Need Help?
Are you confused with SILC? Don't quite know where to get some more
information? If you answer Yes, then this is the door you're looking for.
This page includes introduction to the help resources for SILC Network.
There are many places where you can get more information and help
regarding SILC in general, using SILC Network, developing SILC and much
more.
Getting Started with SILC
The very first thing you need to do to get online with SILC is to download
the SILC client. Go to the download
page, and download the latest client. There are several binary
packages available if you do not want to compile the client by yourself.
After you have your very own SILC client downloaded then locate the SILC
server nearest to you. Please see our server list, for all servers in the SILC Network. You
can also directly connect to the silc.silcnet.org server if you like.
You most likely have questions about SILC after you start using it. The
best place to look for questions and answers is the SILC FAQ. Please read it before you
start asking more questions.
Getting Help Online
The best and quickest way to get assistance is to get online on SILC
Network. If you have questions, or just want to chat about SILC you can
join the #silc channel. This friendly
channel includes people who are interested in SILC and ready to answer
questions assuming they know the answers.
Give the command /join #silc to join the
channel. Please introduce yourself before asking the question, and wait
patiently for your answer.
Getting Help On This Website
Reading documentation on SILC is also a good way to learn about SILC. See
the documentation available in the documentation page for more information.
Getting Help via Mailing Lists
There is currently one mailing list called silc-devel. This is
general purpose mailing list that includes conversation on SILC
development, announcements of new releases and provides help for anyone
who ask questions. You can subscribe to the mailist list on the lists page, and read the archives of
the mailing list at silc-devel archives. You can send email to the mailing
list by sending it to
silc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net email address.
Before you go ahead and start sending questions there is a nice document
about How To Ask Questions The Smart Way by Eric S. Raymond,
a document you may want to read.