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Message no. 1
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: NERPS FAQ 5.20 part A
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:13:06 +0100
Welcome to NERPS,

This document contains the first part of the NERPS FAQ. It will explain
to you the basics of what the NERPS project is and how to get on and off
the mailing list. Additional information will be included in Part B of
the FAQ, which is sent to new subscribers and posted periodically to the
mailing list.

Thanks for your interest,

Virtually,
The NERPS Listowners

Robert Hayden: <hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu> "Fearless
Leader"
J.D. Falk: <jdfalk@************.org> "Assistant Fearless
Leader"
Gurth: <gurth@******.nl> "NERPS Project
Leader"
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Frequently Asked Questions for NERPS@********.ITRIBE.NET
Version 5.20 (10-06-96)

Compiled by your fearless leader: Robert Hayden
hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu

With editing & additions by: J.D. Falk
jdfalk@************.org
Gurth
gurth@******.nl

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1. What is NERPS?
2. How do I subscribe to NERPS?
3. How do I post to NERPS?
4. How do I unsubscribe to NERPS?
5. How do I reconfirm my subscription
6. Other Important Majordomo Commands.
7. Why am I getting deleted from the list for no reason?
8. Why does the list reject postings from my account?
9. HELP! Mail from the list has stopped coming, but I'm still
subscribed!
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1. What is NERPS?

NERPS (Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrun) is a mailing list that
serves as a committee base for a group of individuals spending time organizing
and writing up a series of net.shadowrun manuals. These manuals contain
a variety of material of interest to Shadowrun players, taking the shape of
new optional rules, new spells, equipment, non-player characters, archetypes,
and anything else that might be deemed useful or interesting for enhancing the
Shadowrun game setting.

The specific project(s) the list is currently working on is detailed in Part B
of this FAQ, and changes periodically. Also in Part B is a list of the NERPS
projects that have been completed in the past.

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2. How do I subscribe to NERPS?

To subscribe, you must send a control message to the mailing list processor
at iTribe.net. To do this, send email with the following parameters:

TO: majordomo@********.itribe.net
SUBJECT: <leave blank>
MESSAGE TEXT: subscribe nerps

In a little while you should get email instructing you how to confirm your
subscription request. Simply follow the instructions and you will soon start
getting regular postings.

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3. How do I post to NERPS?

To post to NERPS, you send your posting via email to NERPS@********.iTribe.net

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4. How do I unsubscribe from NERPS?

To unsubscribe, you must send a control message to the mailing list processor
at iTribe.net. To do this, send email with the following parameters:

TO: majordomo@********.iTribe.net
SUBJECT: <leave blank>
MESSAGE TEXT: unsubscribe nerps

In a little while you should get email confirming your unsubscription request.

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5. How do I reconfirm my subscription?

>From time to time while you are subscribed to the lists, you may get a message
from the Majordomo list processor that requests that you reconfirm that you
still want to be on the list.

If you wish to stay on the list, you need to follow the instructions in your
confirmation request.

If, for whatever reason, you no longer wish to be on the list, you can simply
wait for two weeks and your subscription will timeout and you will be removed
from the list.

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6. Other Important Majordomo Commands.

There are some commands you can give to the mailing list processor in order
order to change how your subscription works.

Digesting
A digested version of each of the Shadowrun-related lists is now available
To subscribe, you'll want to unsubscribe from the NERPS list, and instead
subscribe to nerps-digest. Please note that it is possible to be subscribed
to both if you wish.


HELP

Sending this command will give you a listing and brief descriptions of all
available commands, including many not listed here.

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7. Why am I getting deleted from the list for no reason?

99% of the time, the reason you are deleted from the list (by the listowner) is
because for some reason mail is bouncing off of your account.

Usually this is caused by one of two reasons. Either A) your account is filled
and can't hold any more or B) for some reason your account is not available
(either the machine or your account is down). When this happens, it causes an
error message to be sent back to the list. The list software attempts to detect
error messages and route them to the listowner. Sometimes, though, the error is
not detected by the listserv software and the error gets reported to the list.
This causes the error message to get sent our to all subscribers, including
the person who is bouncing mail. This leads to a loop that really messes things
up. An example of this occured on the ShadowRN list on 8 April 1996, when
one account bounced mail back to the list. Some 400 large messages, devoid of
any useful text, were the result of this.

Thus, standard procedure when an error message is reported it to delete the
subscription of the person causing the error.

Once the problem has been fixed (you are back on the net or have room), you
are, of course, free to join the list again.

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8. Why does the list reject postings from my account?

As part of some security features installed, the list will only accept mailings
that come from the same address your subscription is registered on. This is to
prevent non-list people from flooding the mailboxes of dozens of people.

Because of this, if you attempt to post from another account or machine, your
message will be rejected. Please read the error message enclosed with your
rejection and determine what you must do to fix it in the future.

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9. HELP! Mail from the list has stopped coming, but I'm still subscribed!

Mail has an annoying characteristic in that, while most of the time it is
instantaneous, there are times when it can take up to two weeks to go from one
computer to another that is located three meters away (much like snail mail,
eh?).

If mail suddenly suddenly stops coming, wait at least 48 hours before you
contact the listowner. Very likely a link is down between you and the list,
and as soon as that link comes back up, you will get all of the old mailings.

Also note that the listowner won't be able to help at all in terms of mail
not arriving. All he can do is to verify that you are indeed subscribed,
anything beyond that is under the control of someone else.

A thing to keep in mind is that the Majordomo list processor is not 100% error-
free. You may be semi-unsubscribed for unexplicable reasons, in which case you
will not receive any NERPS list mail, and when you send a message to the list,
it will not be bounced back to you, nor will it be distributed. If you suspect
this to be the case (for example, if you have sent something to the list and
have not seen it appear there), try re-subscribing.

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Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
They go on these little escapades to escape their own crippled lives.
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
-> The Character Mortuary: http://huizen.dds.nl/~mortuary/mortuary.html <-

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