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Last-modified: 01 Jun 1996

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Subject: alt.bbs.iniquity FAQ

(alt.bbs.iniquity FAQ)

alt.bbs.iniquity FAQ Version 1.03

Copyright 1996 by Jeffrey Carlyle, Stratoware. All rights reserved. This
article is not in the public domain, but it may be redistributed so long
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.  General FAQ and Newsgroup Information
Section 2.  General Iniquity Information

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Subject: Section 1.  General FAQ and Newsgroup Information
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT

  <q:1.01> - What is this article for?
  <q:1.02> - Who has contributed to this article? 
  <q:1.03> - How can I search this article for a particular topic?
  <q:1.04) (question removed)
  <q:1.05> - What is alt.bbs.iniquity about?
  <q:1.06> - Is alt.bbs.iniquity available as a mailing list?
  <q:1.07> - What's this "netiquette"?
  <q:1.08> - How can I learn more about Usenet?
  <q:1.09> - What other technical newsgroups should I know about?
  <q:1.10> - Where can I get the latest copy of this FAQ list?
  <q:1.11> - What should I post in alt.bbs.iniquity?
  <q:1.12> - What should not be posted in alt.bbs.iniquity?

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Subject: <q:1.01> - What is this article for? 
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    This is the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list for the newsgroup
    alt.bbs.iniquity. This list is maintained in versions; new questions
    and revised questions in this version are not marked do to the
    restructuring of the FAQ; however, in future versions new or
    revised questions will be marked with "*new*" or "*revised*" in the
    subject. This list is posted every 20 days.

    FAQ lists are intended to reduce the noise level in their newsgroups
    that results from the repetition of the same questions, correct
    answers, wrong answers, corrections to the wrong answers,
    corrections to the corrections, debate, etc.
    
    This list should serve as a repository of the canonical "best"
    answers to the questions in it.  The names of folks who have helped
    to improve this FAQ list are listed in <q:1.02> - "Who has contributed
    to this article?".

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Subject: <q:1.02> - Who has contributed to this article?
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    This list is maintained and edited by Jeffrey Carlyle, Stratoware,
    Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. (carlyle@premiernet.net)

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Subject: <q:1.03> - How can I search this article for a particular topic?
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    To search for a particular topic, save this article to a text file
    and use your favorite editor's find function to search for a word.

    You can use the MS-DOS Editor to search for a topic. Run the editor
    and load the FAQ. Press ALT+S to activate the search menu then press
    F. In the box that says find what enter the word you want to look for.
    When you are completed, press enter. If a match is found EDIT will 
    highlight it. If that is not what you were looking for press F3 and
    EDIT will show you the next match.

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Subject: (question removed)
Date: 20 Mar 1996 00:00:00 CDT

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Subject: <q:1.05> - What is alt.bbs.iniquity about?
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    alt.bbs.iniquity concerns issues involving Mike Fricker's Iniquity
    Bullentin Board Software for MS-DOS compatible systems.

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Subject: <q:1.06> - Is alt.bbs.iniquity available as a mailing list?
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    Sorry, no.

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Subject: <q:1.07> - What's this "netiquette"?
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    Netiquette is good Usenet etiquette.  It includes basic rules like
    the ones below.  (See also <q:1.08> - "How can I learn more about
    Usenet?")

    - Always read a newsgroup for a reasonable time before you post an
      article to it.

    - Pick the one right group for your article; don't crosspost unless
      absolutely necessary.  If you absolutely must post an article to
      more than one group, do crosspost it and don't post the same
      article separately to each group.  See <q:1.09> - "What other
      BBS newsgroups should I know about?" when considering where to post
      an article.

    - Before you post a question, make sure you're posting to the right
      newsgroup; the best way to do that is to observe the preceding
      rule.  Check the group's FAQ list (if it has one) to make sure
      that your question isn't already answered there.

