Hi everybody, Due to the current situation with openprojects.org (operators begging for monetary support), we''ve moved to irc.oftc.net, which is a very fine IRC network which is managed by rightminded people. If you are new to IRC - a small introduction. To access IRC you need a client, I highly recommend irssi (http://www.irssi.org) for Unix users and mirc for those with Win32. IRC is a very direct medium. It is well suited for chatting. It is however no substitute for email. We currently see people joining the channel and attempting to describe complex problems. While IRC is very good at ''try this? does it work?'' kind of conversations, it is not good for passing around large amounts of information. So, the drill is as follows: 0) Search the HOWTO if your question is answered there 1) Post your problem to the mailinglist 2) Mention the problem on #lartc and see if people can/want to help you 3) If a solution was found on IRC, post it to the list so everybody can see it. Do not skip 0 and 1 or risk being ridiculed! Simple small questions are possible exceptions to these rules. Very small irc tutorial: * install irssi * Start irssi * type /server irc.oftc.net * wait a while * type /join #lartc * say ''hi'' If you are running an accessfilter (firewall) that drops packets instead of denying connections, the /server bit may take up to a minute! Regards, bert -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Versatile DNS Software & Services http://www.tk the dot in .tk http://lartc.org Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO