-VI- Where do I report problems, bugs, or enhancements - or - What is comp.lang.tcl?

From: FAQ General information

	There are two alternatives for reporting bugs and problems.
The first is the USENET news group news:comp.lang.tcl, an unmoderated USENET
newsgroup, created for the discussion of the Tcl programming language
and tools that embed it, such as the Tk toolkit for the X window
system, expect, and Extended Tcl.  Please note that postings of source
code to comp.lang.tcl do not get archived to harbor.ecn.purdue.edu - if
you want your code to be available from the User Contributions archive
you will need to make arrangements for someone to ftp it there.  See
elsewhere in the FAQ for more details on the archive site.

	The second would be to report problems, suggestions, new
ideas, etc. to the author.  Email to

ouster@cs.berkeley.edu (John Ousterhout)

will get comments to the author of Tcl and Tk - to find the email
address of the authors of other Tcl/Tk based programs,
(See tcl-faq/part3), (See tcl-faq/part4), and (See tcl-faq/part5).

	At least one short term archive of comp.lang.tcl is available for 
anonymous ftp from ftp://csc.canberra.edu.au/pub/motif/comp.lang.tcl/ .


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From: FAQ General information
VII. Are there any mailing lists covering topics related to Tcl/Tk?

	There are quite a number of mailing lists which cover topics
relating to the Tcl community.  As you begin one, if you will send
me information relating to the mailing list, I will add it below.

o	Basic Object Systems (BOS) 

	BOS is a SELF-like objects extension to Tcl.

	To join, send email to snl+bos-requests@cmu.edu and then
	send messages to snl+box@cmu.edu .

o	Dejagnu 

	This set of mailing lists are NOT maintained by Cygnus, the
	developers of Dejagnu.

	Dejagnu is an expect 5.x based package designed to be a framework
	for testing other software.  Test suites exist for various GNU
	products such as GDB and binutils.

	3 mailing lists - dejagnu-bugs, dejagnu-developers, and
	dejagnu-questions - have been created as a part of the
	yggdrasil.com listserv.

	To subscribe, send the line:

	subscribe dejagnu-bugs yourname@yoursite.com 

	to the email address listserv@yggdrasil.com where you put your
	own email address in place of yourname@yoursite.com and you put
	the name of the mailing list you wish to join after subscribe.

o	Comp.Lang.Tcl by email

		For those USENET-deprived individuals who are thus unable
	to read comp.lang.tcl, an email alternative is available.
	If you get comp.lang.tcl you do not need to sign up for this list.

		A service called "listserv" is being run out of CERN to forward
	comp.lang.tcl postings via e-mail to people who don't have direct
	access to the newsgroup.  In addition, they are archiving the newsgroup
	so you can retrieve old postings from them.  Here is some more
	information about the service:

	1) send a mail to listserv@cernvm.cern.ch with one line in the body:

	subscribe tcltk

	2) see how it works (you will receive the mail with instructions from
	   listserv);

	3) unsubscribe by a mail to listserv@cernvm.cern.ch with one line 
	   in the body:

	signoff tcltk

	4) again, signing off will be confirmed by listserv

o	Macintosh Tcl

		W. Ross Brown <ross@bnr.ca> previously maintained a
	mailing list for discussion of Tcl on the Macintosh.  This list
	is being phased out and users are encouraged to move to the new
	Macintosh Tcl Mailing list.  Here is it's announcement:

	---

		This Mailing List is devoted to the issues of Tcl on
	the Macintosh.  This includes (but not limited to) such
	topics as ports of Tcl to the Mac (MacTcl), Tcl questions
	relating only to the Mac (file I/O etc.), and porting of Tk to
	the Mac.

		A previous mailing list was supported by Ross Brown.
	Ross, however, had to manage the list by hand.  This list will
	be managed by listserv software and will hopefully be more
	active.  If you were previously on Ross's mailing list you are
	encouraged to switch to this new list.  Ross's mailing will be
	phased out shortly.

		To get more information about the mailing list send a message
	to "listserv@aic.lockheed.com" with the line "information mactcl" in
	the body of the message (the subject is ignored).

		To subscribe to the mailing list send a message to
	"listserv@aic.lockheed.com" with the line "subscribe mactcl Your Name"
	in the body of the message.  Substitute 'Your Name' with
	whatever your real name is.

		Otherwise, all posting of articles to the mailing list
	should be sent to mactcl@aic.lockheed.com.

o	Microsoft Windows port of Tk

		Simon Kenyon <simon@news.itc.icl.ie> announced in early
	April 1994 that the Information Technology Centre of Dublin, IRELAND
	was undertaking the port of Tk to MS-Windows.  He has set up the
	mstk mailing list for those interested in discussing it.

		If interested, send mail to mstk-list-request@itc.icl.ie
	to join the list and send comments and code to mstk@itc.icl.ie .

o	Ptolomy 

	Ptolomy is a simulation and prototyping system which uses tcl.
	To join the mailing list, send email to
	ptolemy-request@ohm.eecs.berkeley.edu .

o	safe-tcl 

	Safe-tcl is an extension to Tcl which one can use to process
	incoming email msgs as tcl scripts.

	To subscribe, send a msg to safe-tcl-request@uunet.uu.net and
	then further email msgs to safe-tcl@uunet.uu.net .


o	ServiceMail Toolkit 

	ServiceMail is a stand-alone email server written in C and Tcl.
	It takes incoming email requests and can perform tasks for the
	sender.

	To join the mailing list, send email to servicemail-help@eitech.com
	or subscribe to servicemail-help mailing list by sending a message
	to the "listserv subscribe servicemail-help your-real-name" service at
	"services@eitech.com".

o	tclMotif

	tclMotif is an extension which provides true Motif access to a
	Tcl program.

	This mailing list is maintained by listserv@ise.canberra.edu.au .
	To subscript, send mail to this address with the request

	subscribe tclMotif <your name>

	and you will receive a mail message acknowledging this.  From then
	on, send mail to tclMotif@ise.canberra.edu.au and it will be 
	distributed.

o	TeenyMUD

	TinyMUD is a multi-user dungeon program - allows multiple users
	to role play and converse in 'real time'.  It uses Tcl.

	To join the mailing list, contact
	teeny-list-request@fido.econlab.arizona.edu and then send your 
	mail to teeny-list@fido.econlab.arizona.edu .

o	tkWWW

	tkWWW is a tk-based WorldWideWeb client.  Contact
	tk-www-request@athena.mit.edu to join the mailing list and send
	your messages to tk-www@athena.mit.edu .

o	VMS Tcl/Tk

	Folks interested in Tcl on VMS in general can sign up to the
	vms-tcl@src.honeywell.com mailing list for more details.
	An archive for the mailing list is available at:
	ftp://src.honeywell.com/pub/vms-tcl/mailinglist.archive

o	WAFE

	WAFE is a Athena Widget front end which uses Tcl.  To join
	the wafe mailing list, contact wafe@wu-wien.ac.at .

o	XF 

	XF is a Graphical User Interface builder which generates Tk and
	Tcl code.  To subscribe to the xf mailing list,
	send a "sub xf-l Your Name" line to listserv@tubvm.cs.tu-berlin.de

o	X Protocol Engine Library (XPEL) 

	To join, send email to xpel-request@cs.unc.edu .

	XPEL uses Tcl for an embedded interpretor as well as uses
	safe-tcl in external monitor programs.