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ention> (FAQ, or rarely FAQL, FAQ list) A document provided for many ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Usenet">Usenet ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=newsgroups">newsgroups (and, more recently, ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=World-Wide Web">World-Wide Web services) which attempts to answer questions which new readers often ask. These are maintained by volunteers and posted regularly to the newsgroup. You should always consult the FAQ list for a group before posting to it in case your question or point is common knowledge. The collection of all FAQ lists is one of the most precious and remarkable resources on the ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Internet">Internet. It contains a huge wealth of up-to-date expert knowledge on many subjects of common interest. Accuracy of the information is greatly assisted by its frequent exposure to criticism by an interested, and occasionally well-informed, audience (the readers of the relevant newsgroup). The main ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=FTP archive">FTP archive for FAQs is on a computer called ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=RTFM">RTFM at ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=MIT">MIT, where they can be accessed either {by group (ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/comp.answers/)} or {by hierarchy (ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/)}. There is another archive at {Imperial College (ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/)}, London, UK and a ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=World-Wide Web">World-Wide Web archive in {Ohio (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/top.html)}, USA. The FAQs are also posted to ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Usenet">Usenet newsgroups: ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=news:comp.answers">news:comp.answers, ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=news:news.answers">news:news.answers and ef="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=news:alt.answers">news:alt.answers. 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