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- Subject: The IRC Newsgroup FAQ - 15/04/02
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- Archive-name: irc/irc-newsgroup-faq
- Posting-Frequency: Twice a month
- Last updated : 5th February 2002
-
- The IRC Newsgroup FAQ version 1.5
-
- Table of Contents
- -----------------
- - What is "The IRC Newsgroup FAQ" ?
- - Binaries & Formatting
- - What is an "Off Topic Posting" ?
- - What are the different groups for ?
- - How do I add a missing group ?
- - Newsgroup Charters
- - Note to the newcomer
-
- Q. What is the "IRC Newsgroup FAQ" ?
- ------------------------------------
- A. The "IRC Newsgroup Frequently Asked Questions"
- purpose is to highlight the intended use of the
- available IRC groups within the alt.irc.* heirarchy.
- It is hoped a seperate FAQ will be posted here for
- IRC questions themselves in the future, for now
- a HTML version can be found at
- http://www.netway.com/~marci/IFAQ.html
-
-
- Binaries & Formatting
- ------------------------
- Please do not post binaries (e.g pictures, compressed files, etc.)
- to any of the alt.irc.* newsgroups.
- If you need to post a file then post it to
- alt.binaries.* and make a reference to where the file
- can be found in the irc group you post to.
-
- Posting binaries to any newsgroup that is not
- intended to be used as a binary newsgroup is a violation
- of most ISPs' AUP (Acceptable Use Policy).
-
- HTML (HyperText Markup Language) documents are unwelcome,
- as are any attachments, multipart messages
- or other postings which cannot be considered as ordinary
- plain text postings.
-
- Q. What is an "Off topic posting" ?
- -----------------------------------
- A. Each newsgroup has a specific purpose and you will have
- a much better chance of an answer if you ask in the
- correct one. Do not be upset or offended should someone
- point out that you have posted to the wrong newsgroup.
-
- Messages not related to IRC in general are normally
- considered "off-topic".
-
-
- Q. What are the different groups for ?
- or
- Q. Are there any other groups ?
- --------------------------------------
- A.
-
- alt.irc
- This newsgroup is for general discussion of IRC and
- its related issues. Repeated adverts for the
- same servers/networks are generally not welcome.
-
- alt.irc.mirc
- Discussion about the IRC client mIRC. Their own FAQ may
- be found at http://www.mirc.net/aim-faq.html
-
- alt.irc.questions
- How-to questions for IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
-
- alt.irc.networks
- Adverts for IRC servers/networks alike. Adverts should be
- kept to 20 lines (or less) and should not be posted more
- than twice a month.
-
- alt.irc.servers
- Discussion of IRC server software.
-
- alt.irc.scripts
- For help in finding and using scripts for various IRC clients.
-
- There are many other groups in this hierarchy which
- are not listed here. For more information on these
- check for posted FAQ or ask in the group.
-
-
- Q. How do I add a missing group ?
- ---------------------------------
- A. If you do not have any of the groups listed above then
- email your newsmaster saying you wish to have a
- newsgroup added to the news feed.
-
- Newsgroup Charters
- ------------------
- Each IRC newsgroup has its own focus, although that is
- not always recorded in a charter. The newsgroup name
- itself gives you the best indication of what the group
- is for and the descriptions above define generally
- what is and isn't considered acceptable.
- Adverts of any nature are frowned upon in all
- but alt.irc.networks
-
- Commercial adverts are considered off-topic in
- all of the alt.irc.* groups.
-
- Signatures should be prefixed with two hyphens and a space
- on a seperate line and should not exceed 4 lines.
-
-
- Note to newcomers
- -----------------
-
- alt.irc is inhabited with a small group of surly people married
- to their home networks. If you advertise your new network here,
- you will probably be mercilessly flamed, and there's a chance
- that some of them will visit your network to ridicule you in person,
- allowing you to test out the /kill and /kline commands of your
- brand new O:line.
-
- Any suggestions, ideas or comments about this FAQ
- should be posted to alt.irc or e-mailed to
-
- -=-peas-=- <faq@piethief.co.uk>
-
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-
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