<title>Alt.sysadmin.recovery FAQ</title>
<h1>alt.sysadmin.recovery FAQ v0.2</h1>

This is the frequently asked questions for
<a href="news:alt.sysadmin.recovery">alt.sysadmin.recovery</a>,
a newsgroup for practicing and recovering system administrators.
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<a href="overview.html">About the group</a>
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     <li><a href="overview.html#whatis">What is alt.sysadmin.recovery?</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#notes">Notes on reading ASR</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#welcome">What is not welcome on alt.sysadmin.recovery?</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#bofh">What does BOFH mean? How about LART?
                                      Cow orker?</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#bofhfind">Where can I find the BOFH?</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#archy">The BOFH hierarchy</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#mottoes">Official ASR mottos</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#disco">Hail Eris! Sysadmin Religion</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#songs">Songs to drink to</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#manpages">Man pages</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#organs">ASR organizations</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#mbti">So what's with the INTJ and stuff?</a></li>
     <li><a href="overview.html#complain">I hate this group!  Where do I complain?</a></li>
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<a href="proffesion.html">About our fine profession</a>
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     <li><a href="proffesion.html#tobe">I want to be a sysadmin.  What should I do?</a></li>
     <li><a href="proffesion.html#volunteer">So, I've just "volunteered" to be a sysadmin.  What do I do?</a></li>
     <li><a href="proffesion.html#rank">Where do sysadmins rank as a profession?</a></li>
     <li><a href="proffesion.html#made">How are new sysadmins made?</a></li>
     <li><a href="proffesion.html#typical">What's a typical day in the life of a sysadmin?</a></li>
     <li><a href="proffesion.html#find">Why can't I find my sysadmin?</a></li>
     <li><a href="proffesion.html#music">What sort of music does sysadmins listen to???</a></li>
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<a href="computer.html">Our little friend, the computer</a>
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     <li><a href="computer.html#nosuck">Are there any OS's that don't suck?</a></li>
     <li><a href="computer.html#hardware">How about any hardware?</a></li>
     <li><a href="computer.html#tech">Where can I find cluefull tech support?</a></li>
     <li><a href="computer.html#behave">What can I do to help my computers behave?</a></li>
     <li><a href="computer.html#aoldisk">What's with the AOL disks?</a></li>
     <li><a href="computer.html#cdroms">What can I do with all these CD Roms?</a></li>
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<a href="lusers.html">Our big headache, the lusers</a>
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     <li><a href="lusers.html#stories">Where can I find stories about the little bastards?</a></li>
     <li><a href="lusers.html#clues">I'm work for tech support.  Where can I find cluefull customers?</a></li>
     <li><a href="lusers.html#info">General luser interaction</a></li>
     <li><a href="lusers.html#deal">What is the best way to deal with lusers?</a></li>
     <li><a href="lusers.html#revolvers">Revolvers, cyanide and high voltages:
         The pros and cons of various luser education strategies.</a></li>
     <li><a href="lusers.html#mess">How can I clean up the mess made by a
          lusers brain splattered across a monitor?</a></li>
     <li><a href="lusers.html#penalty">What is the penalty for murdering a luser?</a></li>
     <li><a href="lusers.html#charge">How much should I charge for holding their hands?</a></li>
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<a href="rec-chem.html">Dealing with being a sysadmin</a>
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     <li><a href="rec-chem.html#caffeine">Caffeine and other Recreational Pharmaceuticals</a></li>
     <li><a href="rec-chem.html#excuse">The excuse server</a></li>
     <li><a href="rec-chem.html#insults">The insults server</a></li>
     <li><a href="rec-chem.html#wrists">Should I slit my wrists across or downwards?</a></li>
     <li><a href="rec-chem.html#tools">Sysadmin tools</a></li>
     <li><a href="rec-chem.html#psychass">Psychiatric assistance</a></li>
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<li>
<a href="sysadm.html">OK, seriously folks!   HELP!!!!!</a>
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     <li><a href="sysadm.html#serious">Serious info about being a sysadmin</a></li>
     <li><a href="sysadm.html#warez">DOODZ!!!!! W3R3 CAN 1 F1ND SUM K3WL WAREZ????????????</a></li>
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<a href="other.html">Other resources</a></li>
  <ol>
     <li><a href="other.html#likep">If you like ASR, you'll love...</a></li>
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