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.IX Title "MRTG-FORUM 1"
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.TH MRTG-FORUM 1 "2018-07-13" "2.17.7" "mrtg"
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.SH "NAME"
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mrtg\-forum \- Interactive Help for MRTG users
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
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There is a lot of written documentation for mrtg, but nevertheless you may
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have a problem where you can't find the solution.
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In this case some Human Help may be necessary. With \s-1MRTG\s0 there are several
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ways to get Humans to help you.
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.SH "MAILING-LIST"
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.IX Header "MAILING-LIST"
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There are three mailing lists for \s-1MRTG\s0 available.
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.IP "mrtg" 4
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.IX Item "mrtg"
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for discussion among mrtg users.
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.IP "mrtg-announce" 4
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.IX Item "mrtg-announce"
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for announcements regarding new versions of mrtg related software.
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.IP "mrtg-developers" 4
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.IX Item "mrtg-developers"
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for discussion among people who write software in connection with mrtg or
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who hack mrtg itself.
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.SS "\s-1THE RULES\s0"
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.IX Subsection "THE RULES"
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Please note that the memebers of the mrtg mailinglist value politeness
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highly. This means behave in a way you would like others to behave
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towards you.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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No shouting. (\s-1NO CAPS\s0)
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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No rude language
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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No demands. everybody is on the list out of their own free will. If
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you do not get an answer to your question, chances are high that you
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did not give sufficent details about the nature of your problem or
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that the answer to your problem is in the documentation.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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If you do not follow the rules you will be unsubscribed from the list
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with no further questions asked.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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Decisions about your unsubscription from the list will be taken by
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.Sp
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\& Alex van den Bogaerdt <alex at ergens.op.het.net>
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\& Paul C. Williamson    <pwilliamson at MANDTBANK.COM>
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.Ve
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If you feel that you have been treated unfairly, you may send mail to
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me and explain the situation.
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.Vb 1
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\& Tobi Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
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.Ve
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.SS "\s-1SUBSCRIBING\s0"
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.IX Subsection "SUBSCRIBING"
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These lists are managed by a mailing-list management program (listar).
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It allows you to subscribe to these lists by sending a message with the
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subject: \fBsubscribe\fR to the following address:
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.PP
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\& listname\-request@lists.oetiker.ch
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You will then get a message asking you to confirm your subscription.
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.PP
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For posting to the lists use the following address
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.PP
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\& listname@lists.oetiker.ch
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.Ve
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.PP
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Note that only people who are subscribed to the list can post.
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.PP
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Further information about the usage of the mailing lists is
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available by sending a message with the subject line \fBhelp\fR to
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either one of the request addresses.
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.PP
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There is also a webinterface to the lists on
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.PP
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\& http://lists.oetiker.ch
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List archives are on
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\& http://www.mail\-archive.com/index.php?hunt=mrtg
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.Ve
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.PP
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and
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.PP
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\& http://gmane.org/find.php?list=mrtg
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.SH "NEWSGROUP"
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For discussion of \s-1MRTG\s0 or related topics on the Usenet, please send your
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posts to:
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\& news:comp.dcom.net\-management
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.Ve
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Many \s-1MRTG\s0 users are in this forum and will help you. You can also find
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an archive of past activity from this Newsgroup on:
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.PP
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\& http://groups.google.com/group/comp.dcom.net\-management
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.Ve
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.SH "IRC Channel"
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.IX Header "IRC Channel"
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For discussion of \s-1MRTG\s0 and related topics on \s-1IRC,\s0 the `#mrtg' channel on
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EFNet has been created.
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More information can be found at
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\& http://mrtg.easymac.org
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.SH "MRTG Japan"
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.IX Header "MRTG Japan"
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There is a special Mailinglist for \s-1MRTG\s0 Users in Japan. It carries
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translations of the traffic from MRTG-ANNOUNCE as well as updates on the
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Japanese Translation of the \s-1MRTG\s0 documentation. Go to
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http://www.mrtg.jp/ for further Information.
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.SH "AUTHOR"
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Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch> and many contributors