telecom-request@vector.uucp (comp.dcom.telecom Gateway Administrator) (03/17/89)
Welcome to comp.dcom.telecom.
The discussions in this newsgroup are about telecommunications -- from
the technical aspects of communications equipment and networks to personal
experiences with the service providers. The messages in comp.dcom.telecom
come from the [TELECOM Digest], a digest which is distributed by an Internet
mailing list. That makes this newsgroup a bit different from most. Here
are some things you need to know and some you might be curious about.
- Although the [TELECOM Digest] is distributed in a digest format,
comp.dcom.telecom readers see it as individual articles, because that's
the format which works best with most USENET software. You will see
the same messages that the mailing list subscribers do, just formatted
differently. Every comp.dcom.telecom message contains an
"X-TELECOM-Digest" header which indicates the digest issue the message
came from.
- In order to post a message to comp.dcom.telecom, you must do so through
the [TELECOM Digest]. Please mail your TELECOM submissions to
"telecom@eecs.nwu.edu". Shortly after your message is published in the
digest, it will be gatewayed into comp.dcom.telecom.
- Modern versions of the news software support a "mailpaths" file. If
yours does *and* you have the following entry in it:
comp.dcom.telecom telecom@eecs.nwu.edu
then you can use your news posting program (Pnews, postnews, etc.) to
submit comp.dcom.telecom messages; they will automatically be routed
via mail. This also means that you can do followups from your news
reader (rn, readnews, vnews, etc.) In other words, if your local news
administrator has an up-to-date "mailpaths" file, then you won't have
to worry about all of these complexities.
- You can't use the "Path" field in a comp.dcom.telecom news article to
mail a reply back to the author of the message. This is true for any
moderated newsgroup, not just comp.dcom.telecom. The "Path" takes you
back to where the article entered USENET, and in the case of a moderated
newsgroup this is *not* the message's author. Instead, you must use
the "From" and "Reply-To" fields. If you try to use the "Path" field
you will get back a (hopefully polite) note saying that you blew it.
- The "From" fields in all messages are checked for (1) USENET syntactic
validity and (2) routability before posting. By "routability" I mean
that the message can be routed by "smail" based upon the most recent
data posted to comp.mail.maps. If a "From" line is rewritten, an
"X-Originally-From" header will contain the original information.
- The [TELECOM Digest] is moderated by Patrick Townson. The USENET gateway
is administered by Chip Rosenthal. If you have any questions or
administrative issues, you may reach them at addresses:
telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu Patrick for [TELECOM Digest] issues
telecom-request@vector.uucp Chip for USENET gateway issues
- Suggestions for and corrections to this message are encouraged and
should be sent to me at "telecom-request@vector.uucp".telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us (05/18/89)
Welcome to comp.dcom.telecom.
The discussions in this newsgroup are about telecommunications -- from
the technical aspects of communications equipment and networks to personal
experiences with the service providers. The messages in comp.dcom.telecom
come from the [TELECOM Digest], a digest which is distributed by an Internet
mailing list. That makes this newsgroup a bit different from most. Here
are some things you need to know and some you might be curious about.
- Although the [TELECOM Digest] is distributed in a digest format,
comp.dcom.telecom readers see it as individual articles, because that's
the format which works best with most USENET software. You will see
the same messages that the mailing list subscribers do, just formatted
differently. Every comp.dcom.telecom message contains an
"X-TELECOM-Digest" header which indicates the digest issue the message
came from.
- In order to post a message to comp.dcom.telecom, you must do so through
the [TELECOM Digest]. Please mail your TELECOM submissions to
"telecom@eecs.nwu.edu". Shortly after your message is published in the
digest, it will be gatewayed into comp.dcom.telecom.
- Modern versions of the news software support a "mailpaths" file. If
yours does *and* you have the following entry in it:
comp.dcom.telecom telecom@eecs.nwu.edu
then you can use your news posting program (Pnews, postnews, etc.) to
submit comp.dcom.telecom messages; they will automatically be routed
via mail. This also means that you can do followups from your news
reader (rn, readnews, vnews, etc.) In other words, if your local news
administrator has an up-to-date "mailpaths" file, then you won't have
to worry about all of these complexities.
