usenet@gatech.edu (05/03/87)
*** old/questions.n Wed Apr 29 19:11:42 1987
--- src/questions.n Sun May 3 15:11:27 1987
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*** 1,2 ****
! Newsgroups: mod.announce.newusers
Expires: 40days
--- 1,2 ----
! Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers
Expires: 40days
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*** 5,7 ****
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 11 February 1987 by spaf@gatech.edu]
--- 5,7 ----
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 3 May 1987 by spaf@gatech.edu]
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*** 36,38 ****
asking for the "comp center." Also, see the newsgroup
! mod.map where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are posted
regularly.
--- 36,38 ----
asking for the "comp center." Also, see the newsgroup
! comp.mail.map where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are posted
regularly.
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*** 74,76 ****
! The standard cypher used in net.jokes in called "rot13." Each
letter is replaced by the letter 13 farther along in the alphabet
--- 74,76 ----
! The standard cypher used in rec.humor in called "rot13." Each
letter is replaced by the letter 13 farther along in the alphabet
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! 10. net.games: Where can I get the source for empire or rogue?
--- 101,103 ----
! 10. rec.games.*: Where can I get the source for empire or rogue?
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*** 237,239 ****
appropriate gateways should be derivable from the postings in
! mod.map.
--- 237,239 ----
appropriate gateways should be derivable from the postings in
! comp.mail.map.
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*** 257,259 ****
mail system running on my machine that will take advantage
! of the postings in mod.map? (E.g., pathalias, smail, etc.)
--- 257,259 ----
mail system running on my machine that will take advantage
! of the postings in comp.mail.map? (E.g., pathalias, smail, etc.)
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*** 260,268 ****
There are a couple of packages available through the supporters of
! the mod.sources archives. If sites next to you don't have what
! you want, contact your nearest mod.sources archive, or the
! moderator. Information on archive sites, and indices of
! mod.sources back issues are posted regularly in mod.sources and
! comp.sources.d.
--- 260,281 ----
There are a couple of packages available through the supporters of
! the comp.sources.unix archives. If sites next to you don't have
! what you want, contact your nearest comp.sources.unix archive, or
! the moderator. Information on archive sites, and indices of
! comp.sources.unix back issues are posted regularly in
! comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.d.
+ 24. What are the lists of "NSA" food at the ends of some articles?
+ Some posters suffering from excessive paranoia believe that the
+ NSA (US National Security Agency) and/or other agencies monitor
+ all Usenet and phone traffic and scans articles containing certain
+ key words and phrases, thus monitoring for subversive activity.
+ Some posters believe that including lists of words they judge as
+ likely to trigger such a mechanism is going to add noise to the
+ process, or perhaps flood the alleged monitors to the point where
+ they will cease operation. Other posters have taken up this
+ practice, either as an ambiguous form of political statement, or
+ as an attempt at humor.
+ The practice adds to the overall volume of "noise" on the net, and
+ should be discouraged. usenet@gatech.edu (06/01/87)
*** old/questions.n Sun May 3 16:11:45 1987
--- src/questions.n Sun May 31 18:34:13 1987
***************
*** 5,7 ****
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 3 May 1987 by spaf@gatech.edu]
--- 5,7 ----
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 31 May 1987 by spaf@gatech.edu & weemba@brahms.berkeley.edu]
***************
*** 36,38 ****
asking for the "comp center." Also, see the newsgroup
! comp.mail.map where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are posted
regularly.
--- 36,38 ----
asking for the "comp center." Also, see the newsgroup
! comp.mail.maps where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are posted
regularly.
***************
*** 74,76 ****
! The standard cypher used in rec.humor in called "rot13." Each
letter is replaced by the letter 13 farther along in the alphabet
--- 74,76 ----
! The standard cypher used in rec.humor is called "rot13." Each
letter is replaced by the letter 13 farther along in the alphabet
***************
*** 237,239 ****
appropriate gateways should be derivable from the postings in
! comp.mail.map.
--- 237,239 ----
appropriate gateways should be derivable from the postings in
! comp.mail.maps.
***************
*** 257,259 ****
mail system running on my machine that will take advantage
! of the postings in comp.mail.map? (E.g., pathalias, smail, etc.)
