Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1991 0:25:34 EDT From: TM1D@nike.cheme.cmu.edu Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Netiquette and the Telecom Newsgroup Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 467, Message 9 of 9 Lines: 31 Hello. I've been reading your newsgroup for some time now, and I find that it covers topics of great interest to me. However, I have never participated in a moderated newsgroup before, and I was hoping you could tell me: 1) Where to obtain information both on proper etiquette and the proper method for submitting an article for consideration. 2) Where to get the dictionary of confusing telecom acronyms. Thanks in advance for your reply. Tod McQuillin tm1d@nike.cheme.cmu.edu [Moderator's Note: (1) The new users group on Usenet has regular postings you will find of interest. But the main thing to remember is when writing to a moderated newsgroup, you must write to the moderator in email rather than attempting to reply/post direct to the newsgroup. In most cases, your direct posting would fail, and would be forwarded here anyway ... but not always. Try to edit your message in the style you see others in the group. Make sure your article has a pertinent title. Shorter articles get priority here. (2) You will find three files o finterest in the Telecom Archives which will explain the terms we use here. Use 'ftp lcs.mit.edu' and login anonymous, giving your name@site as the password. 'cd telecom-archives', and pull the three files which begin with the word 'glossary'. Be sure to get the file sent to us from {Phrack Magazine} with glossary terms. PAT]