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  <title>Resources</title>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-faq">
    <title>FAQ</title>

    <para>If during the building of the LFS system you encounter any
    errors, have any questions, or think there is a typo in the book,
    please start by consulting the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    that is located at <ulink url="&faq-root;"/>.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-maillists" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mailing Lists">
    <title>Mailing Lists</title>

    <para>The <uri>linuxfromscratch.org</uri> server hosts a number of
    mailing lists used for the development of the LFS project. These lists
    include the main development and support lists, among others. If the
    FAQ does not solve the problem you are having, the next step would be to
    search the mailing lists at <ulink url="&lfs-root;search.html"/>.</para>

    <para>For information on the different lists, how to subscribe, archive
    locations, and additional information, visit
    <ulink url="&lfs-root;mail.html"/>.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-newsserver">
    <title>News Server</title>

    <para>The mailing lists hosted at <uri>linuxfromscratch.org</uri> are
    also accessible via the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server.
    All messages posted to a mailing list are copied to the corresponding
    newsgroup, and vice versa.</para>

    <para>The news server is located at
    <uri>news.linuxfromscratch.org</uri>.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-irc">
    <title>IRC</title>

    <para>Several members of the LFS community offer assistance on our
    community Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network. Before using this support,
    please make sure that your question is not already answered in the LFS
    FAQ or the mailing list archives. You can find the IRC network at
    <uri>irc.linuxfromscratch.org</uri>. The support channel for cross-lfs is
    named #cross-lfs. For support on the standard LFS the support channel
    is named #lfs-support.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-references">
    <title>References</title>

    <para>For additional information on the packages, useful tips are
    available in the LFS Package Reference page located at <ulink
    url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/~matthew/LFS-references.html"/>.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-mirrors" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mirror sites">
    <title>Mirror Sites</title>

    <para>The LFS project has a number of world-wide mirrors to make
    accessing the website and downloading the required packages more
    convenient. Please visit the LFS website at <ulink
    url="&lfs-root;mirrors.html"/> for a list of current mirrors.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-contactinfo">
    <title>Contact Information</title>

    <para>Please direct all your questions and comments to one of the LFS
    mailing lists (see above).</para>

  </sect2>

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