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  <title>Resources</title>

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

    <para>If during the building of the CLFS 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 CLFS 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"/>. For mailing lists specifically
    for CLFS, visit <ulink url="&clfs-wiki;wiki/lists"/>.</para>

  </sect2>

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

    <para> The Linux From Scratch News Server is no longer available.
    Please use the other support methods listed on this page
    </para>

  </sect2>

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

    <para>Several members of the CLFS 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 CLFS
    FAQ or the mailing list archives. You can find the IRC network at
    <uri>chat.freenode.net</uri>. The support channel for cross-lfs
    is named #cross-lfs. If you need to show people the output of your
    problems, please use http://pastebin.cross-lfs.org and reference
    the pastebin URL when asking your questions.</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="&lfs-root;~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 of
    the LFS website, or <ulink url="&clfs-wiki;wiki/mirrors"/> for
    mirrors of CLFS.</para>

  </sect2>

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

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

  </sect2>

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