HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jaapjl@tab00.larc.nasa.gov (J Lee Jaap)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: Newsgroup Description List ?
Date: 11 Dec 1992 21:52:17 GMT
Organization: AS&M Inc
Distribution: world
Reply-To: J Lee Jaap <J.L.Jaap@larc.nasa.gov>
NNTP-Posting-Host: cmb00.larc.nasa.gov
In-reply-to: rob@sound.demon.co.uk's message of Thu, 10 Dec 1992 02:11:27 +0000

In article <723978687snx@sound.demon.co.uk> rob@sound.demon.co.uk (Robert J Barth) writes:

   UseNet NewsGroups descriptions ?
   is there an FTP'able list of *all* newsgroups (i.e. all 4648..49..50 of them)
   which describes what they are about, where they come from, whether they are
   moderated etc ?

Periodically posted to news.lists and news.answers: "List of USENET
Newsgroups" and "List of Alternative Newsgroups".  If they're expired
at your site, browse via anon FTP on rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.* .
I think uunet.uu.net also has similar info.

--
J Lee Jaap <J.L.Jaap@LaRC.NASA.Gov> +1 804/864-2148
    employed by, not speaking for, AS&M Inc, at
         NASA LaRC, Hampton VA 23681-0001
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: pw@cubmol.bio.columbia.edu (Paul Wakenight)
Subject: IS EASTERN EUROPE CONNECTED?
Organization: Columbia University, Dept. of Biological Sciences.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 18:04:20 GMT



How can I get a list of those institutions (schools, etc.) in Eastern Europe, Russia
which are connected to Internet?
The purpose of this is to establish research communication with this area.
Any help from this group would be appreciated.

pw
.
From: news@hrd769.brooks.af.mil (InterNet News)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: Questions about rn and access to newsgroups (Re: Reasons for Anonymous posts)
Date: 18 Dec 1992 10:41:19 -0600
Organization: Armstrong Lab MIS, Brooks AFB TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: hrd769.brooks.af.mil

In article <1992Dec17.173208.2936@imagen.com> xyzzy@imagen.com (David McIntyre) writes:
>I believe he is asking the same question I have been trying to figure out 
>for a week or so, myself.  How does one start up a new topic of discussion?
>F will follow-up, but how did the person who posed the original question 
>enter it?

  Using rn/trn, the 'f' command asks if you are following up or starting a
new thread.  That is the difference between 'f' and 'F'

TSgt Dave Burgess
NCOIC AL/MIS
Brooks AFB, TX

Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: Re: Uncompress & tar utilities available for DOS?
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 11:50:33 GMT

In article <2933467861.2.p00251@psilink.com> "Homer Russell" <p00251@psilink.com> writes:
>Using anonymous FTP, I retrieved a compressed source tarfile prgm1.tar.Z,
>and was instructed that prior to use, I must use the "uncompress" and "tar"
>unix commands to restore the file (prior to c-compiling).  I use DOS on an
>IBM compatible 486.  Are there equivalent "uncompress" and "tar" utilities
>for DOS that I can download from some archive, or available elsewhere, or

Yes, certainly.  You might wish to start by looking at the
comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted Frequently Asked Questions which I post
each Saturday.

   All the best, Timo

..................................................................
Prof. Timo Salmi
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland

Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: larry@ducktales.med.ge.com (Larry Landwehr)
Subject: Clip art for PCs
Organization: GE Medical Systems, Magnetic Resonance
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 15:59:15 GMT

Any leads to where clip art for an IBM PC can be found? Thanks.
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: f3w@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mark Gellis)
Subject: Detective work and computers
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 13:35:27 GMT

I hope I'm not posting to the wrong newsgroup on this one, but I
couldn't find any others that seemed better so it seemed like a good
place to start.

I am interested in how private detectives, etc. use computers to 
gather and search for information.  (I'm writing a novel, if you must
know why I want to know this.)  Does anyone know of a) appropriate
newsgroups or BBS for the discussion of these issues or b) any books
on the subject.  

