genesis@BRL.MIL (MAJ. Kindel) (08/14/90)
Please add me to your user list. I am with the US Army Computer Science School. Thank You Info Center USA Computer Science School AV 780-3245 COMM(404)791-3245
skdutta@cs.tamu.edu (Saumen K Dutta) (08/15/90)
From: grant@Pescara.ORC.Olivetti.Com (Grant Grundler) Subject: Re: Please add me to User list Message-ID: <49280@ricerca.UUCP> Date: 14 Aug 90 17:19:18 GMT References: <24129@adm.BRL.MIL> Sender: news@orc.Olivetti.Com Reply-To: grant@Pescara.ORC.Olivetti.Com (Grant Grundler) Organization: Olivetti Research California Lines: 13 In article <49280@ricerca.UUCP>, grant@Pescara.ORC.Olivetti.Com (Grant Grundler) writes: :In article <24129@adm.BRL.MIL>, genesis@BRL.MIL (MAJ. Kindel) writes: :> Please add me to your user list. I am with the US Army :> Computer Science School. :> :> Thank You :> Info Center :> USA Computer Science School :> AV 780-3245 COMM(404)791-3245 : : :Looks like the somebody needs to learn how to use "rn"! : :grant : Or is there any mailing list which simultaneouly post the news to various addresses. In any case why flaming new users ? -- _ ||Internet: skdutta@cssun.tamu.edu ( /_ _ / --/-/- _ ||Bitnet : skd8107@tamvenus.bitnet __)_/(_____(_/_(_/_(_(__(_/_______ ||Uucp : uunet!cssun.tamu.edu!skdutta .. ||Yellnet: (409) 846-8803
ag@cbmvax.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) (08/15/90)
In article <49280@ricerca.UUCP> grant@Pescara.ORC.Olivetti.Com (Grant Grundler) writes: >In article <24129@adm.BRL.MIL>, genesis@BRL.MIL (MAJ. Kindel) writes: >> Please add me to your user list. I am with the US Army >> Computer Science School. >> >> Thank You >> Info Center >> USA Computer Science School >> AV 780-3245 COMM(404)791-3245 > > >Looks like the somebody needs to learn how to use "rn"! A lot of people read news as if it came from a mailing list (Ie, they send their mail address to a list keeper and use their mail reader to read all incoming mail). Inefficient, but workable for a small number of groups. This Kindel guy is probably one of them. Pax, Keith
rdc30med@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (LCDR Michael E. Dobson) (08/15/90)
Periodicly we see these types of messages appearing in the various news groups that also include gatewayed mailing lists. This is generaly caused by two mechanisms. The first is posting the request to the gatewayed mailing list, ie info-unix@sem.brl.mil or unix-wizards@sem.brl.mil, instead of the administrative list, ie info-unix-request@sem.brl.mil. This is due to ignorance on the part of the person trying to get on the list (they may not have news on their system). The second and more serious reason is the request mail address being incorrectly gatewayed into the newsgroup. If this is happening, flames should be directed to the list maintainer, not the poor user who has no control over how his message is treated once it reaches the mail gateway system. -- Mike Dobson, Sys Admin for | Internet: rdc30med@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil | UUCP: ...uunet!mimsy!nmrdc1!rdc30med AT&T 3B2/600G Sys V R 3.2.2 | BITNET: dobson@usuhsb.bitnet WIN/TCP for 3B2 | MCI-Mail: 377-2719 or 0003772719@mcimail.com
guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) (08/16/90)
>Looks like the somebody needs to learn how to use "rn"!
No, somebody just needs to have the protocol for joining/leaving mailing
lists explained to them before being told about those mailing lists.
There's no guarantee that his machine necessarily *gets* netnews; if it
doesn't, "rn" (or any other newsreader) won't do him a lot of good....