    - When you post a question, if you ask for email responses then
      promise to post a summary.  Keep your promise.  And make it a real
      summary: don't just append all the email you got.  Instead, write
      your own (brief) description of the solution:  this is the best
      way to make sure you really understand it.

    - Before you post a follow-up, read the other follow-ups.  Very
      often you'll find that someone else has already made the point you
      had in mind.

    - When someone posts a question, if you want to know the answer
      don't post a "me, too".  Instead send email to the poster asking
      him or her to share responses with you.

    - When posting a follow-up to another posted article, remove all
      headers and signature lines from the old article; just keep the
      line "In <article>, so-and-so writes:".  Also cut the original
      article down as much as possible; just keep enough of it to remind
      readers of the context.

    - Keep lines in posted articles to 72-75 characters.  Many
      newsreaders chop off column 81 or arbitrarily insert a newline
      there, which makes longer lines difficult or impossible to read.
      But you need to keep well below 80 characters per line to allow
      for the > characters that get inserted when other people post
      follow-ups to your article.

    - Keep your signature to 4 lines or less (including any graphics),
      and for heaven's sake make sure it doesn't get posted twice in
      your article.

    - Don't post email without first obtaining the permission of the
      sender.
    
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Subject: <q:1.08> - How can I learn more about Usenet?
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT
    
    There are two important newsgroups for learning about how Usenet and
    newsreader software works:

    - news.announce.newusers contains periodic postings that everybody
      is asked to read before posting anything to Usenet.  (In theory,
      all new users are subscribed to news.announce.newusers
      automatically.  But in practice not all newsreader software does
      that, so that many people violate the guidelines given there
      simply because they don't know about them.)

    - news.newusers.questions is described as "Q & A for users new to
      the Usenet".  But new and long-time users can ask or answer
      questions about Usenet and newsreader software there.  There's an
      important article, "Welcome to news.newusers.questions! (weekly
      posting)", that everyone is asked to read before posting to
      news.newusers.questions.  (See below for ways to get a copy of
      that article.)

    The following postings in news.announce.newusers might be considered
    the "mandatory course" for new users:

        Introduction to news.announce.newusers
        What is Usenet?
        Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
        Rules for posting to Usenet
        A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
        Hints on writing style for Usenet
        Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette

    The articles mentioned above are downloadable via ftp from
    rtfm.mit.edu in the following files:

    <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/news-newusers-intro>
            Welcome to news.newusers.questions! (weekly posting)
    <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/news-announce-intro/part1>
            Introduction to news.announce.newusers
    <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/what-is-usenet/part1>
            What is Usenet?
    <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/usenet-faq/part1>
            Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
    <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/posting-rules/part1>
            Rules for posting to Usenet
    <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/usenet-primer/part1>
            A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
   <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/usenet-writing-style/part1>
            Hints on writing style for Usenet
    <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/emily-postnews/part1>
            Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette

    For rtfm.mit.edu instructions, see <q:1.13> "Where are FAQ lists
    archived?"
    
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Subject: <q:1.09> - What other technical newsgroups should I know about?
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    Caution:  Some of these newsgroups have specialized charters; you'll
    probably get flamed (and deserve it) if you post to an inappropriate
    group.  Most groups have FAQ lists that will tell you what's
    appropriate.  Don't post a request for the FAQ list; instead,
    retrieve it yourself.

    - comp.bbs.misc is for general BBS topics. This newsgroup supersedes
      alt.bbs; however, many articles are still posted or cross-posted to
      alt.bbs.

    - alt.bbs.ads is devoted to BBS advertisements.

    - alt.bbs.lists is for BBS lists. alt.bbs.lists.d is for descriptions
      of these lists.

    - alt.bbs.doors is for questions or comments about BBS doors. If you
      want to know how to make a door work in Iniquity post in
      alt.bbs.iniquity. If you want to know anything else about a door
      post in alt.bbs.doors.

    - alt.bbs.* and comp.bbs.*: There are several newsgroups devoted to
      individual BBS programs.