--- 257,259 ----
mail system running on my machine that will take advantage
! of the postings in comp.mail.maps? (E.g., pathalias, smail, etc.)
***************
*** 266,281 ****
! 24. What are the lists of "NSA" food at the ends of some articles?
! Some posters suffering from excessive paranoia believe that the
! NSA (US National Security Agency) and/or other agencies monitor
! all Usenet and phone traffic and scans articles containing certain
! key words and phrases, thus monitoring for subversive activity.
! Some posters believe that including lists of words they judge as
! likely to trigger such a mechanism is going to add noise to the
! process, or perhaps flood the alleged monitors to the point where
! they will cease operation. Other posters have taken up this
practice, either as an ambiguous form of political statement, or
! as an attempt at humor.
! The practice adds to the overall volume of "noise" on the net, and
! should be discouraged.
--- 266,310 ----
! 24. What is "food for the NSA line-eater"?
! This refers to the alleged scanning of all USENET traffic by the
! National Security Agency (and possibly other intelligence
! organizations) for interesting keywords. The "food" is believed
! to contain some of those keywords in the fond hope of overloading
! NSA's poor computers. A little thought should convince anyone
! that this is unlikely to occur. Other posters have taken up this
practice, either as an ambiguous form of political statement, or
! as an attempt at humor. The bottom line is that excessive
! signatures in any form are discouraged, the joke has worn stale
! amongst long-time net readers, and there are specific newsgroups
! for the discussion of politics.
! 25. Does anyone know the {pinouts, schematics, switch settings,
! what does jumper J3 do} for widget X?
!
! These postings are almost always inappropriate unless the
! manufacturer has gone out of business or no longer supports the
! device. If neither of these is the case, you're likely to get a
! better and faster response by simply telephoning the
! manufacturer.
!
! 26. What's the point of all these copyrights? Don't copyrights only
! hold when you send in the appropriate forms to Washington?
!
! Some people are afraid that the forthcoming Stargate project or
! others will "steal" USENET articles, and they are trying to
! prevent this. This is probably a waste of time and bytes, but no
! one is sure of anything at the moment. Indeed, some people have
! become fearful about following up copyrighted articles, for fear
! of running afoul of some obscure copyright laws in New Zealand or
! Denmark or anywhere else in the world the net reaches.
!
! Just putting "Copyright <year> by <name>" secures a copyright.
! The additional phrase "All rights reserved" adds some
! international standing to the copyright claim. The pseudosymbol
! "(c)" looks nice, but it has no legal standing. Those extra forms
! to be filed with the Library of Congress put "teeth" into your
! claim in case of legal conflicts. See a lawyer if you want
! details--do NOT rely on the net.
!
! To be frank, USENET lives in a legal twilight zone and all bets
! are off until the courts have rendered some actual decisions.usenet@gatech.edu (07/01/87)
*** old/questions.n Mon Jun 1 07:47:40 1987
--- src/questions.n Sat Jun 27 14:45:50 1987
***************
*** 5,7 ****
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 31 May 1987 by spaf@gatech.edu & weemba@brahms.berkeley.edu]
--- 5,7 ----
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 27 June 1987 by rick@seismo.css.gov]
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*** 310 ****
--- 310,336 ----
are off until the courts have rendered some actual decisions.
+
+ 27. What is "anonymous ftp"?
+
+ "FTP" stands for File Transfer Protocol; on many systems, it's
+ also the name of a user-level program that implements that
+ protocol. This program allows a user to transfer files to and
+ from a remote network site, provided that network site is
+ reachable via the DARPA Internet or a similar facility. (Ftp is
+ also usable on many local-area networks.)
+
+ "Anonymous FTP" indicates that a user may log into the remote
+ system as user "anonymous" with an arbitrary password. A common
+ convention is that some sort of identification is supplied as the
+ password, e.g. "mumble@foo". This is sometimes useful to those
+ sites that track ftp usage.
+
+ 28. What is UUNET?
+
+ UUNET is a non-profit communications service designed to provide
+ access to USENET news, mail, and various source archives at low
+ cost by obtaining volume discounts. Charges are calculated to
+ recover costs. The Usenix Association is currently funding the
+ UUNET project on an experimental basis.