Thanks.

Mark
f3w@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
From: as170@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ronn F. Black)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Thanks for help
Date: 13 Dec 1992 00:52:39 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: as170@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ronn F. Black)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Thanks to all who replied to my message about UseNet access from Columbus.
I appreciate the support and I will be investigating the various leads in
the near future.
 
Now the next Question, I am looking for EMACs for MSDOS and for an Intel 
Based XENIX system. I have searched several of my local BBS and come up 
with nothing.  Is there anywhere that I can get these? Please reply by
email as I don't have a lot of time to read the news here.
 
Thanks again.
Ronn Black
-- 
-------------- Ronn F. Black --> as170@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu ---------------
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that
leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and
narrow is the road that leads to life and only a few find it.      Matt7:13-14
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: mahesh@amnese.eng.uab.edu (B.G. Mahesh)
Subject: Any fidonet hubs in Long Island, NY and Japan?
Originator: mahesh@amnese.eng.uab.edu
Reply-To: mahesh@evb.com
Organization: SETT, Inc.
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:43:05 GMT

One friend in Long Island, New York (Huntington is the name
of the city, area code is 516) and a friend in Hitachi City,
Japan want to have access to Fidonet. Can some one forward me
the phone numbers of the hub in that area? Please respond
by email only because I don't have direct access to this
group.

Thanks


-- 
B.G. MAHESH                           | Email : mahesh@evb.com
Software Engineer                     |         
SETT Inc. (Affiliated to EVB Software Engineering, Inc.)
Frederick MD
From: xyzzy@imagen.com (David McIntyre)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: Questions about rn and access to newsgroups (Re: Reasons for Anonymous posts)
Date: 17 Dec 92 17:32:08 GMT
Organization: IMAGEN

In article <JAAPJL.92Dec17110855@cmb00.larc.nasa.gov> J Lee Jaap <J.L.Jaap@larc.nasa.gov> writes:
>In article <BzDtFn.4Dy@mach1.wlu.ca> lecl3846@mach1.wlu.ca (Jean-marc Leclerc u) writes:
>   OK just a few questions.
>   HOW CAN I post a message publicly without using the reply ("F") key?? I am
>   using "RN" if that is any help.. please reply by E-mail or publicly.
>   Also, is there any way that I can access other newsgroups which my system to
>   which I am logged in does not subscribe?  How?  Would you do it through FTP,
>   or is there any method to do so?
>
>Your questions are confusing, but I'll try to answer.
>
>"f" and "F" are for (f)ollowups, i.e., post an article to news in response
>to another article.  "r" and "R" are used to (r)eply via email to the
>poster.  See the man page or ask your newsadmin for further help.

I believe he is asking the same question I have been trying to figure out 
for a week or so, myself.  How does one start up a new topic of discussion?
F will follow-up, but how did the person who posed the original question 
enter it?
-- 
My opinions do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
..I'm not nearly as think as confused I am.
xyzzy@imagen.imagen.com
From: grb@rbyte.proteus.qc.ca (G. Randolph Bickerton)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Distribution - How to limit geographical distribution
Date: 13 Dec 92 00:35:07 GMT
Organization: Right Byte Industries, Ville St-Laurent Quebec Canada

How does one limit the geographical distribution of a posting to a newgroup. 
I would like to make a posting just in CANADA but I am somewhat confused.  I 
thought CANADA was "CA" but recently I've seen it listed as "CAN" and 
California US is designated as "CA".  Can someone enlighten me? SVP

G. Randolph Bickerton              GRB@rbyte.proteus.qc.ca
P.O. Box 751                       TEL (514)744-5524
Pte-Claire Dorval, PQ  H9S 2L5     FAX (514)748-8109
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson)
Subject: Why can't I post in misc.forsale.computers?
Reply-To: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 23:20:59 GMT

OK, this is a strange one.

For some reason, I cannot post a message in the misc.forsale.computers group.
I can read all the messages and reply to senders but my posts never get entered.
I don't get an error, mind you, they just never show up in the newsgroup!

