| From: | "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: FAQ |
| Date: | Wed, 13 Oct 1993 01:25:42 -0500 |
> ]SHADOWRN:
> ] It would be posted probably bi-weekly.
>
> How about this instead: is there any way to have the Listserver mail a copy of
> the FAQ whenever someone joins? This way, I don't have to see the *&^% thing
> every couple of weeks, and it insures that newbies know what's going on to
> begin with.
Yes and no.
In theory, that intro file you get when you subscribe can be changed to
the FAQ. But this is something that the HEARN lords would ahve to do,
and it involves taking and resetting a whole bunch of files from the
default fill-in-the-blank one you get, to a special 'for one list ownly'
file and is essentially a major headache.
Instead, it is better to periodically post the file to the list and let
everyone deal with having to find the delete key. At least easier on me
and the HEARN lords. And with a good filter program (available on most
unix systems running elm), you could sort by subject and have it dump
that posting (sounds like something to put in the FAQ :)
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