+
+ For more information send your US mail address to usenix!madeline.
+ spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (01/02/88)
This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.
*** tmp/questions.n Tue Sep 15 11:42:26 1987
--- src/questions.n Wed Dec 9 22:46:22 1987
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*** 18,20 ****
! It is not an acronym, but is a pun on "MULTICS". MULTICS is a
large operating system that was being developed shortly before
--- 18,20 ----
! It is not an acronym, but is a pun on "Multics". Multics is a
large operating system that was being developed shortly before
--
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spafspaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (02/04/88)
This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.
*** old/questions.n Fri Jan 1 15:40:56 1988
--- src/questions.n Tue Feb 2 22:59:59 1988
***************
*** 5,7 ****
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 7 September 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
--- 5,7 ----
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 21 January 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
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*** 9,11 ****
! This document discusses some items that occur repeatedly on Usenet.
They frequently are submitted by new users, and result in many
--- 9,11 ----
! This document discusses some items that occur repeatedly on USENET.
They frequently are submitted by new users, and result in many
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*** 32,34 ****
! These questions belong in news.config if anywhere, but in fact
your best bet is usually to phone somebody at "foo" to find out.
--- 32,34 ----
! These questions belong in news.config (if anywhere), but in fact
your best bet is usually to phone somebody at "foo" to find out.
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*** 36,38 ****
asking for the "comp center." Also, see the newsgroup
! comp.mail.maps where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are posted
regularly.
--- 36,38 ----
asking for the "comp center." Also, see the newsgroup
! comp.mail.maps where maps of USENET and the uucp network are posted
regularly.
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*** 46,69 ****
! 5. What do "- (nf)" and "Orphaned Response" in an item's title mean?
- It means that the item was created by "notesfiles," an alternative
- netnews interface that some people prefer. If you want to find
- out more you can contact uiucdcs!essick. The "(nf)" indicates that
- the article was gatewayed into the regular news system by an old
- version of news software; newer versions create header lines
- showing the "notes" information rather than putting the "(nf)"
- flag in the subject line.
-
- This interface is also the source of "Orphaned Response" items.
- The actual meaning of Orphaned Response has to do with the fact
- that the "notesfiles" system groups messages by subject and only
- stores one copy of the subject. Because of the way messages move
- around on the net, sometimes they get out of order and "notes"
- loses track of the subject. When this happens it fills in
- "Orphaned Response" as a default subject. This is fixed in recent
- versions of "notes" but not every site is running up-to-date
- code (unfortunately).
-
- 6. What does :-) mean?
-
This is the net convention for a "smiley face". It means that
--- 46,49 ----
! 5. What does :-) mean?
This is the net convention for a "smiley face". It means that
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*** 72,74 ****
! 7. How do I decrypt jokes in rec.humor?
--- 52,54 ----
! 6. How do I decrypt jokes in rec.humor?
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*** 85,87 ****
! 8. misc.misc or misc.wanted: Is John Doe out there anywhere?
--- 65,67 ----
! 7. misc.misc or misc.wanted: Is John Doe out there anywhere?
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*** 95,97 ****
! 9. sci.math: Proofs that 1=0.
--- 75,77 ----
! 8. sci.math: Proofs that 1=0.
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*** 101,103 ****
! 10. rec.games.*: Where can I get the source for empire or rogue?
--- 81,83 ----
! 9. rec.games.*: Where can I get the source for empire or rogue?
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*** 111,113 ****
! 11. comp.unix.wizards: How do I remove files with non-ascii
characters in their names?
--- 91,96 ----
! Sites with Internet access can ftp several versions of empire
! from site g.ms.uky.edu
!
! 10. comp.unix.questions: How do I remove files with non-ascii
characters in their names?
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*** 120,122 ****
! 12. comp.unix.wizards: There is a bug in the way UNIX handles
protection for programs that run suid.
--- 103,109 ----
! Some Emacs editors allow you to directly edit a directory, and
! this provides yet another way to remove a file with a funny name
! (assuming you have Emacs and figure out how to use it!).
