+@node Known Problems
+@subsection Reading Existing Bug Reports and Known Problems
+
+ Before reporting a bug, if at all possible please check to see if it
+is already known about. Indeed, it may already have been fixed in a
+later release of Emacs, or in the development version. Here is a list
+of the main places you can read about known issues:
+
+@itemize
+@item
+The @file{etc/PROBLEMS} file in the Emacs distribution; type @kbd{C-h
+C-p} to read it. This file contains a list of particularly well-known
+issues that have been encountered in compiling, installing and running
+Emacs. Often, there are suggestions for workarounds and solutions.
+
+@item
+Some additional user-level problems can be found in @ref{Bugs and
+problems, , Bugs and problems, efaq, GNU Emacs FAQ}.
+
+@item
+The @samp{bug-gnu-emacs} mailing list (also available as the newsgroup
+@samp{gnu.emacs.bug}). This is where you will find most Emacs bug
+reports. You can read the list archives at
+@url{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-emacs}. If you
+like, you can also subscribe to the list. Be aware that the sole
+purpose of this list is to provide the Emacs maintainers with
+information about bugs and feature requests. Reports may contain
+fairly large amounts of data; spectators should not complain about
+this.
+
+@item
+The bug tracker at @url{http://debbugs.gnu.org}. From early 2008,
+reports from the @samp{bug-gnu-emacs} list have been sent here. The
+tracker contains the same information as the mailing list, just in a
+different format. You may prefer to browse and read reports using the
+tracker.
+
+@item
+The @samp{emacs-pretest-bug} mailing list. This list is no longer
+used, and is mainly of historical interest. At one time, it was used
+for bug reports in development (i.e., not yet released) versions of
+Emacs. You can read the archives for 2003 to mid 2007 at
+@url{http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-pretest-bug/}. From
+late 2007 to mid 2008, the address was an alias for the
+@samp{emacs-devel} mailing list. From mid 2008 onwards, it has been
+an alias for @samp{bug-gnu-emacs}.
+
+@item
+The @samp{emacs-devel} mailing list. Sometimes people report bugs to
+this mailing list. This is not the main purpose of the list, however,
+and it is much better to send bug reports to the bug list. You should
+not feel obliged to read this list before reporting a bug.
+
+@end itemize
+
+