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Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hecate.umd.edu!cs.umd.edu!info.usuhs.mil!uky.edu!news.missouri.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!newsgate.duke.edu!nntprelay.mathworks.com!news-dc-10.sprintlink.net!news-dc-1.sprintlink.net!news-east.sprintlink.net!news-dc-26.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!jobone!lynx.unm.edu!fugu!sloth.swcp.com!kitsune.swcp.com!not-for-mail From: quirk@swcp.com (Taki Kogoma) Newsgroups: alt.fan.pern,news.answers,alt.answers Subject: Welcome to alt.fan.pern (Semi-monthly posting) (Part 2 of 2) Supersedes: <pern-intro-2-875689208@swcp.com> Followup-To: alt.fan.pern Date: 15 Oct 1997 01:01:06 -0600 Organization: Nit-Pickers For a Better Tomorow Afternoon Lines: 988 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Distribution: world Expires: 11/02/97 00:00:08 Message-ID: <pern-intro-2-876898808@swcp.com> References: <pern-intro-1-876898808@swcp.com> Reply-To: quirk@swcp.com (Taki Kogoma) NNTP-Posting-Host: kitsune.swcp.com Summary: Introductory material for the alt.fan.pern newsgroup Keywords: Pern, FAQ, Intro Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.fan.pern:24594 news.answers:115332 alt.answers:29842 Posted-By: auto-faq 3.1.1.2q Archive-name: pern-intro/part2 URL: http://kumo.swcp.com/~quirk/afp-index.shtml Version: 4.0 This document is now being prepared from the HTML sources used by the WWW version. The WWW version is available at: http://kumo.swcp.com/~quirk/afp-index.shtml "The Dragonriders of Pern(R)" is a Registered Trademark of Anne McCaffrey, etc. WELCOME TO ALT.FAN.PERN! Contents of Part 1: (Dates indicate last time the file corresponding to that section was modified) 1. Introductory Material (28 Aug 97) 1a. About this newsgroup 1b. Introduction to Pern 1c. Appropriate subject matter 1d. Why 'alt.fan.pern' and not 'alt.fan.mccaffrey'? 1e. Spoiler ettiquette 1f. Other newsgroups of interest 1g. Common abbreviations 1h. Fan Fiction 1i. Anne McCaffrey on the net 1j. Just who is this Quirk joker anyway? 2. Pern in Print (3 Sep 97) 2a. Book List (McCaffrey-written) 2b. Latest Pern book news 2c. Suggested reading order 2d. Chronological order of books/stories 2e. Pern books on tape 2f. Other Pern materials 2g. Obtaining hard-to-find books CONTENTS OF PART 2: 3. Frequently Asked Questions about Pern (26 Aug 97) 3a. Pronunciation of various words/names 3b. Rider behavior during Mating flights 3c. Queen dragons and firestone 3d. Where to dragons/firelizards deficate? 3e. Who/What does Aramina hear in The Renegades of Pern? 3f. What's this I hear about a Pern movie? 3g. Is Rukbat (Pern's sun) a real star? 3h. Robinton, Silvina, and Camo 4. On-line Simulations of Pern (1 Sep 97) 4a. Accessing Pern-type MU*s 4b. (Insert your favorite MU* here) is down!!! 4c. List of Pern-type MU*s 5. "Real Life" Fan Organization and related info (25 Mar 97) 6. Non-Pern McCaffrey materials (6 Dec 96) 6a. Booklist 6b. Booktapes Note: These articles are being cross-posted to the news.answers and alt.answers newsgroups for extended expire times and archival on rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/alt.fan.pern or /pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/alt/fan/pern or /pub/usenet/news.answers/pern-intro or /pub/usenet/alt.answers/pern-intro To obtain these files (assumes UN*X environment with FTP capability): --- %ftp rtfm.mit.edu Connected to <etc.> Name (rtfm.mit.edu:<foo>): [anonymous] 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password. Password: [your e-mail address] 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. ftp> [cd pub/usenet/alt.fan.pern (or) pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/alt/fan/pern (or) pub/usenet/news.answers/pern-intro (or) pub/usenet/alt.answers/pern-intro] (or) pub/faqs/pern-intro] 250 CWD command successful. ftp> [get Welcome_to_alt.fan.pern_(Semi-monthly_posting)_(Part_<X>_of_2)] (Where <X> is the part number. If you have chosen the pub/usenet/news.answers/pern-intro or pub/usenet/alt.answers/pern-intro or pub/faqs/pern-intro path, then just get part<X>.) 200 PORT command successful. [Some stuff] ftp> (get any other parts you may want) ftp> [quit] % --- 3. Frequently Asked Questions From time to time, the same questions come up as new people discover this newsgroup and pose the questions that have cropped up during their reading of the series. [I expect this section to grow considerably as time passes. Suggestions -- and more importantly, documented answers -- are welcome. --Quirk] 3a. Pronunciation of various words/names. [ This pronunciation guide is based on the audiotape of Anne McCaffrey reading an abridged version of _All the Weyrs of Pern_ and the editor's hearing/pronunciation prejudices. ] First off, let's get the big one out of the way: ;-) weyr - WEER [This is hinted at in_Dragonflight_where it is implied that 'Weyr' rhymes with 'adhere'.] Others of mild interest wher - (Somewhere between 'where' and 'whir') Piemur - PIE-mur [Rhymes with 'timer'] Sebell - SEE-bell Groghe - GROW-gee [hard (e.g. Golf) g's in both cases.] F'lar - FLAHR [No glottal stop that I could detect.] Ruth - ROOTH [Y'know...like the 20's baseball player? ;-) ] Menolly - MEN-oh-lee Brekke - [There is no authoritative pronunciation available; the name does not appear in McCaffrey's reading to my recollection, and the book-tapes I have (Brilliance Corp:_Dragonquest ,_The White Dragon_and_The Renegades of Pern) that do mention her are inconsistent at best; alternating between 'BREK-ee' (rhymes with 'trekkie'), 'BREK-eh', and 'BREK-uh'. That these tapes also tend to mispronounce other words does little to inspire any additional confidence in them as a source. --Quirk] [There are, of course, more names on McCaffrey's tape, I'll add more names on request.] 