- You can't use the "Path" field in a comp.dcom.telecom news article to
mail a reply back to the author of the message. This is true for any
moderated newsgroup, not just comp.dcom.telecom. The "Path" takes you
back to where the article entered USENET, and in the case of a moderated
newsgroup this is *not* the message's author. Instead, you must use
the "From" and "Reply-To" fields. If you try to use the "Path" field
you will get back a (hopefully polite) note saying that you blew it.
- The "From" fields in all messages are checked for (1) USENET syntactic
validity and (2) routability before posting. By "routability" I mean
that the message can be routed by "smail" based upon the most recent
data posted to comp.mail.maps. If a "From" line is rewritten, an
"X-Originally-From" header will contain the original information.
- The [TELECOM Digest] is moderated by Patrick Townson. The USENET gateway
is administered by Chip Rosenthal. If you have any questions or
administrative issues, you may reach them at addresses:
telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu Patrick for [TELECOM Digest] issues
telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us Chip for USENET gateway issues
- Suggestions for and corrections to this message are encouraged and
should be sent to me at "telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us".telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us (07/11/89)
Welcome to comp.dcom.telecom.
If you are a new reader, please take a moment to review this message.
Comp.dcom.telecom is a bit different from most USENET newsgroups, and
the information here will help you use it most effectively. What
makes comp.dcom.telecom so different is that it is a moderated newsgroup
derived from the [TELECOM Digest].
This message covers:
- The charter of comp.dcom.telecom.
- Where do the messages come from?
- Posting a message to this newsgroup.
- Replying to the author of a message.
- Contact names.
The charter of this newsgroup is:
TELECOM Digest/comp.dcom.telecom is a forum for all aspects of modern
telephony. Although the Digest began several years ago as primarily
a technical journal, it now serves as a place for questions and answers
on all matters relating to telephones and telecommunications. Consumer,
political, and social commentary relating to telephone service is
welcome, along with the more technical questions and answers.
Everything in comp.dcom.telecom (except administrative messages such as
this) comes from the [TELECOM Digest]. The main difference is that in
the digest all messages are collated into one issue, but here they are
presented as individual news articles. That's because most USENET software
works best with this format. Every comp.dcom.telecom message contains
an "X-TELECOM-Digest" header which indicates the digest issue the message
came from.
In order to get a message into comp.dcom.telecom, you must send it to the
[TELECOM Digest] Moderator at <telecom@eecs.nwu.edu>. THIS IS IMPORTANT!
Failure to do this could cause your submission to be swallowed by a black
hole. More likely, hundreds of news sites will catch this mistake, reroute
your message via mail, and dump hundreds of messages into the Telecom
Moderator's e-mailbox.
Modern versions of the news software support a "mailpaths" file. If yours
does *and* you have the following entry in it:
comp.dcom.telecom telecom@eecs.nwu.edu
then you can use your news posting program (postnews, Pnews, etc.) to
submit comp.dcom.telecom messages; they will be automatically routed via
mail. This also means that you can do followups from your news reader
(rn, readnews, vnews, etc.). In other words, if your local news
administrator has an up-to-date "mailpaths" file, then you won't have to
worry about all of these complexities.
If you want to mail a message back to the author of an article, you can't
use the "Path" field in the article's header as his or her e-mail address.
This is true for any moderated newsgroup, not just comp.dcom.telecom.
The "Path" takes you back to where the article entered USENET, and in the
case of a moderated newsgroup this is *not* the message's author. Instead,
you must use the "From" and "Reply-To" fields. If you try to use the
"Path" field you will get back a (hopefully polite) note back from the
comp.dcom.telecom gateway saying that you blew it.
The "From" fields in all messages are checked for (1) USENET syntactic
validity and (2) routability before posting. By "routability" I mean
that the message can be routed by "smail" based upon the most recent
data posted to comp.mail.maps. If a "From" line is rewritten, an
"X-Originally-From" header will contain the original information.
The [TELECOM Digest] is moderated by Patrick Townson. The USENET gateway
is administered by Chip Rosenthal. If you have any questions or
administrative issues, you may reach them at addresses:
telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu Patrick for [TELECOM Digest] issues
telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us Chip for USENET gateway issues
Questions about, suggestions for, and corrections to this message are
encouraged and may be sent to <telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us>.telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us (08/01/89)
Welcome to comp.dcom.telecom.
If you are a new reader, please take a moment to review this message.
Comp.dcom.telecom is a bit different from most USENET newsgroups, and the
information here will help you use it most effectively. What makes
comp.dcom.telecom so different is that it is a moderated newsgroup derived
from the [TELECOM Digest].
