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- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.xtropy-l
- Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!news.ans.net!cmcl2!acf3!habs
- From: habs@acf3.nyu.edu (Harry A. B. Shapiro)
- Subject: Extropian Digest Available!
- Message-ID: <BzsBsw.KEp@cmcl2.nyu.edu>
- Summary: Ray (rjc) has created a extropians digest!
- Keywords: digest exi available ray cromwell
- Sender: notes@cmcl2.nyu.edu (Notes Person)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: acf3.nyu.edu
- Organization: New York University
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 22:29:19 GMT
- Lines: 91
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-
- This message is from harry shapiro (habs@gnu.ai.mit.edu)
-
- This message is sent to bit.listserv.xtropy-l to inform those members
- of bit.listserv.xtropy-l, who are not on the extropians list, about
- our "new" service!
- This message is copyleft! - habs
-
- First! Ray Cromwell (rjc@gnu.ai.mit.edu) is a true Extropian hero.
-
- Acting in his own self interest he has hacked together a working
- version of an Extropian digest. Of course all of us will benefit.
-
- Three cheers for Ray!
-
- 1) The main list is and will remain operating as a real time
- reflector.
-
- 2) Add and drop requests from the "real-time" list should be
- as always, made to: Extropian-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu
-
- 3) Add and drop requests for the Digest must be made to:
- exi-daily-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu
-
- 4) If you wish to add one list and drop the other, requests must be
- made to Both addresses, as both lists are maintained in separate files
- and I do not compare them, nor do I alway maintain them at the same
- time. Also, some "beings" have indicated they would like to get both!
-
-
- How does it work?
-
- Mail comes into FSF (gnu) and is processed by a perl script
- written by Perry. Each piece of mail is sent to everyone on
- the real-time list and a single copy is passed to Ray's code.
- Ray's code is also a perl script which stores the message;
- when the file gets to be >45K an other perl script is
- called and it formats the "digest." This digested version
- is mailed to each person on the digest list.
- Digested messages contain the x-Extropian date of when
- they are sent and contain a "serial number" which is incremented
- every time a digest is sent out.
-
-
- How are replies handled?
-
- Replies to the digested version of the list are set, in the reply-to
- field, to the real time list. Anyone responding to the digest and who
- quotes the entire digest or a large part of it will be removed from
- the list without further notice.
-
- Remember, quote as little as possible.
-
-
- How about the rules
-
- Legally speaking it is the same list and the same rules apply!
-
-
- Will it come once a day?
-
- *No!* In respect to both old out dated mailers still on the net and
- the disk-space at FSF (It doesn't stand for Free Storage Foundation),
- we mail out the digest whenever the collected messages get to be
- greater than 45 kilo bytes. In practice that means each digest will be
- about 50k and will be sent on average of 1 to 3 times a day; depending
- on the bandwidth of the list. It is possible on a very busy day you
- could get more than three messages, esp. if there are lots of long
- posts.
-
- Send in your requests!
-
- Ok we are ready for your requests although you will not be added until
- sat. Send them to, as indicated: exi-daily-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu
-
- Remember to send a separate request to:
- Extropians-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu if you wish to drop the real time
- list.
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