Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!deshaw.com!do-not-use-path-to-reply Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 09:00:27 GMT Supersedes: Expires: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 09:00:27 GMT Message-ID: Approved: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes) From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes) Subject: Changes to "Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet" Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.answers Followup-To: news.newusers.questions Lines: 83 Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu news.announce.newusers:451 news.answers:16923 Archive-name: usenet-faq/diff Original-author: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz) Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) Last-change: 23 Mar 1994 by moraes@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes) *** /tmp/T0a05838 Mon Mar 28 04:00:23 1994 --- last/questions.n Wed Mar 23 11:58:25 1994 *************** *** 7,11 **** Original-author: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz) Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! Last-change: 15 Mar 1994 by moraes@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes) Frequently Submitted/Asked Items --- 7,11 ---- Original-author: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz) Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! Last-change: 23 Mar 1994 by moraes@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes) Frequently Submitted/Asked Items *************** *** 103,106 **** --- 103,108 ---- postings? 46. I'm on Bitnet -- can I connect to the net? + 47. What is a "flame"? + 48. What is a mail-server/listserv? *************** *** 198,202 **** Sites with Internet access can ftp several versions of empire ! from site g.ms.uky.edu Also, please note that the wizards' passwords in games like these --- 200,204 ---- Sites with Internet access can ftp several versions of empire ! from site ftp.ms.uky.edu in the directory pub/games/empire. Also, please note that the wizards' passwords in games like these *************** *** 515,520 **** the List of Lists): ! list-request@host (e.g. xpert-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu) ! list@host (e.g. xpert@expo.lcs.mit.edu) When you have something for everyone on the mailing list to read, --- 517,522 ---- the List of Lists): ! list-request@host (e.g. xpert-request@x.org) ! list@host (e.g. xpert@x.org) When you have something for everyone on the mailing list to read, *************** *** 797,798 **** --- 799,821 ---- + 47. What is a "flame"? + + A "flame" usually refers to any message or article that contains + strong criticism, usually irrational or highly emotional. Avoid + "flames", and if you do get "flamed", relax, calm down and decide + if it's really worth "counter-flaming". Usually, it isn't worth + it -- a complete waste of bandwidth and time; it also gets you + perceived as a "flamer" by the large silent majority of Usenet + readers, who will probably start ignoring your articles. + + 48. What is a mail-server/list-server? + + Mail servers are a family of programs that answer email + automatically. These programs are also called list servers (or + listserv, from the original BITNET LISTSERV list management program) + when the automatically maintain mailing lists, or info-servers or + netlibs if they permit automatic software retrieval). Most mail + servers will tell you all about themselves if you send them + a message with no Subject: and the one-line body + help + (without the indentation, of course!)