mef@dalek.silvlis.com (Mary Ellen Foley) (08/18/89)
I've looked through all of the groups in my .newsrc file, both subscribed and unsubscribed, and I don't know which group to send this question to. Rather than be flamed for sending it to an inappropriate group, I'm asking for advice here, as to which group I should post to. Don't flame me for that, I'm not flameproof. I am looking for a copy of a book called "The Algorithm Writer's Guide", by Doris Wheatley. It is no longer in print, and all 5 copies I have located in my county library system have been stolen from the shelves. I want to ask if anybody has it, particularly anybody in the SF Bay Area, who is willing to let a stranger borrow it. Can someone please tell me if there is a news group which would be appropriate for such a request? mef -- WARNING: Opinions in posting are farther away than they appear.
dente@els.uucp (Colin Dente) (08/19/89)
In article <MEF.89Aug17141811@dalek.silvlis.com> mef@dalek.silvlis.com (Mary Ellen Foley) writes: > >I've looked through all of the groups in my .newsrc file, both >subscribed and unsubscribed, and I don't know which group to send >this question to. Rather than be flamed for sending it to an >inappropriate group, I'm asking for advice here, as to which >group I should post to. Don't flame me for that, I'm not >flameproof. Don't worry - you came to the right place - anyone flaming *anyone* here will be taken to one side, and beaten senseless by those of us who are flameproof 8-) >[Says that she is looking for an out of print book] Well - I'd guess that the best place to ask for this is in misc.wanted. Don't be fooled by the fact that you can't find something in your .newsrc file - that only lists groups that you are, or at some time have been, subscribed to. To get a list of *all* available newsgroups - try typing 'l' (thats a lower case 'L') at an rn prompt (I assume you're using rn 'cos I don't know how to do it with other newsreaders). Then again, it's just possible that you don't get misc.wanted at your site. If this is the case - drop me a line by email - I'd be glad to post a request for you. Colin Dente | JANET: dente@uk.ac.man.ee.els Dept. of Electrical Engineering | ARPA: dente@els.ee.man.ac.uk University of Manchester | UUCP: ...!mcvax!ukc!man.ee.els!dente England | These might work now, but then again...