i'm awared that this is not exactly the correct forum for these
questions. please humor me this one time:
Hmmm.
if you don't know of a newsgroup, how about a good (digest-capable)
mailing list? i've tried the MySQL general mailing list, but they don't
offer a 'digest' option and i can't handle getting hundreds of posts a
day in my inbox.
Try the list found at www.mysql.com it's archive: http://lists.mysql.com/
Don't forget to check the archive before you post.. Dunno if it's digest-capable.. you need to find that one out on your own.
2) who can refer me to a good intermediate tutorial to better learn
MySQL syntax? again, i've been to mysql.com, but i find the structure &
format of the site somehow daunting (not as user-friendly as the
annotated manual at php.net).
www.devshed.com has some good tutorials. Otherwise you could use a searchengine and type some words like: mysql tutorial
Should help..
The book MySQL written by Paul DuBois is great..
Bye,
B.