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====== Getting Help ====== | ====== Getting Help ====== | ||
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However, if you are a newbie (newcomer), [[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855|RFC 1855]] may be a bit much. The following guides may be helpful to newbies: | However, if you are a newbie (newcomer), [[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855|RFC 1855]] may be a bit much. The following guides may be helpful to newbies: | ||
- | * [[http://www.imagescape.com/helpweb/news/newsnet.html|Newsgroup Netiquette]] | + | * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090102015105/http://www.imagescape.com/helpweb/news/newsnet.html|Newsgroup Netiquette]] |
* [[http://lipas.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/netiquet.html|Why it is sensible to observe the Netiquette]] | * [[http://lipas.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/netiquet.html|Why it is sensible to observe the Netiquette]] | ||
Also worth noting is that the Internet is like an elephant: it never forgets. If you make a stupid, bigoted, or irresponsible posting at 18, count on all your future employers finding it when you are 40 by looking at the [[http://www.waybackmachine.org/|Wayback machine]] and other places. | Also worth noting is that the Internet is like an elephant: it never forgets. If you make a stupid, bigoted, or irresponsible posting at 18, count on all your future employers finding it when you are 40 by looking at the [[http://www.waybackmachine.org/|Wayback machine]] and other places. | ||