!
! 11. comp.unix.wizards: There is a bug in the way UNIX handles
protection for programs that run suid.
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*** 131,133 ****
! 13. soc.women: What do you think about abortion?
--- 118,120 ----
! 12. Volatile topics, e.g., soc.women: What do you think about abortion?
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*** 140,143 ****
! 14. soc.singles: What do MOTOS, MOTSS, and MOTAS stand for?
Member of the opposite sex, member of the same sex, and member of
--- 127,139 ----
! This principle applies to other topics: religious upbringing of
! children should be restricted to talk.religion.misc and kept out
! of misc.kids, and similarly Zionism discussions should be kept to
! talk.politics.mideast and not in soc.culture.jewish. USENET
! newsgroups are named for mostly historical reasons, and are not
! intended to be fully general discussion groups for everything
! about the named topic. Please accept this and post articles in
! their appropriate forums.
+ 13. soc.singles: What do MOTOS, MOTSS, and MOTAS stand for?
+
Member of the opposite sex, member of the same sex, and member of
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*** 145,147 ****
! 15. soc.singles and elsewhere: What does HASA stand for?
--- 141,143 ----
! 14. soc.singles and elsewhere: What does HASA stand for?
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*** 151,156 ****
SASA, SALSA, PASTA, and many others too numerous to mention all
! followed. HASA started in talk.religion.misc and also turns up in
! soc.singles, talk.bizarre, et al. because members post there too.
! 16. sci.space.shuttle: Shouldn't this group be merged with sci.space?
--- 147,153 ----
SASA, SALSA, PASTA, and many others too numerous to mention all
! followed. HASA started in (what is now) talk.religion.misc and
! also turns up in soc.singles, talk.bizarre, et al. because members
! post there too.
! 15. sci.space.shuttle: Shouldn't this group be merged with sci.space?
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*** 159,161 ****
! 17. How do I use the "Distribution" feature?
--- 156,158 ----
! 16. How do I use the "Distribution" feature?
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*** 172,174 ****
na Everywhere in North America
! world Everywhere on Usenet in the world
--- 169,171 ----
na Everywhere in North America
! world Everywhere on USENET in the world
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*** 182,184 ****
! 18. Why do some people put funny lines ("bug killers") at the beginning
of their articles?
--- 179,181 ----
! 17. Why do some people put funny lines ("bug killers") at the beginning
of their articles?
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*** 204,206 ****
! 19. What is the address or phone number of the "foo" company?
--- 201,203 ----
! 18. What is the address or phone number of the "foo" company?
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*** 221,223 ****
! 20. What is the origin of the name "grep"?
--- 218,220 ----
! 19. What is the origin of the name "grep"?
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*** 231,233 ****
! 21. How do I get from BITNET to UUCP, ARPA to BITNET, JANET etc etc.?
--- 228,230 ----
! 20. How do I get from BITNET to UUCP, ARPA to BITNET, JANET etc etc.?
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*** 239,241 ****
! 22. Didn't some state once pass a law setting pi equal to 3 ?
--- 236,238 ----
! 21. Didn't some state once pass a law setting pi equal to 3 ?
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*** 255,257 ****
! 23. Where can I get the necessary software to get a "smart"
mail system running on my machine that will take advantage
--- 252,254 ----
! 22. Where can I get the necessary software to get a "smart"
mail system running on my machine that will take advantage
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*** 266,268 ****
! 24. What is "food for the NSA line-eater"?
--- 263,265 ----
! 23. What is "food for the NSA line-eater"?
***************
*** 280,282 ****
! 25. Does anyone know the {pinouts, schematics, switch settings,
what does jumper J3 do} for widget X?
--- 277,279 ----
! 24. Does anyone know the {pinouts, schematics, switch settings,
what does jumper J3 do} for widget X?
***************
*** 289,314 ****
! 26. What's the point of all these copyrights? Don't copyrights only
! hold when you send in the appropriate forms to Washington?
- Some people are afraid that the forthcoming Stargate project or
- others will "steal" USENET articles, and they are trying to
- prevent this. This is probably a waste of time and bytes, but no
- one is sure of anything at the moment. Indeed, some people have
- become fearful about following up copyrighted articles, for fear
- of running afoul of some obscure copyright laws in New Zealand or
- Denmark or anywhere else in the world the net reaches.
