X-Git-Url: https://arthur.barton.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FFAQ.txt;h=2c9e14032cf21deaffe538fd518a42f63c1f30cf;hb=e96b4aad2ecac39fbac43d1eb96f9322bd3b2c44;hp=e14b077680662a124815185c26ac008f4a1cf09b;hpb=a93b4d9789b96a2b8c0582fc83b5fd32c341aa4b;p=ngircd-alex.git diff --git a/doc/FAQ.txt b/doc/FAQ.txt index e14b0776..2c9e1403 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ.txt +++ b/doc/FAQ.txt @@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ A: Yes. ngIRCd is compatible to the original ircd used by IRCNet. Actually this is being tested with version 2.10.3p3. Q: Is there a homepage with further information and downloads? -A: Yes. Please visit . +A: Yes. Please visit . + +Q: Why should I use ngIRCd instead of the original one? +A: ngIRCd offers several benefits: no problems with dynamic IPs, easy to + configure, open source (GPL), under active development. II. Compilation @@ -47,17 +51,29 @@ A: Most probably you are using version 1.5 of GNU automake which seems to be 1.4 of GNU automake shipped with this distribution; it should work, too.) -III. Bugs!? -~~~~~~~~~~~ +III. Runtime +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Q: I cannot connect to remote peers when I use the chroot option, the + following is logged: "Can't resolve example.com: unknown error!". +A: On Linux/glibc with chroot enabled you need to put some libraries inside + the chroot as well, notably libnss_dns; maybe others. Unfortunately, even + linking ngircd statically does not help this. The only known workaround + is to either disable chroot support or to link against dietlibc instead + of glibc. (tnx to Sebastian Siewior) + + +IV. Bugs!? +~~~~~~~~~~ Q: Is there a list of known bugs and desired feature enhancements? A: Yes. Have a look at the bug tracking system (Bugzilla) for ngIRCd located - at . There you can file bug reports - and feature requests as well as search the bug database. + at . There you can file bug + reports and feature requests as well as search the bug database. Q: What should I do if I found a bug? -A: Please file a bug report at ! +A: Please file a bug report at ! The author of the particular component will be notified automagically :-) -- -$Id: FAQ.txt,v 1.5 2003/04/05 11:37:17 alex Exp $ +$Id: FAQ.txt,v 1.10 2005/07/09 14:39:42 alex Exp $