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Old 11th June 2008
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Originally Posted by roundkat View Post
misc@ scares me..
It shouldn't scare you if you post a concise, polite question, with detailed information, that shows you've done what homework you can.

In this case, you are having trouble understanding various syslog man pages. All you really need is a pointer to some additional help, and that is how you should phrase your question.

No one will get angry if you ask for assistance to help you figure out what it is you do not yet know, and, as you have done here already, post:
Your configuration
Your symptoms
Things you've tried that haven't worked
You may get no response, but more likely, pointers to additional documentation.

Those who get angry responses either haven't done their homework, or who post a "it's broke, fix it for me" message. Sometimes these are combined.

If you're still scared, and want to try a kinder, gentler, more newbie-friendly mailing list that has a relatively large numbers of readers, try the openbsd-newbies list. It is unofficial, sign up for it at www.sfobug.org, the San Fransisco OpenBSD Users Group website.
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