-
- Just putting "Copyright <year> by <name>" secures a copyright.
- The additional phrase "All rights reserved" adds some
- international standing to the copyright claim. The pseudosymbol
- "(c)" looks nice, but it has no legal standing. Those extra forms
- to be filed with the Library of Congress put "teeth" into your
- claim in case of legal conflicts. See a lawyer if you want
- details--do NOT rely on the net.
-
- To be frank, USENET lives in a legal twilight zone and all bets
- are off until the courts have rendered some actual decisions.
-
- 27. What is "anonymous ftp"?
-
"FTP" stands for File Transfer Protocol; on many systems, it's
--- 286,289 ----
! 25. What is "anonymous ftp"?
"FTP" stands for File Transfer Protocol; on many systems, it's
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*** 324,328 ****
password, e.g. "mumble@foo". This is sometimes useful to those
! sites that track ftp usage.
! 28. What is UUNET?
--- 299,305 ----
password, e.g. "mumble@foo". This is sometimes useful to those
! sites that track ftp usage. Also note that most sites restrict
! when transfers can be made, or at least suggest that large
! transfers be made only during non-peak hours.
! 26. What is UUNET?
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*** 331,336 ****
cost by obtaining volume discounts. Charges are calculated to
! recover costs. The Usenix Association is currently funding the
! UUNET project on an experimental basis.
! For more information send your US mail address to usenix!madeline.
!
--- 308,312 ----
cost by obtaining volume discounts. Charges are calculated to
! recover costs. The Usenix Association is currently sponsoring this
! service.
! For more information send your US mail address to usenix!uunet-request.
--
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spafspaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (03/02/88)
This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.
*** old/questions.n Wed Feb 3 18:19:06 1988
--- src/questions.n Sun Feb 7 20:22:04 1988
***************
*** 5,7
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 21 January 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
--- 5,7 -----
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 7 February 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
***************
*** 93,94
from site g.ms.uky.edu
--- 93,98 -----
from site g.ms.uky.edu
+
+ Also, please note that the wizards' passwords in games like these
+ are usually system-dependent and it does no good to ask the
+ met-at-large what they are.
--
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spafspaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (04/04/88)
This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.
*** old/questions.n Tue Mar 1 20:19:03 1988
--- src/questions.n Sun Mar 27 21:53:34 1988
***************
*** 5,7
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 7 February 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
--- 5,8 -----
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 27 March 1988 by bert@aiva.edinburgh.ac.uk (Bert Hutchings),
! wisner@eddie.mit.edu (Bill Wisner) & spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
***************
*** 96,98
are usually system-dependent and it does no good to ask the
! met-at-large what they are.
--- 97,99 -----
are usually system-dependent and it does no good to ask the
! net-at-large what they are.
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*** 316
For more information send your US mail address to usenix!uunet-request.
--- 317,355 -----
For more information send your US mail address to usenix!uunet-request.
+
+ 27. Isn't the posting mechanism broken? When I post an article to both
+ a moderated group and unmoderated groups, it gets mailed to the
+ moderator and not posted to the unmoderated groups.
+
+ This is a question that is debated every few months. The answer
+ is "No, it was designed to work that way." The software is
+ designed so that the moderator can crosspost the article so it
+ appears in the regular groups as well as the moderated group, if
+ appropriate. If the article were to be posted immediately to the
+ unmoderated groups, the moderated group name would have to be
+ deleted from the header and you would lose the crossposting.
+
+ Whether or not this is correct behavior is a matter of opinion.
+ If you want your article to go out immediately to the unmoderated
+ groups, post it twice -- once to the unmoderated groups and once
+ to the moderated groups.
+
+ 28. comp.arch and elsewhere: What do FYI and IMHO mean?
+
+ Those are abbreviations for common phrases. FYI is "For Your
+ Information" and IMHO is "In My Humble Opinion."
+
+ 27. Would someone repost {large software distribution}?
