This is the second part of the FAQ.
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CircleMUD Mailing List Frequently Asked Questions
(created July 9th, 1996)
(last updated November 13th, 2000)
Authored and Maintained by: Alex Fletcher <fletchra@qsilver.queensu.ca>
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Contrary to what is apparently popular belief, this FAQ just happens
to contain the policies of the CircleMUD Mailing List.
Herein lie the answers to the following questions:
(Items marked with '*' are in this part of the posting)
Q1: What is the CircleMUD mailing list about? How do I post an
article?
Q2: How do I subscribe/unsubscribe to the list?
Q3: Are there any subject conventions I should follow?
Q4: What other conventions should I follow?
Q5: Why all of these rules on how to format messages?
* Q6: Is there an archive?
* Q7: Are there any resource archives for the mailing list?
* Q8: How often are articles processed? How are they processed? How
about a digest?
* Q9: What other things should I know?
* Q10: I hate the flames, what can I do?
* Q11: Where can I find this FAQ?
* Q12: What is the history of this FAQ?
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Q6: Is there an archive for the mailing list?
An up-to-date archive of the list since it moved to
post.queensu.ca can be found at
http://post.queensu.ca/listserv/wwwarch/circle.html
If you'd rather read the messages in bulk, the FTP site has
gzipped copies of the same material in the UNIX mailbox format
-- ftp://ftp.circlemud.org/pub/CircleMUD/list/
Q7: Are there any resource archives for the mailing list?
Several resource archives are available to CircleMUD
administrators. The main archive is the CircleMUD ftp site and
web site. These are located at:
ftp://ftp.circlemud.org/pub/CircleMUD/ and
http://www.circlemud.org/
Ceramic Mouse is located at: http://developer.circlemud.org/
And finally, mirrors of the CircleMUD FTP Site:
ftp://ftp.m-l.org/pub/CircleMUD/ and
Q8: How often are articles processed? How are they processed? How
about a digest?
Posts to the mailing list are automatically processed by the
LISTSERV(R) and sent out to the members of the list. There is
now a digest option. To set this option, sent mail to
<listserv@post.queensu.ca> with the body set circle digest.
Q9: What other things should I know?
- Aaargh! The traffic is too much!
Perhaps switching to the daily digest mode would help? To do
so, go to http://post.queensu.ca/listserv/wwwarch/circle.html
and change your subscription options to turn on the digest.
- Likewise, you can visit the same location to turn off the list
while you are on holiday. Look for the 'NOMAIL' option. When
you return from your holiday, you can turn the mailings back on
the same way.
- Copyright Myths are explained at
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html, it would be a
good idea to give them a quick review.
Q10: I hate the flames, what can I do?
There is a second mailing list available, it is moderated, so
the signal content should be reasonably high. The important
data is listed below:
List home page: http://www.imaxx.net/mcircle/
List archive: http://www.imaxx.net/mcircle/archive/
Subscription/unsubscription address:
majordomo@listserv.imaxx.net
List contact: thrytis@imaxx.net
Q11: Where can I find this FAQ?
A pointer to this FAQ is posted at the end of every message on
the mailing list. It can be found online at:
http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html and
ftp://ftp.circlemud.org/pub/CircleMUD/list/FAQ
Q12: What is the history of this FAQ?
This FAQ was first created on July 9th, 1996 by Alex 'Furry'
Fletcher <fletchra@qsilver.queensu.ca>. All corrections,
updates, and other submissions should be sent to that address.
It was last updated on November 13th, 2000. At this time, the
FAQ was updated to clarify a number of points with respect to
posting standards.
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