[net.announce.newusers] Changes to Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

usenet@gatech.CSNET (08/01/85)

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<      asking for the "comp center."  Also, see newsgroups mod.map.news
<      and mod.map.uucp where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are
<      posted regularly.
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>      asking for the "comp center."  Also, see the newsgroup
>      mod.map.uucp where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are posted
>      regularly.
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<      startup information for a command.
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>      startup information for a command.  One belief is that the "rc"
>      stands for "ReConfiguration" which is what the file does.

usenet@gatech.CSNET (09/01/85)

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<      therefore no longer needed, but they linger on.
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>      therefore probably no longer needed, but they linger on.

usenet@gatech.CSNET (10/01/85)

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<      mod.map.uucp where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are posted
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<      "X" or "^X" commands, notes has "%".  If your system doesn't have
<      a program to encrypt and decrypt these, you can quickly create a
<      shell script using "tr":
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>      "X" or "^X" commands, notes has "%" or "R".  If your system doesn't
>      have a program to encrypt and decrypt these, you can quickly create
>      a shell script using "tr":

usenet@gatech.CSNET (11/01/85)

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> 19.  What is the address or phone number of the "foo" company?
> 
>      Try the white and yellow pages  of your phone directory, first; a
>      sales representative will surely know, and if you're a potential
>      customer they will be who you're looking for.  Phone books for
>      other cities are usually available in libraries of any size.
>      Whoever buys or recommends things for your company will probably
>      have some buyer's guides or national company directories. Call or
>      visit the reference desk of your library; they have several
>      company and organization directories and many will answer
>      questions like this over the phone.  Remember if you only know the
>      city where the company is, you can telephone to find out their
>      full address or a dealer.  The network is NOT a free resource,
>      although it may look like that to some people.  It is far better
>      to spend a few minutes of your own time researching an answer
>      rather than broadcast your laziness and/or ineptitude to the net.
> 

usenet@gatech.CSNET (12/01/85)

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>      HOWEVER, new sites just installing the news from 4.2 BSD tapes
>      are likely installing a version of news with the bug; the 4.2
>      distribution had a buggy version of news.  If you know anyone
>      running an unmodified news from the 4.2 BSD tape, have them 
>      obtain a more up-to-date version from someone else on the net.