+
+ This question should never be posted unless you are reporting a
+ widespread problem in article propagation. Lamentably, there ARE
+ occasional glitches in article transport. Large source or binary
+ postings, by their sheer size, are an inviting target.
+
+ If the problem is isolated, it is much better to take it upon
+ yourself to obtain the bad portions of the program than to ask
+ thousands of sites to spend thousands of dollars to needlessly
+ move several hundred kilobytes of code. There are archive sites
+ around the net that make most source/binary newsgroups available
+ via anonymous FTP and UUCP. If you get desperate, you can always
+ mail the author a blank disk or magnetic tape with provisions for
+ return postage.
--
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spafspaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (05/09/88)
This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.
*** old/questions.n Sun Apr 3 18:44:29 1988
--- src/questions.n Sun May 8 23:01:40 1988
***************
*** 340,342
! 27. Would someone repost {large software distribution}?
--- 340,342 -----
! 29. Would someone repost {large software distribution}?
--
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spafspaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (06/01/88)
This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.
*** old/questions.n Sun May 8 23:36:39 1988
--- src/questions.n Wed Jun 1 01:26:29 1988
***************
*** 5,8
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 27 March 1988 by bert@aiva.edinburgh.ac.uk (Bert Hutchings),
! wisner@eddie.mit.edu (Bill Wisner) & spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
--- 5,7 -----
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 31 May 1988 by tower@bu-it.bu.edu (Leonard H. Tower, Jr.)
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*** 111,112
(assuming you have Emacs and figure out how to use it!).
--- 110,114 -----
(assuming you have Emacs and figure out how to use it!).
+
+ To remove a file named "-" from your directory, simply do:
+ rm ./-
--
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spafspaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (07/27/88)
This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
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this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
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*** old/questions.n Wed Jun 1 01:28:34 1988
--- src/questions.n Sat Jun 25 19:17:33 1988
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*** 5,7
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 31 May 1988 by tower@bu-it.bu.edu (Leonard H. Tower, Jr.)
--- 5,7 -----
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 25 June 1988 by Erik E. Fair (fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu)
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*** 357
return postage.
--- 357,381 -----
return postage.
+
+ 30. How do I contact the moderator of an Arpanet mailing list rather than
+ post to the entire list?
+
+ To do this you should know that there are, by convention, two
+ mailing addresses for every mailing list (except where noted by
+ the List of Lists):
+
+ list@host (e.g. xpert@athena.mit.edu)
+ list-request@host (e.g. xpert-request@athena.mit.edu)
+
+ When you have something for everyone on the mailing list to read,
+ mail to the list@host address. HOWEVER, if you have an
+ administrative request to make (e.g. "please add me to this list",
+ "please remove me from this list", "where are the archives?",
+ "what is this mailer error I got from sending to this list?"), it
+ should be directed to the list-request@host address, which goes
+ only to the mailing list administrator.
+
+ It is considered to be in bad taste to send administrative
+ requests to the entire mailing list in question, and if (as is
+ often the case) the administrator does not read the mailing list
+ (i.e. he just takes care of the admin tasks for the list), he will
+ not see your request if you don't send it to the right address.
--
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spafspaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (08/18/88)
This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.
*** old/questions.n Tue Jul 26 19:55:50 1988
--- src/questions.n Wed Aug 17 23:01:32 1988
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*** 5,7
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 25 June 1988 by Erik E. Fair (fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu)
--- 5,7 -----
Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 17 August 1988 by Erik E. Fair (fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu)
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*** 85,86
their right, have chosen not to make the sources available.
--- 85,88 -----
their right, have chosen not to make the sources available.
+ However, several rogue-like games have been posted to the
+ comp.sources.games group and they are available in the archives.
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*** 381
not see your request if you don't send it to the right address.
--- 383,392 -----
not see your request if you don't send it to the right address.
+
+ 31, I see BTW (or "btw") and RTFM in postings. What do they mean?
+
+ BTW is shorthand for "by the way."
+
+ RTFM is generally used as an admonition and means "read the f*ing
+ manual" (choice of f-words varies according to reader). The
+ implication is that the answer to a query or complaint is easy to
+ find if one looks in the appropriate location FIRST.
--
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf