2. Resources

2.1 Where can I find AfterStep resources, or help?

• WWW Page

  The official AfterStep web page is at http://www.afterstep.org/. This web site is under the excellent administration of David Mihm (webmaster@afterstep.org), and is kindly hosted by the generous people at WorkGroup Solutions, Inc.

• FTP site

  The FTP site, ftp://ftp.afterstep.org/, is the best place to get AfterStep. It also supports uploads (of asapps, documentation, themes, etc) at ftp://ftp.afterstep.org/incoming/. Please read the instructions about uploads before asking why your upload is not immediately available.

• AfterStep applets

  The applets (asapps) that go with AfterStep are distributed separately. The applet distribution is maintained by Albert Dorofeev, (tigr@tigr.net). You can find the applets at http://www.tigr.net/afterstep/as-apps/.

• Man pages.

  AfterStep is lucky to have David Mihm (webmaster@afterstep.org) as its man page author. These simple pages tell you in clear consice words how to do what with AfterStep. Please read the relevent man page before asking a question. Also note that the Pager man page is 'man Pager' (note the capitalization). The man pages can be read online at http://www.afterstep.org/man/stable/.

• #afterstep

  There is also #afterstep on EFnet IRC servers. If you need an irc client, try looking at http://irc.themes.org. If you need an irc server, try irc.cdc.net, irc.mo.net, irc.txdirect.net, and http://www.efnet.net/stats/servers.html. You can also view, but not participate in, #afterstep conversation at http://the-site.loonybin.net/~DrFloyd/dialog.html.

2.2 What are the AfterStep mailing lists, and where are their archives?

There are two AfterStep mailing lists. as-users, and as-devel.

• as-users.

  as-users is the general AfterStep mailing list, open to all AfterStep questions, concerns and ideas (NO LiteSTEP, Window Maker, some-x-app questions unless it really does pertain to AfterStep, please). A subscription can be obtained by emailing majordomo@afterstep.org with the content of "subscribe as-users".

• as-devel.

  as-devel is the development AfterStep mailing list. It is geared toward development questions, ideas and complaints. Subscribe by emailing majordomo@crystaltokyo.com with the content of "subscribe as-devel".

The mailing list archives can be read at http://www.tigr.net/afterstep/mail/.