| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | ADMIN: FAQ part 1 |
| Date: | Fri, 25 Aug 1995 10:06:53 +0200 |
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 II 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@*****.BITNET
Version 4.0 (25-8-95)
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. INTRODUCTION
A. What is NERPS?
B. How do I subscribe to NERPS?
C. How do I post to NERPS?
D. How do I unsubscribe to NERPS?
E. How do I reconfirm my subscription
F. Other Important LISTSERV Commands.
G. Why am I getting deleted from the list for no reason?
H. Why does the list reject postings from my account?
I. HELP! Mail from the list has stopped coming, but I'm
still subscribed!
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PART 1: INTRODUCTION
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A. 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 everything from new races and
spells to new technology and alternate magic systems.
The specific project the list is currently working on is detailed
in Part II of the FAQ, and changes periodically.
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B. How do I subscribe to NERPS?
To subscribe, you must send a control message to the listserv at
HEARN.bitnet. To do this, send email with the following parameters:
TO: listserv@*****.bitnet
SUB: <leave blank>
1st line: subscribe nerps your-real-name
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.
If you have difficulty with bitnet addresses, you can also use the
internet address, which is LISTSERV@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl
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C. How do I post to NERPS?
To post to NERPS, you send your posting via email to
NERPS@*****.BITNET (or NERPS@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl for
internet).
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D. How do I unsubscribe to NERPS?
To unsubscribe, you must send a control message to the listserv at
HEARN.bitnet. To do this, send email with the following
parameters:
TO: listserv@*****.bitnet (or LISTSERV@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl)
SUB: <leave blank>
1st line: signoff nerps
In a little while you should get email confirming your unsubscription
request.
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E. How do I reconfirm my subscription
From time to time while you are subscribed to the lists, you will
get a message from the LISTSERV 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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F. Other Important LISTSERV Commands.
There are many commands you can give to the listserv in order to change
how your subscription works.
SET listname REPRO (default):
This command will have the listserv include you in the
distribution of any posting you make (ie, you get your own
things back, too).
SET listname ACK:
This is simply an confirmation of the posting you just made.
It is returned to you in email.
SET listname NOMAIL:
If you are going on vacation or something, sending a NOMAIL
command will halt your receiving any postings. This is
helpful if you know that your quota will be exceeded during
Christmas break, for example.
WARNING: If you forget to do this and your quota is exceeded,
this will cause all of the postings to be bounced back to the
list, possibly leading to a loop. The only way to quickly
alleviate this problem is to delete your subscription, so
PLEASE use the NOMAIL command if you are going to be gone
for a while.
SET listname DIGEST:
When this option is set, instead of all of the postings
being delivered separately, they will be delivered in
one mailing at the close of the day (in HEARN's timezone).
This is helpful if the number of mailings become a burden.
SET listname MAIL (default):
This option is invoked to restore active status after sending
a NOMAIL request, and is also used to change from DIGEST
back to getting all postings separately.
HELP:
Sending this command will give you a listing and brief
descriptions of all available commands.
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G. 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.
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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H. 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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I. 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 ten feet
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.
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