From: infidel+@pitt.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.announce
Subject: Welcome to comp.os.ms-windows.announce!
Date: 15 Aug 92 20:32:43 GMT
Followup-To: infidel+@pitt.edu

Updated: Sat Aug 15 16:19:10 EDT 1992

Welcome to comp.os.ms-windows.announce!
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a) What is comp.os.ms-windows.announce about?

      The comp.os.ms-windows.announce group is for posting (not discussing) 
   any announcements related to the Microsoft Windows Operating Environment
   (or Operating System, depending on your particular taste.)  


b) What kind of things should I post here?

     Well, since this is an .announce group, there will generally be no
   discussion going on here.  However, don't be afraid to post if you 
   hear of something that may be of interest.  See below for some
   suggestions.  Please do not post questions to this group; they are
   more suitable for one of the other groups.  If you do have a question
   about something that you can't get answered anywhere else, you can 
   mail me at one of the addresses below, and I'll do what I can. 
     
   Possible topics for this group include:

  - New commercial Windows Products available.

      I'll try to keep up on what's out there for the getting and how 
    much you'll have to shell out to get it.  This will be probably
    limited by volume, and perhaps this information will be archived and
    kept so if, say, you're in the market for a Word Processor, you can
    comparison shop.  We'll see how this goes.

  - New shareware/freeware available.

      If you hear of a new shareware/freeware product (and especially if
    you are the author), please post an article including:

    - relevant ftp sites and directories
    - brief description or evaluation of the product (try to be
       objective and sensible about this, please!)
    - registration fee, future plans, etc.

      Also, I am talking with Michael Regoli from cica about getting
    periodic lists of new uploads available from ftp.cica.indidana.edu
    (129.79.20.84).  And, hopefully soon, Diego Aranda's "Best of
    Windows Shareware" list will be available in plaintext on this
    group.

  - New drivers, etc.

      Yes, I'll actually try to keep track of where you can go to get
    your SuperFoobar 16 zillion colors windows drivers, etc.  Thanks to
    Aaron Bregel for providing list of drivers available from the MS
    Support BBS at (206) 637-9009.  Now all I have to do is figure an
    easy way to make all of the drivers available via ftp. :-)

  - Windows conferences, meetings, exhibits.
      
      I'll post whatever I hear about any Windows-related goings-on.

   Again, don't be afraid to post anything you feel is appropriate!


c) I've never used a moderated group before. How does it work?

     In most cases, you can just post as you normally would, and your
   news program will take care of the rest (as long as it's >v2.11).  If
   you have an older version of inews, or if you post and get a
   rejection notice or never see your article nor hear from me, you
   will have to mail the articles to me directly at:     
   
       infidel+win-announce@pitt.edu

   
Plans for the future:  Hopefully I will be able to archive and group
things for easy access via ftp or a mailserver...  And, hopefully some
sort of win-announce FAQ is in the works with answers to some of these
questions... I'll have to work with Tom on that one.  So, bear with me,
and we'll be flying in no time.

If you have any comments, questions, suggestions, hate mail, etc.,
please send them all to "infidel+query@pitt.edu".  Some sites seem to be
having problems getting mail to my AMS addresses, so if your mail bounces,
or you have reason to believe that I never recieved your mail or article
submission (you will either see your article or hear from me in a day or
two in most cases),  please try one of the following alternate addresses:

Internet: infidel@unix.cis.pitt.edu or infidel@vms.cis.pitt.edu
BITnet:   infidel@pittunix or infidel@pittvms