Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!gatech!usenet From: usenet@gatech.EDU Newsgroups: mod.announce.newusers Subject: Changes to A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community Message-ID: <7104@gatech.EDU> Date: Mon, 1-Dec-86 00:22:51 EST Article-I.D.: gatech.7104 Posted: Mon Dec 1 00:22:51 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Dec-86 20:23:17 EST Expires: Sat, 10-Jan-87 00:22:49 EST Sender: spaf@gatech.EDU Lines: 160 Approved: spaf@gatech.EDU *** old/etiquette.n Sat Nov 1 16:41:46 1986 --- src/etiquette.n Sat Nov 29 18:06:59 1986 *************** *** 2,4 **** Expires: 40days ! Approved: spaf@gatech.CSNET --- 2,4 ---- Expires: 40days ! Approved: spaf@gatech.EDU *************** *** 5,7 **** Original-from: chuq@sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) ! [Most recent change: 15 October 1986 by spaf@gatech.edu] --- 5,7 ---- Original-from: chuq@sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) ! [Most recent change: 29 November 1986 by spaf@gatech.edu] *************** *** 9,11 **** A Primer on How to Work With the USENET Community ! Chuq Von Rospach (nsc!chuqui) --- 9,11 ---- A Primer on How to Work With the USENET Community ! Chuq Von Rospach *************** *** 16,20 **** detailed technical documentation. This message describes the Usenet ! culture and customs which have developed over time. All new users should ! read this message to find out how Usenet works. *** *** (Old users could ! read it, too, to refresh their memories.) *** --- 16,20 ---- detailed technical documentation. This message describes the Usenet ! culture and customs that have developed over time. All new users should ! read this message to find out how Usenet works. *** ! *** (Old users could read it, too, to refresh their memories.) *** *************** *** 81,83 **** what the article is about before they read it. A title like "Car for ! Sale" to net.auto does not help as much as "66 MG Midget for sale: Beaverton OR." Don't expect people to read your article to find out what --- 81,83 ---- what the article is about before they read it. A title like "Car for ! Sale" to rec.autos does not help as much as "66 MG Midget for sale: Beaverton OR." Don't expect people to read your article to find out what *************** *** 89,94 **** ! When you post an article, think about the people you are trying to reach. ! Asking UNIX(*) questions on net.auto will not reach as many of the people ! you want to reach as if you asked them on net.unix or net.unix-wizards. ! Try to get the most appropriate audience for your message, not the widest. --- 89,95 ---- ! When you post an article, think about the people you are trying to ! reach. Asking UNIX(*) questions on rec.autos will not reach as many ! of the people you want to reach as if you asked them on ! comp.unix.questions or comp.unix.wizards. Try to get the most ! appropriate audience for your message, not the widest. *************** *** 102,105 **** message to your local area. Some areas have special newsgroups with ! geographical limitations, and the newer versions of the news software ! allow you to limit the distribution of material sent to net-wide newsgroups. Check with your system administrator to see what newsgroups --- 103,106 ---- message to your local area. Some areas have special newsgroups with ! geographical limitations, and the recent versions of the news software ! allow you to limit the distribution of material sent to world-wide newsgroups. Check with your system administrator to see what newsgroups *************** *** 107,109 **** ! If you want to try a test of something, do not use a net-wide newsgroup! Messages in misc.misc that say "This is a test" are likely to cause --- 108,110 ---- ! If you want to try a test of something, do not use a world-wide newsgroup! Messages in misc.misc that say "This is a test" are likely to cause *************** *** 111,115 **** newsgroups that are local to your computer or area that should be used. ! Your system administrator can tell you what they are. There is a ! newsgroup called net.test, but it is there for the system administrators ! to use to test the network software and should not be used by anyone else. --- 112,114 ---- newsgroups that are local to your computer or area that should be used. ! Your system administrator can tell you what they are. *************** *** 133,140 **** ! Avoid posting messages to more than one newsgroup unless you are sure it ! is appropriate. If you do post to multiple newsgroups, do not post to ! each group separately. Instead, specify all the groups on a single copy ! of the message. This reduces network overhead and lets people who ! subscribe to more than one of those groups see the message once instead of ! having to wade through each copy. --- 132,139 ---- ! Avoid posting messages to more than one newsgroup unless you are sure ! it is appropriate. If you do post to multiple newsgroups, do not ! post to each group separately. Instead, specify all the groups on a ! single copy of the message. This reduces network overhead and lets ! people who subscribe to more than one of those groups see the message ! once instead of having to wade through each copy. *************** *** 142,156 **** ! Certain newsgroups (such as net.jokes) have messages in them that may be ! offensive to some people. To make sure that these messages are not read ! unless they are explicitly requested, these messages should be encrypted. ! The standard encryption method is to rotate each letter by thirteen ! characters so that an "a" becomes an "n". This is known on the network as ! "rot13" and when you rotate a message the word "rot13" should be in the ! "Subject:" line. Most of the software used to read usenet articles have ! some way of encrypting and decrypting messages. Your system administrator ! can tell you how the software on your system works, or you can use the ! Unix command "tr [a-z][A-Z] [n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]". (Note that some versions ! of Unix don't require the [] in the "tr" command. In fact, some systems ! will get upset if you use them in an unquoted manner. The following should ! work for everyone, but may be shortened on some systems: tr '[a-m][n-z][A-M][N-Z]' '[n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]' --- 141,156 ---- ! Certain newsgroups (such as rec.humor) have messages in them that may ! be offensive to some people. To make sure that these messages are ! not read unless they are explicitly requested, these messages should ! be encrypted. The standard encryption method is to rotate each ! letter by thirteen characters so that an "a" becomes an "n". This is ! known on the network as "rot13" and when you rotate a message the ! word "rot13" should be in the "Subject:" line. Most of the software ! used to read usenet articles have some way of encrypting and ! decrypting messages. Your system administrator can tell you how the ! software on your system works, or you can use the Unix command "tr ! [a-z][A-Z] [n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]". (Note that some versions of Unix ! don't require the [] in the "tr" command. In fact, some systems will ! get upset if you use them in an unquoted manner. The following ! should work for everyone, but may be shortened on some systems: tr '[a-m][n-z][A-M][N-Z]' '[n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]' *************** *** 183,185 **** ! One of the biggest problems we have on the network is that, when someone asks a question, many people send out identical answers. When this --- 183,185 ---- ! One of the biggest problems we have on the network is that when someone asks a question, many people send out identical answers. When this