The preliminaries

# 3. The preliminaries

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Note that I (the howto-maintainer) no longer use `ftape` myself, so I cannot give much up-to-date advice on e.g. compiling `ftape`. If you have a problem, try posting on `comp.os.linux.help`, or to the tape discussion list on `vger.rutger.edu` (see Following the ftape development below). You should try to post a summary of your problems and its solution(s), after you've got it working, even if you only got it partially working. Please also send me (`<khp@pip.dknet.dk>`) a copy of your solution so that I can add it to the HOWTO.

I read my mail daily, I try to respond to everyone, but I cannot guarantee that I will respond immediately. Also, I seldomly read the newsgroups (`comp.os.linux.help` et al), as my Internet access is through a modem line and I have to read news On-line `8-(`.

If you recieve this as part of a printed distribution or on a CD-ROM, please check out the Linux Documentation home page or ftp to `sunsite.unc.edu: /pub/Linux/doc/HOWTO` to see if there exists a more recent version. This could potentially save you a lot of troubles.

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