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Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated)
Moderated by: Mark Moraes netannounce@deshaw.com
Submissions to: netannounce@deshaw.com
FAQ: How to find people's E-mail addresses
<finding-addresses>
From: dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Alex Lamb)
Posted: biweekly (21 Jan 1996 10:30:13 GMT)
How to Get Information about Networks
<internet/network-info/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:33 GMT)
How to become a Usenet site
Periodic posting about the basic steps involved in configuring a
machine to store USENET news.
<usenet/site-setup>
From: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis)
Posted: monthly (Tue, 23 Jan 1996 14:20:14 GMT)
Usenet Software: History and Sources
<usenet/software/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:53 GMT)
Advertising on Usenet: How To Do It, How Not To Do It
Changes to "Advertising on Usenet: How To Do It, How Not To Do It"
<usenet/advertising/how-to/part1>
From: jfurr@acpub.duke.edu (Joel K. Furr)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:06 GMT)
Copyright Myths FAQ: 10 big myths about copyright explained
Changes to "Copyright Myths FAQ: 10 big myths about copyright explained"*
<law/copyright/myths/part1>
From: brad@clari.net (Brad Templeton)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:11 GMT)
What is Usenet?
<usenet/what-is/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:01:07 GMT)
What is Usenet? A second opinion.
<usenet/what-is/part2>
From: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:01:03 GMT)
A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
<usenet/primer/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:20 GMT)
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet
<usenet/faq/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: every 4-6 weeks (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:38 GMT)
Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
<usenet/emily-postnews/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:15 GMT)
Hints on writing style for Usenet
<usenet/writing-style/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:58 GMT)
Introduction to news.announce
<news-announce/introduction/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:25 GMT)
Rules for posting to Usenet
<usenet/posting-rules/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:43 GMT)
Welcome to Usenet!
<usenet/welcome/part1>
From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
Posted: thrice a week (Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:00:06 GMT)
Introduction to the *.answers newsgroups
<news-answers/introduction>
From: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU (the *.answers moderation team)
Posted: monthly (27 Jan 1996 05:16:38 GMT)
Guidelines on Usenet Newsgroup Names
Changes to "Guidelines on Usenet Newsgroup Names"*
<usenet/creating-newsgroups/naming/part1>
From: David.W.Wright@bnr.co.uk
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:29 GMT)
How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup
creating new groups in the hierarchies of comp, humanities, misc,
news, rec, sci, soc, or talk
<usenet/creating-newsgroups/part1>
From: newgroups-request@uunet.uu.net
Posted: monthly (26 Sep 1995 00:00:00 -0400)
A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
<usenet/social-newsgroups/part1>
From: taylor@netcom.com (Dave Taylor)
Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:48 GMT)
How to find the right place to post (FAQ)
This article gives some general hints to help you find an
appropriate place to post on a given topic, and gives pointers
to some available resources. A few other new-user topics are
also addressed, mostly through pointers to other FAQs.
<finding-groups/general>
From: buglady@bronze.lcs.mit.edu (Aliza R. Panitz)
Posted: every 2 weeks. (25 Jan 1996 21:37:51 -0500)
FAQs about FAQs
This article is a description and primer on Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs).
<faqs/about-faqs>
From: sibit@datasrv.co.il (Russ Hersch)
Posted: monthly (11 Jan 1996 23:07:17 GMT)
Usenet Newsgroup Creation Companion
Help with the process of newsgroup proposal, voting, and creation
<usenet/creating-newsgroups/helper>
From: rdippold@happy.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Posted: monthly (23 Mar 1995 22:23:54 GMT)
Anonymous FTP: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List
This document gives answers to some Frequently Asked Questions
about Anonymous FTP
<ftp-list/faq>
From: Perry.Rovers@kub.nl (Perry Rovers)
Posted: monthly (5 Dec 1995 18:19:16 GMT)
Readers: 510000 (5.7%) {100%} Mesgs per month/day: 39/1 {11%}
Crossposting: 22% {64%} Megs per month/day: 0.6/0.020 {45%}
Sites reciving this Group: 91% Cost ratio ($US/month/rdr): 0.00
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