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diff --git a/documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc index 426b20577f..2869c685ab 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ You can (and should) do some things yourself before asking a question on one of * 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. * Read the manual pages, and the FreeBSD documentation (either installed in [.filename]#/usr/doc# or accessible via WWW at http://www.FreeBSD.org[http://www.FreeBSD.org]), especially the extref:{handbook}[handbook] and the extref:{faq}[FAQ]. -* 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 https://www.FreeBSD.org/mail[https://www.FreeBSD.org/mail] and https://www.FreeBSD.org/search/#mailinglists[https://www.FreeBSD.org/search/#mailinglists] respectively. This can be done at other WWW sites as well, for example at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com[http://marc.theaimsgroup.com]. +* 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 https://www.FreeBSD.org/mail[https://www.FreeBSD.org/mail] and https://www.FreeBSD.org/search/#mailinglists[https://www.FreeBSD.org/search/#mailinglists] respectively. * Use a search engine such as http://www.google.com[Google] or http://www.yahoo.com[Yahoo] to find answers to your question. == How to Submit a Question diff --git a/documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.po b/documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.po new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9856b90616 --- /dev/null +++ b/documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.po @@ -0,0 +1,683 @@ +# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE +# Copyright (C) YEAR The FreeBSD Project +# This file is distributed under the same license as the FreeBSD Documentation package. +# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR. +# +#, fuzzy +msgid "" +msgstr "" +"Project-Id-Version: FreeBSD Documentation VERSION\n" +"POT-Creation-Date: 2023-09-09 18:13-0300\n" +"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" +"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n" +"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n" +"Language: \n" +"MIME-Version: 1.0\n" +"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" +"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" + +#. type: Title = +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:1 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:11 +#, no-wrap +msgid "How to get Best Results from the FreeBSD-questions Mailing List" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:44 +msgid "Abstract" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:47 +msgid "" +"This document provides useful information for people looking to prepare an e-" +"mail to the FreeBSD-questions mailing list. Advice and hints are given that " +"will maximize the chance that the reader will receive useful replies." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:49 +msgid "" +"This document is regularly posted to the FreeBSD-questions mailing list." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:51 +msgid "'''" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Title == +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:54 +#, no-wrap +msgid "Introduction" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:58 +msgid "" +"`FreeBSD-questions` is a mailing list maintained by the FreeBSD project to " +"help people who have questions about the normal use of FreeBSD. Another " +"group, `FreeBSD-hackers`, discusses more advanced questions such as future " +"development work." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:65 +msgid "" +"The term \"hacker\" has nothing to do with breaking into other people's " +"computers. The correct term for the latter activity is \"cracker\", but the " +"popular press has not found out yet. The FreeBSD hackers disapprove " +"strongly of cracking security, and have nothing to do with it. For a longer " +"description of hackers, see Eric Raymond's http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/" +"hacker-howto.html[How To Become A Hacker]" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:68 +msgid "" +"This is a regular posting aimed to help both those seeking advice from " +"FreeBSD-questions (the \"newcomers\"), and also those who answer the " +"questions (the \"hackers\")." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:72 +msgid "" +"Inevitably there is some friction, which stems from the different viewpoints " +"of the two groups. The newcomers accuse the hackers of being arrogant, " +"stuck-up, and unhelpful, while the hackers accuse the newcomers of being " +"stupid, unable to read plain English, and expecting everything to be handed " +"to them on a silver platter. Of course, there is an element of truth in " +"both these claims, but for the most part these viewpoints come from a sense " +"of frustration." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:75 +msgid "" +"In this document, I would like to do something to relieve this frustration " +"and help everybody get better results from FreeBSD-questions. In the " +"following section, I recommend how to submit a question; after that, we will " +"look at how to answer one." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Title == +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:76 +#, no-wrap +msgid "How to Subscribe to FreeBSD-questions" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:82 +msgid "" +"FreeBSD-questions is a mailing list, so you need mail access. Point your " +"WWW browser to the {freebsd-questions}. In the section titled \"Subscribe " +"or unsubscribe online\" fill in the \"Your email address\" field and hit " +"\"Subscribe\". Or send an email to freebsd-questions+subscribe@freebsd.org." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:84 +msgid "" +"You will receive a confirmation message from mlmmj; follow the included " +"instructions to complete your subscription." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Title == +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:85 +#, no-wrap +msgid "How to Unsubscribe from FreeBSD-questions" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:90 +msgid "" +"Point your WWW browser to the {freebsd-questions}. In the section titled " +"\"Subscribe or unsubscribe online\" fill in the \"Your email address\" field " +"and hit \"Unsubscribe\". Or send an email to freebsd-" +"questions+unsubscribe@freebsd.org." