Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!clyde!cbatt!cbosgd!gatech!usenet From: usenet@gatech.EDU Newsgroups: mod.announce.newusers Subject: Changes to A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community Message-ID: <5512@gatech.EDU> Date: Sat, 1-Nov-86 16:49:39 EST Article-I.D.: gatech.5512 Posted: Sat Nov 1 16:49:39 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Nov-86 00:42:21 EST Expires: Thu, 11-Dec-86 16:49:35 EST Sender: spaf@gatech.EDU Lines: 52 Approved: spaf@gatech.CSNET *** old/etiquette.n Mon Sep 1 00:17:13 1986 --- src/etiquette.n Wed Oct 15 01:45:46 1986 *************** *** 5,7 **** Original-from: chuq@sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) ! [Most recent change: 13 July 1986 by weemba@brahms.berkeley.edu] --- 5,7 ---- Original-from: chuq@sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) ! [Most recent change: 15 October 1986 by spaf@gatech.edu] *************** *** 94,101 **** ! It is considered bad form to post both to net.general, net.misc, net.net- ! people, or net.wanted and to some other newsgroup. If it belongs in that ! other newsgroup, it does not belong in net.general, net.misc, net.net- ! people, or net.wanted. It is important that no unnecessary messages be ! sent to net.general. If it gets overloaded, people will start unsubscrib- ! ing to it and its usefulness will be impaired. --- 94,99 ---- ! It is considered bad form to post both to misc.misc, soc.net-people, ! or misc.wanted and to some other newsgroup. If it belongs in that ! other newsgroup, it does not belong in misc.misc, soc.net-people, ! or misc.wanted. *************** *** 110,112 **** If you want to try a test of something, do not use a net-wide newsgroup! ! Messages in net.general that say "This is a test" are likely to cause large numbers of caustic messages to flow into your mailbox. There are --- 108,110 ---- If you want to try a test of something, do not use a net-wide newsgroup! ! Messages in misc.misc that say "This is a test" are likely to cause large numbers of caustic messages to flow into your mailbox. There are *************** *** 153,156 **** can tell you how the software on your system works, or you can use the ! Unix command "tr [a-z][A-Z] [n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]" (note that some versions ! of Unix don't require the [] in he "tr" command). --- 151,158 ---- can tell you how the software on your system works, or you can use the ! Unix command "tr [a-z][A-Z] [n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]". (Note that some versions ! of Unix don't require the [] in the "tr" command. In fact, some systems ! will get upset if you use them in an unquoted manner. The following should ! work for everyone, but may be shortened on some systems: ! tr '[a-m][n-z][A-M][N-Z]' '[n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]' ! Don't forget the single quotes!)