There are various sources of information about Openswan available on the Internet. Apart from the documentation that comes with Openswan, there is an Openswan Wiki at http://wiki.openswan.org. Using a search engine or browsing the user mailing list archive can also be very helpful. Or you can try IRC.
You can ask your question on the #openswan
IRC channel on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net
). When asking questions through IRC, do not ask for permission to ask a question, just ask it, even if people are idle for hours. Some of the developers are often lingering idly on the channel, and might not notice your question immediately. Ask your question and hang around for a while, and you will be surprised how helpful that can be. Many people who join the #openswan
channel for the first time ask a question on IRC and leave within five minutes because they think no one is listening. Have some patience; most developers have a day job, and will...