Getting Assistance from Mailing Lists

If you don't mind a few more messages in your inbox every day, a mailing list can be a good way to keep informed about wireless LANs. You can typically sign up to receive the e-mail messages as they are submitted, or all at once, in digest form.

Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists (www.paml.net)

Not sure where to start? You can find mailing lists here, as well as an archive of messages. The Mail Archive Site (Figure 6.10) offers a searchable archive of mailing lists.

Figure 6.10. Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists' Web site.

Wireless LAN (WLAN) Mailing List (www.groups.yahoo.com/ group /wirelesslan)

The Wireless LAN Mailing List is a good place to sign up for news and user concerns about wireless networks. Discussion includes topics such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth personal networking technology, and connecting PDAs to wireless networks. Messages are archived by date at the site. You'll need a (free) Yahoo account to join this group.