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- The Saudi Connection
-
- Some common Questions and Answers:
-
- What route does the mail take to Saudi Arabia?
-
- The mail goes from my system directly to Mark Niswonger's
- system (6 miles away) where he sends it straight to an
- American Sysop in Saudi Arabia. The SA Sysop prints out
- each message on a laser printer and hand delivers them
- to the US Military Post Office for distribution to our
- troops.
-
- What Addresses should we use?
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- Specific Individuals:
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- Name, Rank, Social Security Number
- Operation Desert Shield
- Organization/Unit (Deployed)
- APO NY ZIPCode
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- Any Serviceman:
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- Any Servicemember
- Operation Desert Shield
- APO New York 09848-0006
-
- Are these messages censored?
-
- Yes, they are censored by both me and Mark for such things
- as: racial slurs, profanity and obvious things of that
- nature. We do not know if they are censored by any Arabian
- Nationals or not.
-
- Will there be two-way mail?
-
- Eventually there will be. At this time there is not but we
- are working on it. This is why all messages should end with
- the sender's full US Mail Address. Also, the "From" section
- of the message header should have the sendor's name in it,
- not the sysop's name.
-
- What's in it for me?
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- The feeling that comes from doing a nice thing for someone.
- Also, we are working on getting national publicity for all
- BBSes that have signed up. This is why it is important that
- each BBS send us a listing of their specifics as in the
- SLIST file you received along with this file. Send it to
- me in the SAUDI_INFO echo, NOT the SAUDI Echo.
-
- There are numerous opportunities for local publicity too.
-
- How do I setup?
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- Both of the following echos are REQUIRED:
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- Make two echos: one with a tagname of SAUDI for your callers
- to leave these messages in and another with a tagname of
- SAUDI_INFO which is for all of the sysops to talk to one
- another and get updated information on The Saudi Connection.
-
- The SAUDI echo should be designated Private.
-
- Look at the SLIST file to see who you might be able to poll
- for these two echoes. If you want to poll me you MUST have
- a FidoNet address, I cannot handle other nets at this time,
- but there are many in the SLIST who can.
-
- Once you have set up your polling status, then be sure to
- send me either netmail or a message in the SAUDI_INFO echo
- with your listing. This is important! (Please do NOT send
- any messages in the SAUDI, that echo is ONLY for letters
- to and from our servicemembers!)
-
- If you have any questions, send'em netmail to 1:208/2 and
- I will do my best to answer them. Poll me about 6 to 8 hours
- after sending any netmail for an answer.
-
- Can I get these two echoes on the backbone?
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- No. Due to the current unsettled situation regarding the "new"
- ECHOPOL I am not willing to place this echo on the backbone in
- any way, shape or form! This may change with assurances from
- the ZC however.
-
- Thanks for your interest.
-
- Gary Lagier
- 1:208/2
- SAUDI Moderator
-