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<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label maillists</title>
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<h3>Where to get help</h3>
<p>First ... read any FAQ you can find. (Which is what you're
doing now, isn't it?)
<p>An ambitious FAQ-like project to collect all TeX-related
information into one place is under way at
<a href="http://algaba.sdf-eu.org/TeEncontreX/TeEncontreX.html">http://algaba.sdf-eu.org/TeEncontreX/TeEncontreX.html</a>; as with any
FAQ, this project needs the support and help of all users -
as yet, it carries an incomplete set of answers to potential
questions. The sources of the package (including a complete set of
<code>html</code> files) are available on CTAN
<p>The tutorials and other on-line documentation (see
<a href="FAQ-tutorials.html">(La)TeX Tutorials</a>) can get you started but
for more in-depth understanding you should get and read at least one of the
many good books on the subject
(see <a href="FAQ-books.html">TeX-related books</a>). The definitive source for
(La)TeX is the source code itself, but that is not something to be
approached lightly (if at all).
<p> If you are seeking a particular package or program, look on your own
system first: you might already have it - the better TeX
distributions contain a wide range of supporting material.
<p> If you have access to the internet, and in particular newsgroups,
then (La)TeX discussions, including Metafont and MetaPost, are on
<i>comp.text.tex</i>.
It is best to
spend a little time familiarising yourself with the current threads before
asking a question. The group is normally very responsive but asking a question
that has just been answered is likely to dampen people's enthusiasm to help
you.
<p><a href="http://groups.google.com/">http://groups.google.com/</a> archives Usenet news discussions, and
<i>comp.text.tex</i> may be found there. Google's archive now
goes impressively far back in time (before <i>comp.text.tex</i>
even existed), and it is a powerful resource for tracking down that
recommendation that no-one can now remember. Google also allows
you to post your own questions or followups.
<p>The few people who can't use the World Wide Web, can't access Usenet
news, but can use electronic mail can seek help through mailing lists.
<p>The TeXhax digest is nowadays operated as a
"<i>MailMan</i>" mailing list: its members now have the option
of receiving messages in 'real time', and answers are more quickly
forthcoming than ever they were in the past. Subscribe via
<a href="http://www.tug.org/mailman/listinfo/texhax">http://www.tug.org/mailman/listinfo/texhax</a>; archives back to
April 2000 are available via the same link, and earlier
digests are available on CTAN.
<p>Many mailing lists exist that cover some small part of the TeX
arena. A good source of pointers is <a href="http://www.tug.org/">http://www.tug.org/</a>
<p>Announcements of TeX-related installations on the CTAN
archives are sent to the mailing list <code>ctan-ann</code>. Subscribe
to the list via its <i>MailMan</i> web-site
<a href="https://sun.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann">https://sun.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann</a>; list archives
are available at the same address. The list archives may also be
browsed via <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/ctan-ann@dante.de/">http://www.mail-archive.com/ctan-ann@dante.de/</a>, and
an RSS feed is also available:
<a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/ctan-ann@dante.de/maillist.xml">http://www.mail-archive.com/ctan-ann@dante.de/maillist.xml</a>
<p>Issues related to Metafont (and, increasingly, MetaPost) are discussed on
the <code>metafont</code> mailing list; subscribe by sending a message
'<code>subscribe metafont <<em>your name</em>></code>' to <a href="mailto:listserv@ens.fr"><i>listserv@ens.fr</i></a>
<p>A few other TeX-related lists may be accessed via
<a href="mailto:listserv@urz.uni-heidelberg.de"><i>listserv@urz.uni-heidelberg.de</i></a>. Send a message containing
the line '<code>help</code>' to this address, or browse
<a href="http://listserv.uni-heidelberg.de/cgi-bin/wa">http://listserv.uni-heidelberg.de/cgi-bin/wa</a>
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<dt><tt><i>TeEncontreX sources, etc.</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/spanish/TeEncontreX.zip">info/spanish/TeEncontreX</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/spanish/TeEncontreX.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/spanish/TeEncontreX/">browse</a>)
<dt><tt><i>TeXhax digests</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/digests/texhax/">digests/texhax/</a>
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<p><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=maillists">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=maillists</a>
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