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Subject: Changes to Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
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Date: Sun, 3-May-87 16:16:51 EDT
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*** old/questions.n	Wed Apr 29 19:11:42 1987
--- src/questions.n	Sun May  3 15:11:27 1987
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! Newsgroups: mod.announce.newusers
  Expires: 40days
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! Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers
  Expires: 40days
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  Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 11 February 1987 by spaf@gatech.edu]
  
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  Original-from: jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
! [Most recent change: 3 May 1987 by spaf@gatech.edu]
  
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       asking for the "comp center."  Also, see the newsgroup
!      mod.map where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are posted
       regularly.
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       asking for the "comp center."  Also, see the newsgroup
!      comp.mail.map where maps of Usenet and the uucp network are posted
       regularly.
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!      The standard cypher used in net.jokes in called "rot13."  Each
       letter is replaced by the letter 13 farther along in the alphabet
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!      The standard cypher used in rec.humor in called "rot13."  Each
       letter is replaced by the letter 13 farther along in the alphabet
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! 10.  net.games: Where can I get the source for empire or rogue?
  
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! 10.  rec.games.*: Where can I get the source for empire or rogue?
  
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       appropriate gateways should be derivable from the postings in
!      mod.map.
  
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       appropriate gateways should be derivable from the postings in
!      comp.mail.map.
  
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       mail system running on my machine that will take advantage
!      of the postings in mod.map?  (E.g., pathalias, smail, etc.)
  
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       mail system running on my machine that will take advantage
!      of the postings in comp.mail.map?  (E.g., pathalias, smail, etc.)
  
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       There are a couple of packages available through the supporters of
!      the mod.sources archives.  If sites next to you don't have what
!      you want, contact your nearest mod.sources archive, or the
!      moderator.  Information on archive sites, and indices of
!      mod.sources back issues are posted regularly in mod.sources and
!      comp.sources.d.
  
  
  
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       There are a couple of packages available through the supporters of
!      the comp.sources.unix archives.  If sites next to you don't have
!      what you want, contact your nearest comp.sources.unix archive, or
!      the moderator.  Information on archive sites, and indices of
!      comp.sources.unix back issues are posted regularly in
!      comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.d.
  
+ 24.  What are the lists of "NSA" food at the ends of some articles?
  
+      Some posters suffering from excessive paranoia believe that the
+      NSA (US National Security Agency) and/or other agencies monitor
+      all Usenet and phone traffic and scans articles containing certain
+      key words and phrases, thus monitoring for subversive activity.
+      Some posters believe that including lists of words they judge as
+      likely to trigger such a mechanism is going to add noise to the
+      process, or perhaps flood the alleged monitors to the point where
+      they will cease operation.  Other posters have taken up this
+      practice, either as an ambiguous form of political statement, or
+      as an attempt at humor.
  
+      The practice adds to the overall volume of "noise" on the net, and
+      should be discouraged.