My Internet access is via a Sun Sparcstation and I'm using xvnews version 2.0
if that makes any difference.

Please help... this is driving me nuts!  I'd appreciate an email response.

Thanks!!!

--- John Hutchinson

Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: pashdown@javelin.sim.es.com (Pete Ashdown)
Subject: Re: NEW NEWSGROUP
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp.
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:50:48 GMT

jrennie@terapin.com (Jimmy Rennie) writes:

>after being directed to many a nesgroup, I finally landed here.  How do you
>make a new newsgroup?  Please respond quickly.  Include all neccisary steps and
>info

1. Sacrifice a cat.
2. Dance naked under a blue moon.
3. Pray to Gene Spafford.
4. Post to your new newsgroup.
-- 
			What's the frequency, Kenneth?

DISCLAIMER: My writings have NOTHING to do with my employer.  Keep it that way.
Pete Ashdown    pashdown@slack.sim.es.com    ...uunet!slack.sim.es.com!pashdown
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: prs9k@brain.med.virginia.edu (Phil Scarr)
Subject: Re: Reasons for Anonymous posts
Organization: Neuroclinical Trials Center, University of Virginia
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:34:28 GMT

In article <1992Dec17.040626.22020@dragon.acadiau.ca> 881045m@dragon.acadiau.ca (Richard Muise) writes:
>
>What about 6) you want to post to alt.hackers ?

Then you figure it out for yourself, right?  You don't ask how to do it.

>richard
>
>-- 
>Friends : Don't Let Friends Do DOS !	
>	881045m @ dragon.acadiau.ca
>       	881045m @ ace.acadiau.ca


-- 
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 Virginia,        \     UNIX is irrelevant.      /        prs9k@Virginia.EDU
 Neurosurgery     /     Openness is futile.      \     prs9k@Virginia.BITNET
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Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: gast@next.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at (Gast)
Subject: Where is my friends (2)?
Keywords: network of Indonesia
Organization: Technical University of Vienna
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:55:03 GMT

Can anyone tell me the network address of 'Universitas Indonesia' or 
'Institut Teknologi Bandung' in Indonesia. I have friends there.

Thanks.
From: nicolas@stam.nl (Nico Veenkamp)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Shell gateway
Date: 20 Dec 92 06:07:35 GMT
Organization: Stam Tijdschriften bv, Rijswijk, The Netherlands

Does someone know how to send e-mail to people working for Shell. I have 
the e-mail address (Shell style), now I only need to know how to convert 
that into an Internet style address with gateway information etc.


      *================================================================*
      |  Nico Veenkamp	        | You write, we publish                |
      |  Stam Tijdschriften bv  | -------------------------------------|
      |  P.O. Box 235           | Internet : nicolas@stam.nl           |
      |  2280 AE  Rijswijk      | FidoNet  : 2:281/1.7                 |
      |  The Netherlands        | BIX      : nicolas                   |
      *================================================================*
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: compass@cscns.com (Rueben and spiff)
Subject: Posting subject format question
Organization: Community_News_Service
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 00:16:41 GMT

After weeding through numerous FAQ's, asking my 'system
administrator', and reading "The Whole Internet" (a great
resource), I can not find a reference to the use of [F],
[M], etc.. in news posting subjects.  Uhmmm.....
 what do they mean?

Thanks for the info

---
Pat Malone - compass computer solutions
pat@compass.cscns.com
(719)576-7900


Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: amaurer@cwis.unomaha.edu (Alison Maurer)
Subject: Re: A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:03:45 GMT

Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: erodrigu@dcc.uchile.cl (Eduardo Rodriguez)
Subject: Re: muds
Originator: erodrigu@tolten
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 14:28:44 GMT
Organization: Universidad de Chile, Depto. de Ciencias de la Computacion


In article <1gb1trINNre6@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, bx096@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Peter Andrew Stark) writes:
> 
> Is there a list of where I can find confrences all about muds?
> 
> Thanks.
> Pete
> -- 

Some of them:

rec.games.mud.tiny
rec.games.mud.misc
rec.games.mud.diku
rec.games.mud.admin
alt.mud.tiny
alt.mud.lp
alt.mud.german
alt.mud
rec.games.mud.lp
rec.games.mud.announce


edo...