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:92 +msgid "" +"A confirmation message will be sent to you from mlmmj; follow the included " +"instructions to finish unsubscribing." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Title == +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:93 +#, no-wrap +msgid "Should I ask `-questions` or `-hackers`?" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:98 +msgid "" +"Two mailing lists handle general questions about FreeBSD, `FreeBSD-" +"questions` and `FreeBSD-hackers`. In some cases, it is not really clear " +"which group you should ask. The following criteria should help for 99% of " +"all questions, however:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:100 +msgid "" +"If the question is of a general nature, ask `FreeBSD-questions`. Examples " +"might be questions about installing FreeBSD or the use of a particular " +"UNIX(R) utility." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:101 +msgid "" +"If you think the question relates to a bug, but you are not sure, or you do " +"not know how to look for it, send the message to `FreeBSD-questions`." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:102 +msgid "" +"If the question relates to a bug, and you are _sure_ that it is a bug (for " +"example, you can pinpoint the place in the code where it happens, and you " +"maybe have a fix), then send the message to `FreeBSD-hackers`." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:103 +msgid "" +"If the question relates to enhancements to FreeBSD, and you can make " +"suggestions about how to implement them, then send the message to `FreeBSD-" +"hackers`." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:106 +msgid "" +"There are also a number of other extref:{handbook}[specialized mailing " +"lists, eresources-mail], which caters to more specific interests. The " +"criteria above still apply, and it is in your interest to stick to them, " +"since you are more likely to get good results that way." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Title == +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:107 +#, no-wrap +msgid "Before Submitting a Question" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:110 +msgid "" +"You can (and should) do some things yourself before asking a question on one " +"of the mailing lists:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:112 +msgid "" +"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." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:113 +msgid "" +"Read the manual pages, and the FreeBSD documentation (either installed in [." +"filename]#/usr/doc# or accessible via WWW at http://www.FreeBSD.org[http://" +"www.FreeBSD.org]), especially the extref:{handbook}[handbook] and the extref:" +"{faq}[FAQ]." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:114 +msgid "" +"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 https://www." +"FreeBSD.org/mail[https://www.FreeBSD.org/mail] and https://www.FreeBSD.org/" +"search/#mailinglists[https://www.FreeBSD.org/search/#mailinglists] " +"respectively." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:115 +msgid "" +"Use a search engine such as http://www.google.com[Google] or http://www." +"yahoo.com[Yahoo] to find answers to your question." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Title == +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:116 +#, no-wrap +msgid "How to Submit a Question" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:119 +msgid "" +"When submitting a question to FreeBSD-questions, consider the following " +"points:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:121 +msgid "" +"Remember that nobody gets paid for answering a FreeBSD question. They do it " +"of their own free will. You can influence this free will positively by " +"submitting a well-formulated question supplying as much relevant information " +"as possible. You can influence this free will negatively by submitting an " +"incomplete, illegible, or rude question. It is perfectly possible to send a " +"message to FreeBSD-questions and not get an answer even if you follow these " +"rules. It is much more possible to not get an answer if you do not. In the " +"rest of this document, we will look at how to get the most out of your " +"question to FreeBSD-questions." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:122 +msgid "" +"Not everybody who answers FreeBSD questions reads every message: they look " +"at the subject line and decide whether it interests them. Clearly, it is in " +"your interest to specify a subject. \"FreeBSD problem\" or \"Help\" are not " +"enough. If you provide no subject at all, many people will not bother " +"reading it. If your subject is not specific enough, the people who can " +"answer it may not read it." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:123 +msgid "" +"Format your message so that it is legible, and PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT!!!!!. We " +"appreciate that a lot of people do not speak English as their first " +"language, and we try to make allowances for that, but it is really painful " +"to try to read a message written full of typos or without any line breaks." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:126 +msgid "" +"Do not underestimate the effect that a poorly formatted mail message has, " +"not just on the FreeBSD-questions mailing list. Your mail message is all " +"people see of you, and if it is poorly formatted, one line per paragraph, " +"badly spelt, or full of errors, it will give people a poor impression of you." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:129 +msgid "" +"A lot of badly formatted messages come from http://www.lemis.com/email." +"html[bad mailers or badly configured mailers]. The following mailers are " +"known to send out badly formatted messages without you finding out about " +"them:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:131 +msgid "exmh" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:132 +msgid "Microsoft(R) Exchange" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:133 +msgid "Microsoft(R) Outlook(R)" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:135 +msgid "" +"Try not to use MIME: a lot of people use mailers which do not get on very " +"well with MIME." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:136 +msgid "" +"Make sure your time and time zone are set correctly. This may seem a little " +"silly, since your message still gets there, but many of the people you are " +"trying to reach get several hundred messages a day. They frequently sort the " +"incoming messages by subject and by date, and if your message does not come " +"before the first answer, they may assume they missed it and not bother to " +"look." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:137 +msgid "" +"Do not include unrelated questions in the same message. Firstly, a long " +"message tends to scare people off, and secondly, it is more difficult to get " +"all the people who can answer all the questions to read the message." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:138 +msgid "" +"Specify as much information as possible. This is a difficult area, and we " +"need to expand on what information you need to submit, but here is a start:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:140 +msgid "" +"In nearly every case, it is important to know the version of FreeBSD you are " +"running. This is particularly the case for FreeBSD-CURRENT, where you should " +"also specify the date of the sources, though of course you should not be " +"sending questions about -CURRENT to FreeBSD-questions." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:141 +msgid "" +"With any problem which _could_ be hardware related, tell us about your " +"hardware. In case of doubt, assume it is possible that it is hardware. What " +"kind of CPU are you using? How fast? What motherboard? How much memory? What " +"peripherals?" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:143 +msgid "" +"There is a judgement call here, of course, but the output of the man:" +"dmesg[8] command can frequently be very useful, since it tells not just what " +"hardware you are running, but what version of FreeBSD as well." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:144 +msgid "" +"If you get error messages, do not say \"I get error messages\", say (for " +"example) \"I get the error message 'No route to host'\"." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:145 +msgid "" +"If your system panics, do not say \"My system panicked\", say (for example) " +"\"my system panicked with the message 'free vnode isn't'\"." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:146 +msgid "" +"If you have difficulty installing FreeBSD, please tell us what hardware you " +"have. In particular, it is important to know the IRQs and I/O addresses of " +"the boards installed in your machine." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:147 +msgid "" +"If you have difficulty getting PPP to run, describe the configuration. Which " +"version of PPP do you use? What kind of authentication do you have? Do you " +"have a static or dynamic IP address? What kind of messages do you get in the " +"log file?" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:149 +msgid "" +"A lot of the information you need to supply is the output of programs, such " +"as man:dmesg[8], or console messages, which usually appear in [.filename]#/" +"var/log/messages#. Do not try to copy this information by typing it in " +"again; it is a real pain, and you are bound to make a mistake. To send log " +"file contents, either make a copy of the file and use an editor to trim the " +"information to what is relevant, or cut and paste into your message. For the " +"output of programs like man:dmesg[8], redirect the output to a file and " +"include that. For example," +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block . 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:153 +#, no-wrap +msgid "% dmesg > /tmp/dmesg.out\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:156 +msgid "This redirects the information to the file [.filename]#/tmp/dmesg.out#." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:157 +msgid "" +"If you do all this, and you still do not get an answer, there could be other " +"reasons. For example, the problem is so complicated that nobody knows the " +"answer, or the person who does know the answer was offline. If you do not " +"get an answer after, say, a week, it might help to re-send the message. If " +"you do not get an answer to your second message, though, you are probably " +"not going to get one from this forum. Resending the same message again and " +"again will only make you unpopular." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Plain text +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:160 +msgid "" +"To summarize, let's assume you know the answer to the following question " +"(yes, it is the same one in each case). You choose which of these two " +"questions you would be more prepared to answer:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Block title +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:161 +#, no-wrap +msgid "Message 1" +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block . 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:171 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +"Subject: HELP!!?!??\n" +"I just can't get hits damn silly FereBSD system to\n" +"workd, and Im really good at this tsuff, but I have never seen\n" +"anythign sho difficult to install, it jst wont work whatever I try\n" +"so why don't you guys tell me what I doing wrong.\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Block title +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:174 +#, no-wrap +msgid "Message 2" +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block . 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:180 +#, no-wrap +msgid "Subject: Problems installing FreeBSD\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block . 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:187 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +"I've just got the FreeBSD 2.1.5 CDROM from Walnut Creek, and I'm having a lot\n" +"of difficulty installing it. I have a 66 MHz 486 with 16 MB of\n" +"memory and an Adaptec 1540A SCSI board, a 1.2GB Quantum Fireball\n" +"disk and a Toshiba 3501XA CDROM drive. The installation works just\n" +"fine, but when I try to reboot the system, I get the message\n" +"Missing Operating System.