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+<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> 
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.1-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> -->
+<chapter id="introduction"> 
+<title> Introduction</title> 
+<anchor id="anc-introduction"/> 
+
+<para>&knode; is an easy-to-use, convenient newsreader; it is intended
+to allow even newbies to use a newsreader under &kde;, but it also
+offers advanced features appealing to experienced users. &knode; is a
+online-reader but could work together with a newsserver like
+<application>leafnode</application> as an offline-reader.</para>
+
+<para>As of version 0.4 &knode; complies with all the requirements of
+the <glossterm>GNKSA</glossterm>.</para>
+
+<para>If you have problems or questions about this program, please
+contact the mailing list for &kde; users (for subscription, see<ulink
+url="http://www.kde.org/contact.html">Homepage of the &kde; mailing
+lists</ulink> ) or one of the &kde; newsgroups:</para>
+
+<simplelist>
+<member>comp.windows.x.kde</member>
+<member>de.comp.os.unix.apps.kde (german)</member>
+</simplelist>
+
+<para>If you have found a bug or have suggestions regarding the
+functionality of &knode; please report them via the 
+<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Report
+bug...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu.</para>
+
+<para>Please make sure when asking questions in the newsgroups and
+mailing lists mentioned above that the question you are asking
+is not answered in this manual.</para>
+
+<para>For those new to reading news and posting articles, the
+<link linkend="knode-journey">A journey through
+Usenet</link> chapter is recommended; it is not so much about &knode; as how to
+move about in the Usenet with its help. In general, it is not
+sufficient to just master a news reader for writing news
+articles: imagine a car driver who masters his car perfectly but does
+not know about the traffic rules or signs; do you want to encounter
+such a driver when out in traffic? So please take your time to learn
+at least a little about the <quote>traffic rules</quote> of the
+Usenet; the other participants will thank you.</para>
+
+<tip>
+<para>&knode; supports you in many cases with hints and warnings: if
+you do not simply ignore them you will avoid many beginners'
+mistakes; but, do not exclusively depend on them either.</para>
+</tip>
+
+<para>Please address suggestions and criticisms at the author or at the
+responsible translator for your language.</para>
+
+</chapter>
+