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From: naren@tekig5.pen.tek.com (naren)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: How to recall Articles
Date: 12 Dec 92 02:25:35 GMT
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.

Hi,
How do you recall articles that have been posted by mistake ??? 
Thanks
** Naren **
From: alizard@tweekco.uucp (A.Lizard)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: E-mail addresses - Center for Disease Control
Date: 16 Dec 92 08:45:26 GMT
Organization: Tweek-Com Systems BBS, Moraga, CA (510) 631-0615

Anybody have addresses for the Center for Disease Control in
Atlanta, Georgia - USA ?

A.Lizard

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A.Lizard Internet Addresses:
alizard%tweekco%boo@PacBell.COM        (preferred)
[path]!pacbell.COM!boo!tweekco!alizard (bang path for above)
alizard@seer.mystic.com (backup)   alizard@Blue.Kludge.com (backup)
PGP2.0 public key available on request.
From: news@hrd769.brooks.af.mil (InterNet News)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: FAQ sites
Date: 14 Dec 1992 11:29:13 -0600
Organization: Armstrong Lab MIS, Brooks AFB TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: hrd769.brooks.af.mil

In article <85215@ut-emx.uucp> kingshu@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (King Cheung SHU) writes:
>#############################################################################
[real cool .signature deleted]
>#############################################################################
>
>

  I know this is the newusers question group, but isn't customary to include
a question? :-)

Dave Burgess
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Reading GIFs
From: me_cuf@cs0.lamar.edu
Date: 18 Dec 92 14:10:33 CST





Whatsoftware is necessary to access GIFs, and where
can I obtain this? (I have successfully downloaded a
GIF to my PC, but I have no idea what to do with it.)

Feel free to direct me to an FTP site, or a FAQ file.
I do not have access to alt.* newsgroups.


Thanks in advance,
Charles
ME_CUF@CS0.LAMAR.EDU

Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: y41@aix320d.urz.uni-heidelberg.de (Jeffrey Hazelwood)
Subject: Reasons for Anonymous posts
Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 14:32:51 GMT

1) After posting a controversial post in the past, I received (somehow) a
huge 8 megabyte "shit" file from some annoyed person. It screwed up my mail
box.

2) Allows another person access to your account without using your name.
I know you can write "posted for friend" but....mostly not believed. Don't 
need unwanted flames.

3) Allows discussion of controversial subjects without turning them into
a personal flame war.

4) Personal posts, etc.

5) privacy.
 

 

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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: Re: Reasons for Anonymous posts
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 15:40:13 GMT

In article <BzIC80.H2C@ccu.umanitoba.ca> rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo) writes:
>Anonymous posts will make things worse. Think about this :
>Anybody can post huge GIF/sound files in any newsgroups (like this newsgroup
>for instance) and can get away with it.

But in the long run the site and the anonymous server probably won't
get away with it, which means collective harm for the anynymous
posters' community.

If we analyze the discussion we can see that we have been discussing
two separate but related aspects.  1) The added possibilities of
misusing the net with temporary impunity.  2) Genuine needs to be
able to discuss without revealing ones indentity for the
discussants. 

My own feeling on this that as a general rule anonymous postings
should be forbidden by the net, but there should be special
newsgroups where the anonymous postings should be allowed.  Groups
like alt.sexual.abuse.recovery and alt.alcoholics.anynymous (if
existed).  Used right anynymous postings should be sanctioned, but
only for these special purposes. 

