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Date:	Mon, 7 Jan 2002 12:00:42 +0100
From:	John Marshall <jmarshall AT acm DOT org>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	xfree questions here (Was: Re: Program shuts down after trying to start)
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On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 10:33:48AM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> Wrong mailing list.  Go to cygwin-xfree AT cygwin DOT com.

Possibly (just maybe :-() it would help if this text on
http://www.cygwin.com/ --

	For all other questions and observations, please check the
	resources available at this site, such as the FAQ, the User's
	Guide and the mailing list archives. If you've exhausted these
	resources then please send email to the *Cygwin Mailing List*.
	[...]
	The cygwin mailing list is the place for all questions. Really.
	I mean it.

included the xfree exception, as the text at http://cygwin.com/lists.html 
does.  Perhaps something like what's below.  Or maybe that would just
cause more confusion :-(.  Just a thought...

    John

--- index.html.orig	Mon Jan  7 11:46:40 2002
+++ index.html	Mon Jan  7 11:56:19 2002
@@ -191,14 +191,16 @@
 questions, questions about where to find things, questions about why
 things are done a certain way, questions about the color preferences of
 Cygwin developers, questions about the meaning of the number 42,
-etc.</p>
+etc.  But it does not include questions about XFree86 on Cygwin:
+please send email related to this to the
+<a href="mailto:cygwin-xfree AT cygwin DOT com"><b>Cygwin-XFree Mailing List</b></a>.</p>
 
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 links) concerning these web pages to <a
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 <p>Please <b>do not</b> send personal email with "quick questions" to
-individual cygwin developers.  The cygwin mailing list is the place for
+individual cygwin developers.  The cygwin mailing lists are the places for
 all questions.  Really.  I mean it.</p>
 
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