    - Garbo-Ann is a moderated one-way mailing list which is used
      by Garbo MsDos and Windows archive managers to announce new
      additions to Garbo collections. This is for those who cannot
      subscribe to the comp.archives.msdos.announce newsgroup.

      To subscribe to Garbo-Ann send a message to
      Majordomo@Garbo.uwasa.fi using the format below.

        To: Majordomo@Garbo.uwasa.fi
        Subject: subscribe

        subscribe garbo-ann youremail@somewhere.net.land

    - MSDOS-Ann is a moderated one-way mailing list which is used by
      SimTel, the Coast to Coast Software Repository (tm), to announce
      new additions to the msdos collection. This is for those who cannot
      subscribe to the comp.archives.msdos.announce newsgroup.

      To subscribe to Msdos-Ann send a message to
      listserv@SimTel.Coast.NET using the format below.

        To: listserv@SimTel.Coast.NET
        Subject: subscribe

        subscribe msdos-ann

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Subject: <q:1.10> - Where can I get the latest copy of this FAQ list?
Date: 24 Aug 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    You can retrieve the latest version of this list as


<ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/usenet-by-group/alt.bbs.iniquity/iniq-faq.txt>

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Subject: <q:1.11> - What should I post in alt.bbs.iniquity?
Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    Any post concerning the Iniquity BBS software is welcome in
    alt.bbs.iniquity. Release notices for new Iniquity utilities
    are welcome.

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Subject: <q:1.12> - What should not be posted in alt.bbs.iniquity?
Date: 20 Mar 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    Flames are not welcome. The readers of alt.bbs.iniquity are
    sorry you might have had trouble with Iniquity, but we would
    not be using it if we believed it to be bad software. Constructive
    critism of Iniquity is welcome.

    BBS ads are not welcome. A list of BBSes running Iniquity would
    be nice, but a flood of messages announcing individual boards is
    undesirable and a waste of bandwidth. Please post adds in
    alt.bbs.ads.

    Posts having nothing to do with Iniquity are also unwelcome.

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Subject: Section 2.  General Iniquity Information
Date: 20 Mar 1996 00:00:00 CDT

  <q:2.01> - What is Iniquity?
  <q:2.02> - What is the latest version of Iniquity?
  <q:2.03> - Where can I find Iniquity?  *revised*
  <q:2.04> - Is there an Iniquity FTP site?
  <q:2.05> - Is there an Iniquity WWW site?

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Subject: <q:2.01> - What is Iniquity?
Date: 20 Mar 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    Iniquity is bulletin board software for MS-DOS compatible systems
    written by Mike Fricker.

    Iniquity requires a FOSSIL driver to run and is currently distributed
    as freeware.

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Subject: <q:2.02> - What is the latest version of Iniquity?
Date: 20 Mar 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    At the time of this writing the latest version of Iniquity is
    Version 1.00 Alpha 25 release 2.

    For information on obtaining this version, please see <q:2.03>.

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Subject: <q:2.03> - Where can I find Iniquity? *revised*
Date: 24 Aug 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    The official website has moved back and forth often. As of
    Saturday August 24, 1996 it was found at:
    
    <http://www.isisnet.com/iniquity/>
    
    The ftp site is:

    <ftp://ftp.telepath.com/pub/people/dipydawg/iniquity>

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Subject: <q:2.04> - Is there an Iniquity FTP site?
Date: 01 Jun 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    Yes. Please see <q:2.03>.

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Subject: <q:2.05> - Is there an Iniquity WWW site?
Date: 01 Jun 1996 00:00:00 CDT

    Yes. Please see <q:2.03>.

(end alt.bbs.iniquity FAQ)

(copyright notice)
Iniquity is copyright 1994-1995 by Mike Fricker.
The alt.bbs.iniquity FAQ is copyright 1996 by Jeffrey Carlyle.
(end copyright notice)

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