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From: cmaz504@ut-ngp.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: playing by mail (one more try)
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Date: Sat, 6-Aug-83 15:18:22 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug  6 15:18:22 1983
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Apparently my original query was misunderstood so here goes again. I 
am curious to know how a play by mail operates on a basic operational
level - what sort of information is sent to the person who runs the
game, what information he send back, how frequent this exchange usually
is, how much the services are, etc. I realize that a net.games.pbm
bboard exists but finding out what I want to know from it is like trying
learning to program from the net.lang.c bboard - sure you learn a lot
(sometimes) but it won't get you started. In particular I'm interested
in fantasy type games and since some of readers seem to have tried this
sort of thing before i'd be interested in their remarks/opinions.

Steve Alexander