This message covers:
- The charter of comp.dcom.telecom.
- Where do the messages come from?
- Posting a message to this newsgroup.
- Replying to the author of a message.
- Contact names.
The charter of this newsgroup is:
TELECOM Digest/comp.dcom.telecom is a forum for all aspects of modern
telephony. Although the Digest began several years ago as primarily
a technical journal, it now serves as a place for questions and answers
on all matters relating to telephones and telecommunications. Consumer,
political, and social commentary relating to telephone service is
welcome, along with the more technical questions and answers.
Everything in comp.dcom.telecom (except administrative messages such as
this) comes from the [TELECOM Digest]. The main difference is that the
digest contains all messages collated into one issue, but here they are
presented as individual news articles. That's because most USENET software
works best with this format. Every comp.dcom.telecom message contains
an "X-TELECOM-Digest" header which indicates the digest issue the message
came from.
In order to get a message into comp.dcom.telecom, you must send it to the
[TELECOM Digest] Moderator at <telecom@eecs.nwu.edu>. THIS IS IMPORTANT!
Failure to do this could cause your submission to be swallowed by a black
hole. More likely, hundreds of news sites will catch this mistake, reroute
your message via mail, and dump hundreds of messages into the Telecom
Moderator's e-mailbox.
Modern versions of the news software support a "mailpaths" file. If yours
does *and* you have the following entry in it:
comp.dcom.telecom telecom@eecs.nwu.edu
then you can use your news posting program (postnews, Pnews, etc.) to
submit comp.dcom.telecom messages; they will be automatically routed via
mail. This also means that you can do followups from your news reader
(rn, readnews, vnews, etc.). In other words, if your local news
administrator has an up-to-date "mailpaths" file, then you won't have to
worry about all of these complexities.
If you want to mail a message back to the author of an article, you can't
use the "Path" field in the article's header as his or her e-mail address.
This is true for any moderated newsgroup, not just comp.dcom.telecom.
The "Path" takes you back to where the article entered USENET, and in the
case of a moderated newsgroup this is *not* the message's author. Instead,
you must use the "From" and "Reply-To" fields. If you try to use the
"Path" field you will get back a (hopefully polite) note back from the
comp.dcom.telecom gateway saying that you blew it.
The [TELECOM Digest] is moderated by Patrick Townson. The USENET gateway
is administered by Chip Rosenthal. If you have any questions or
administrative issues, you may reach them at addresses:
telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu Patrick for [TELECOM Digest] issues
telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us Chip for USENET gateway issues
Questions about, suggestions for, and corrections to this message are
encouraged and may be sent to <telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us>.telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us (09/22/89)
Welcome to comp.dcom.telecom.
If you are a new reader, please take a moment to review this message.
Comp.dcom.telecom is a bit different from most USENET newsgroups, and the
information here will help you use it most effectively. What makes
comp.dcom.telecom so different is that it is a moderated newsgroup derived
from the [TELECOM Digest].
This message covers:
- The charter of comp.dcom.telecom.
- Where do the messages come from?
- Posting a message to this newsgroup.
- Replying to the author of a message.
- Contact names.
The charter of this newsgroup is:
TELECOM Digest/comp.dcom.telecom is a forum for all aspects of modern
telephony. Although the Digest began several years ago as primarily
a technical journal, it now serves as a place for questions and answers
on all matters relating to telephones and telecommunications. Consumer,
political, and social commentary relating to telephone service is
welcome, along with the more technical questions and answers.
Everything in comp.dcom.telecom (except administrative messages such as
this) comes from the [TELECOM Digest]. The main difference is that the
digest contains all messages collated into one issue, but here they are
presented as individual news articles. That's because most USENET software
works best with this format. Every comp.dcom.telecom message contains
an "X-TELECOM-Digest" header which indicates the digest issue the message
came from.
In order to get a message into comp.dcom.telecom, you must send it to the
[TELECOM Digest] Moderator at <telecom@eecs.nwu.edu>. THIS IS IMPORTANT!
Failure to do this could cause your submission to be swallowed by a black
hole. More likely, hundreds of news sites will catch this mistake, reroute
your message via mail, and dump hundreds of messages into the Telecom
Moderator's e-mailbox.
