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On 10/31/2006, cygwin wrote:
> >> Brian Dessent wrote:
> >>> > >> FYI, this question should have been sent to cygwin-xfree (at)
> >>> > >> cygwin.com, not here.  All X11 topics belong there.
> >> > > 
> >> > > Sorry, I'm at the stage where I don't know enough to know where to
> >> > > direct my questions. (I couldn't see a "beginner" mailing list
> >> > > anywhere.)
> > > 
> > > If you had read the list of available lists at 
> > > http://cygwin.com/lists.html, you would have found the correct list.
> 
> I did read that page (amongst my other research), but I guess I'm
> missing something obvious - what list is aimed at cygwin "newbies"?


The lists are not so much divided up by experience as by topic.  Issues
concerning X go to the cygwin-xfree list, as Brian mentioned.  That's
why you were pointed to the lists page.  It clearly states what kind of
questions are on-topic for each list.


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