   All the best, Timo

..................................................................
Prof. Timo Salmi      Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland
From: grb@rbyte.proteus.qc.ca (G. Randolph Bickerton)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: Clinton/Gore Usenet??
Date: 18 Dec 92 06:31:36 GMT
Organization: Right Byte Industries, Ville St-Laurent Quebec Canada

ch080@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jacques L. Yerby) writes:

> 
> Now that Bill Clinton has shown that he is interested in knowing what
> people think; I have a (several) questions.  Is he/Gore on the Internet?
> Is the White House?  The House/Senate?  Can we reach our government thru
> this medium?
> -- 
> Jacques L. Yerby               Internet:  yerby@flex.com
> Kahuku (Turtle Bay), HI                   jacques@musubi.pubnet.com
> (808) 239-5545                            ch080@cleveland.Freenet.Edu
>                                Fido:        Jacques Yerby 1:345/19

Great Question.  It would also be interesting to know if other policial 
leaders can also be reached this way.  Here in Canada our federal and 
provincial even regional (municipal) gorvernments.  In the US state & local 
levels!

G. Randolph Bickerton              GRB@rbyte.proteus.qc.ca
P.O. Box 751                       TEL (514)744-5524
Pte-Claire Dorval, PQ  H9S 2L5     FAX (514)748-8109
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: comptec92076@camins.camosun.bc.ca
Subject: tar.Z fiels
Organization: Camosun College
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 23:15:33 GMT



Could  someone tell me what exactly these  file.tar.Z files are that i keep
finding around while FTPing? are they some sort of compressing? if so how do
you uncompress them? (using VAX/VMS)

 Thanx...
 
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: jrc2k@Virginia.EDU ("Roxie Conley")
Subject: this is a test
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:12:48 GMT

just testing...
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: stubaker@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Stuart Baker)
Subject: Appending files in Elm
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 16:31:34 GMT


Is there a command to append to a file using ELM? I know how to save to a file
or folder, but I was interested in appending messages to 1 file.

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Multimedia Services Specialist		Northwestern University Library
E-MAIL: stubaker@nwu.edu		1935 Sheridan Road.
VOICE: 708.467.1984			Evanston, Illinois   60208-2323
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo)
Subject: Re: Reasons for Anonymous posts
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 13:02:23 GMT


Anonymous posts will make things worse. Think about this :
Anybody can post huge GIF/sound files in any newsgroups (like this newsgroup
for instance) and can get away with it.

-- budi
-- 
Budi Rahardjo <Budi_Rahardjo@UManitoba.Ca>
Unix Support - Computer Services - University of Manitoba
From: bx096@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Peter Andrew Stark)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: muds
Date: 11 Dec 1992 21:41:15 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Is there a list of where I can find confrences all about muds?

Thanks.
Pete
-- 
Peter Andrew Stark
Peter.stark@f721.n278.z1.fidonet.org
Email: bx096@cleveland.freenet.edu
Unix+Email: stark@wiretap.spies.com
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
From: giovin@medr3.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo)
Subject: Where on the internet are NEXIS & BASELINE databases?
Reply-To: giovinaz@icarus.hks.com
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 20:56:28 GMT


I would appreciate information about internet access to various
databases including NEXIS and BASELINE (and anything similar).
Does anyone know of telnet-able or otherwise accessible such
databases?

Thanks,
Rocky Giovinazzo
giovinaz@icarus.hks.com
From: jerry@ee.rochester.edu (Jerry Seward)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: What is FidoNet?
Date: 12 Dec 92 02:41:47 GMT
Organization: Univ of Rochester, College of Engineering and Applied Science

In article <Bz4Gz6.5z8@vcd.hp.com> edmoore@vcd.hp.com (Ed Moore) writes:
>I've seen numerous references to FidoNet.  I've looked at the newsgroup
>comp.org.fidonet.  But I haven't found anything that answers the question,
>"What is FidoNet?"  Is there anything similar to the "What is Usenet"
>document?

Fidonet is the world's largest network of hobbyist computer bulletin board
systems with over 20,000 member systems around the world.  Fidonet offers
"netmail," similar to Internet mail, and "echomail," similar to Usenet
newsgroups.  Messages are exchanged through dial-up.  
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