Modern versions of the news software support a "mailpaths" file. If yours
does *and* you have the following entry in it:
comp.dcom.telecom telecom@eecs.nwu.edu
then you can use your news posting program (postnews, Pnews, etc.) to
submit comp.dcom.telecom messages; they will be automatically routed via
mail. This also means that you can do followups from your news reader
(rn, readnews, vnews, etc.). In other words, if your local news
administrator has an up-to-date "mailpaths" file, then you won't have to
worry about all of these complexities.
If you want to mail a message back to the author of an article, you can't
use the "Path" field in the article's header as his or her e-mail address.
This is true for any moderated newsgroup, not just comp.dcom.telecom.
The "Path" takes you back to where the article entered USENET, and in the
case of a moderated newsgroup this is *not* the message's author. Instead,
you must use the "From" and "Reply-To" fields. If you try to use the
"Path" field you will receive a (hopefully polite) note from the
comp.dcom.telecom gateway saying that you blew it.
The [TELECOM Digest] is moderated by Patrick Townson. The USENET gateway
is administered by Chip Rosenthal. If you have any questions or
administrative issues, you may reach them at addresses:
telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu Patrick for [TELECOM Digest] issues
telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us Chip for USENET gateway issues
Questions about, suggestions for, and corrections to this message are
encouraged and may be sent to <telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us>.telecom-request@chinacat.lonestar.org (12/02/89)
[ Last Revised: 2 Dec 89 ]
[ Changes: Changed refs of "vector.dallas.tx.us" to "chinacat.lonestar.org". ]
Welcome to comp.dcom.telecom.
If you are a new reader, please take a moment to review this message.
Comp.dcom.telecom is a bit different from most USENET newsgroups, and the
information here will help you use it most effectively. What makes
comp.dcom.telecom so different is that it is a moderated newsgroup derived
from the [TELECOM Digest].
This message covers:
- The charter of comp.dcom.telecom.
- Where do the messages come from?
- Posting a message to this newsgroup.
- Replying to the author of a message.
- Contact names.
The charter of this newsgroup is:
TELECOM Digest/comp.dcom.telecom is a forum for all aspects of modern
telephony. Although the Digest began several years ago as primarily
a technical journal, it now serves as a place for questions and answers
on all matters relating to telephones and telecommunications. Consumer,
political, and social commentary relating to telephone service is
welcome, along with the more technical questions and answers.
Everything in comp.dcom.telecom (except administrative messages such as
this) comes from the [TELECOM Digest]. The main difference is that the
digest contains all messages collated into one issue, but here they are
presented as individual news articles. That's because most USENET software
works best with this format. Every comp.dcom.telecom message contains
an "X-TELECOM-Digest" header which indicates the digest issue the message
came from.
In order to get a message into comp.dcom.telecom, you must send it to the
[TELECOM Digest] Moderator at <telecom@eecs.nwu.edu>. THIS IS IMPORTANT!
Failure to do this could cause your submission to be swallowed by a black
hole. More likely, hundreds of news sites will catch this mistake, reroute
your message via mail, and dump hundreds of messages into the Telecom
Moderator's e-mailbox.
Modern versions of the news software support a "mailpaths" file. If yours
does *and* you have the following entry in it:
comp.dcom.telecom telecom@eecs.nwu.edu
then you can use your news posting program (postnews, Pnews, etc.) to
submit comp.dcom.telecom messages; they will be automatically routed via
mail. This also means that you can do followups from your news reader
(rn, readnews, vnews, etc.). In other words, if your local news
administrator has an up-to-date "mailpaths" file, then you won't have to
worry about all of these complexities.
If you want to mail a message back to the author of an article, you can't
use the "Path" field in the article's header as his or her e-mail address.
This is true for any moderated newsgroup, not just comp.dcom.telecom.
The "Path" takes you back to where the article entered USENET, and in the
case of a moderated newsgroup this is *not* the message's author. Instead,
you must use the "From" and "Reply-To" fields. If you try to use the
"Path" field you will receive a (hopefully polite) note from the
comp.dcom.telecom gateway saying that you blew it.
The [TELECOM Digest] is moderated by Patrick Townson. The USENET gateway
is administered by Chip Rosenthal. If you have any questions or
administrative issues, you may reach them at addresses:
telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu Patrick for [TELECOM Digest] issues
telecom-request@chinacat.lonestar.org Chip for USENET gateway issues
Questions about, suggestions for, and corrections to this message are
encouraged and may be sent to <telecom-request@chinacat.lonestar.org>.