\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: Title == +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:190 +#, no-wrap +msgid "How to Follow up to a Question" +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:195 +msgid "" +"Often you will want to send in additional information to a question you have " +"already sent. The best way to do this is to reply to your original " +"message. This has three advantages:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:197 +msgid "" +"You include the original message text, so people will know what you are " +"talking about. Do not forget to trim unnecessary text out, though." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:198 +msgid "" +"The text in the subject line stays the same (you did remember to put one in, " +"did you not?). Many mailers will sort messages by subject. This helps group " +"messages together." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:199 +msgid "" +"The message reference numbers in the header will refer to the previous " +"message. Some mailers, such as http://www.mutt.org/[mutt], can _thread_ " +"messages, showing the exact relationships between the messages." +msgstr "" + +#. type: Title == +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:200 +#, no-wrap +msgid "How to Answer a Question" +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:203 +msgid "Before you answer a question to FreeBSD-questions, consider:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:205 +msgid "" +"A lot of the points on submitting questions also apply to answering " +"questions. Read them." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:206 +msgid "" +"Has somebody already answered the question? The easiest way to check this is " +"to sort your incoming mail by subject: then (hopefully) you will see the " +"question followed by any answers, all together." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:209 +msgid "" +"If somebody has already answered it, it does not automatically mean that you " +"should not send another answer. But it makes sense to read all the other " +"answers first." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:210 +msgid "" +"Do you have something to contribute beyond what has already been said? In " +"general, \"Yeah, me too\" answers do not help much, although there are " +"exceptions, like when somebody is describing a problem they are having, and " +"they do not know whether it is their fault or whether there is something " +"wrong with the hardware or software. If you do send a \"me too\" answer, you " +"should also include any further relevant information." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:211 +msgid "" +"Are you sure you understand the question? Very frequently, the person who " +"asks the question is confused or does not express themselves very well. Even " +"with the best understanding of the system, it is easy to send a reply which " +"does not answer the question. This does not help: you will leave the person " +"who submitted the question more frustrated or confused than ever. If nobody " +"else answers, and you are not too sure either, you can always ask for more " +"information." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:212 +msgid "" +"Are you sure your answer is correct? If not, wait a day or so. If nobody " +"else comes up with a better answer, you can still reply and say, for " +"example, \"I do not know if this is correct, but since nobody else has " +"replied, why don't you try replacing your ATAPI CDROM with a frog?\"." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:213 +msgid "" +"Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, reply to the sender and to " +"FreeBSD-questions. Many people on the FreeBSD-questions are \"lurkers\": " +"they learn by reading messages sent and replied to by others. If you take a " +"message which is of general interest off the list, you are depriving these " +"people of their information. Be careful with group replies; lots of people " +"send messages with hundreds of CCs. If this is the case, be sure to trim the " +"Cc: lines appropriately." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:214 +msgid "" +"Include relevant text from the original message. Trim it to the minimum, but " +"do not overdo it. It should still be possible for somebody who did not read " +"the original message to understand what you are talking about." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:215 +msgid "" +"Use some technique to identify which text came from the original message, " +"and which text you add. I personally find that prepending \"`>`\" to the " +"original message works best. Leaving white space after the \"`> ;`\" and " +"leave empty lines between your text and the original text both make the " +"result more readable." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:216 +msgid "" +"Put your response in the correct place (after the text to which it replies). " +"It is very difficult to read a thread of responses where each reply comes " +"before the text to which it replies." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:217 +msgid "" +"Most mailers change the subject line on a reply by prepending a text such as " +"\"Re: \". If your mailer does not do it automatically, you should do it " +"manually." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:218 +msgid "" +"If the submitter did not abide by format conventions (lines too long, " +"inappropriate subject line) _please_ fix it. In the case of an incorrect " +"subject line (such as \"HELP!!??\"), change the subject line to (say) \"Re: " +"Difficulties with sync PPP (was: HELP!!??)\". That way other people trying " +"to follow the thread will have less difficulty following it." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:221 +msgid "" +"In such cases, it is appropriate to say what you did and why you did it, but " +"try not to be rude. If you find you can not answer without being rude, do " +"not answer." +msgstr "" + +#. type: delimited block = 4 +#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-questions/_index.adoc:223 +msgid "" +"If you just want to reply to a message because of its bad format, just reply " +"to the submitter, not to the list. You can just send him this message in " +"reply, if you like." +msgstr "" |