From: spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: news.misc,news.answers
Subject: Changes to Rules for posting to Usenet
Supersedes: <spaf-c_rules_716962672@cs.purdue.edu>
Followup-To: news.misc
Date: 11 Jan 1993 11:31:55 -0500
Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.
Expires: 13 Mar 93 04:31:55 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: ector.cs.purdue.edu

Archive-name: posting-rules/diff1
Last-change: 10 Jan 1993 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)


*** old/rules.n	Mon Oct 19 00:15:47 1992
--- ./src/rules.n	Mon Jan 11 11:28:52 1993
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*** 5,7 ****
  Original-author: mark@stargate.com (Mark Horton)
! Last-change: 3 Sep 1992 by dan_jacobson@att.com (Dan Jacobson)
  
--- 5,7 ----
  Original-author: mark@stargate.com (Mark Horton)
! Last-change: 10 Jan 1993 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
  
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*** 27,29 ****
  distribution to your local area.  If you don't know how to use this
! feature, read "Frequently Submitted Items" in another article in
  news.announce.newusers. (Note, however, that some sites have broken
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  distribution to your local area.  If you don't know how to use this
! feature, read the "Frequently Submitted Items" in another article in
  news.announce.newusers. (Note, however, that some sites have broken
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*** 93,98 ****
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! news.announce.important stargate!announce	Important announcements for everyone 
! comp.std.unix		uunet!std-unix	Unix standards discussion
! comp.std.mumps		plus5!std-mumps	ANSI Mumps standards discussion
! comp.unix		zorba!modunix	Discussion of Unix* features and bugs
  
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! news.announce.important announce@stargate.com	Important announcements for everyone.
! comp.std.unix		std-unix@uunet.uu.net	Unix standards discussion.
! rec.food.recipes	recipes@taronga.com	Discussing favorite recipes.
  
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*** 156,159 ****
  If you have a standard signature you like to append to your articles,
! put it in a file called .signature in your home directory.  "postnews"
! and "inews" will automatically append it to your article.  Please keep
  your signatures concise, as people do not appreciate seeing lengthy
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  If you have a standard signature you like to append to your articles,
! and you are running a form of news software that supports automatic
! inclusion of a signature file, it is usually enabled by putting it in
! a file called .signature in your home directory.  The posting software
! you use should automatically append it to your article.  Please keep
  your signatures concise, as people do not appreciate seeing lengthy
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*** 160,164 ****
  signatures, nor paying the phone bills to repeatedly transmit them.  2
! or 3 lines are usually plenty.  Sometimes it is also appropriate to add
! another line or two for addresses on other major networks where you can
! be reached (e.g., Internet, Bitnet).  Long signatures are
  definitely frowned upon.  DO NOT include drawings, pictures, maps, or
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  signatures, nor paying the phone bills to repeatedly transmit them.  2
! or 3 lines are usually plenty.  Sometimes it is also appropriate to
! add another line or two for addresses on other major networks where
! you can be reached (e.g., Internet, Bitnet).  Long signatures are
  definitely frowned upon.  DO NOT include drawings, pictures, maps, or
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  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list that is posted periodically
! (usually about once a month), and they are also usually cross-posted
  to news.answers.  They usually have explicit expiration dates set, so
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  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list that is posted periodically
! (usually every few weeks), and they are also usually cross-posted
  to news.answers.  They usually have explicit expiration dates set, so
-- 
Gene Spafford
Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences
Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825
Newsgroups: news.misc,news.sysadmin