subscription. > > 2. We are not here to do your job for you. If you think we should, perhaps > you > should pay us. Before asking us, have you: > a) read the documentation (RTFM)? > b) checked the CentOS wiki for howtos and FAQs? > i) <http://centos.org>, and click on "information" > ii) <http://wiki.centos.org/> > c) googled for documents on the Web? > > 3. Many of your problems have been discussed and solved. Feel free to ask > for a link > to the solution, or the discussion. > > 4. When you post a question, > a) mention the version of CentOS, and of any other software; > b) give a full explanation of the problem, not merely "networking is > broke, > how do I fix it", or something like that, and > c) Include error messages if possible. Do *not* put pages of them - edit > so that you give only a few lines of example, or only the relevant > message lines, not, say, the entire dump of dmesg. First the negative comments. In (1), "if you want that, buy a RedHat subscription" is unnecessary. In (2), "If you think we should, perhaps you should pay us" is really unnecessary. Second the positive comments. Overall, a very good undertaking. In (4) - use a meaningful subject - separate opinion from fact - use a pastebin to post a full log