3b. Rider behavior during Mating Flights. The behavior of the riders of mating dragons (and to a lesser extent firelizard 'owners') has generated considerable controversy on this newsgroup in the past. During one particularly vehement flamewar sparked by the topic, someone queried the Dragonlady, Anne McCaffrey, herself: ---[begin included text]--- From: slf@netcom.com (Sharon Fisher) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 92 18:26:59 GMT Presumably this will settle the issue? --- Date: 23-Sep-92 02:07 PDT From: Anne McCaffrey Subj: Pern question Well, now, it's like this...when the dragons mate, their riders are so consumed with their dragons' passions, that there's really only one way to vent it: enjoying the sexual act themselves. The double whammy is something incredible. Since most green riders are male, and most blue, brown and bronze riders are also male, the obvious need not be stated. However, it is permissible within the Weyrs for the less-enthusiastic about this pairing having an alternate of the opposite sex available. The green rider will also have someone of his preference available so that the double charge is not lost...if you don't mind me being a tad bawdy. Actually, many of the Candidates are weyrbred and accustomed to such demands and think little of it. It's the main bone of contention between the hidebound Halls and Holds and the the Weyrs for the Halls and HOlds don't really `like' such innovations. Still, the rider is always compelled by concern for his dragon and THAT consideration makes the difference in such a sexual situation. And it is ALSO an incredible experience, one to be treasured. And yes, there could be more female riders of green dragons to relieve that dilemma but after the early Plagues, women were needed more as mothers to increase the population (something men still haven't been able to do on their own ) and flying constantly between is how to abort on Pern. (Queen dragons are not always as horny as the greens and as they are low-level Thread fighters, their pregnant riders could generally manage without constantly going *between* in the performance of their duties.) Anyway, I thought homos deserved a place in the elite social structure on Pern. --- Does that answer the question completely? Or do you need diagrams? ---[end included text]--- This policy has subsequently appeared in _Red Star Rising_/_Dragonseye_. 3c. Firestone and Queen Dragons It is stated about 1/3rd through _Dragonflight_ that Queen dragons do not chew firestone because it would render them sterile. (To support this contention, the example of the overly amorous green dragons and their lack of egg-laying activity was brought up.) This idea is reinforced throughout the later books - Except for _Dragonsdawn_ where it is implied that queen dragons had been designed by Kitti Ping Yung to be incapable of chewing firestone. This and other text in this book could also lead one to conclude that green dragons had been engineered to be infertile. A popular theory (although certainly not the majority opinion) is that the 'firestone --> sterility' theory had formed over the turns to explain green infertility. Since no goldrider in her right mind would risk her queen to test this theory, it is self-consistent. 3d. Where do dragons/firelizards defecate? In a mostly joking response to this question at a convention in the distant past, Ms. McCaffrey stated that 'Dragons go *between*.' (i.e. take care of bodily functions while transiting *between*.) Although this has been perpetuated throughout fandom and has even found its way into the _Dragonlovers Guide to Pern_, it is still regarded by many as just a joke, since it blatantly violates the laws of Conservation of Mass/Energy -- as does the practice of dragons suiciding *between* if taken at face value. (Of course, much in the Pern universe doesn't hold up to scientific scrutiny. ;-) ) 3e. Who/What does Aramina 'hear' in _The Renegades of Pern_? Toward the end of _Renegades_ Aramina tells Lessa that asside from dragons and firelizards, she also hears something else; a 'sad' presence. This question is addressed in _The Dolphins of Pern_. 3f. What's this I hear about a Pern Movie? As some may have noticed, "Casting Pern" is a frequent discussion topic. While nearly all of the discussion is just wishful thinking (there's *no* way to get all the big name stars being bandied about together at the same time for some little-known Sci-Fi flick), it should be mentioned that there is an actual movie project under consideration. According to reports on Usenet and an interview held on Compuserve in November '94, Ms. McCaffrey has sold the movie rights to a Canadian producer to make a filmed version of _Dragonflight_ to be released through one of the major studios. She reportedly maintains complete creative control over the final product (i.e. script approval, etc.). Use of computer-generated effects along the same lines as those employed in _Jurassic Park_ is planned. Reported changes thusfar have Fax renamed to Raxol and have him living beyond the duel at Ruatha. [September '95 update: Rumors are that Ms. McCaffrey is rather displeased with the scripts that have been thusfar submitted to her and may pull the plug unless a more 'faithful' adaptation appears.] [Summer '96 update: It appears that Ms. McCaffrey has put the project on hold pending the possible formation of her own production company to oversee things.] [Spring '97 update: Ms. McCaffrey's production company has reportedly made a deal with a Japanese studio to produce a made-for-TV movie (possibly to be released on the SciFi cable channel?) with potential for becomming a regular TV series. The project is still in pre-production and will not be completed until 1999 at the earliest.] There was also a project for an animated movie in the late 70s/early 80s that fell through for various reasons. Apperantly one clip of trial footage was circulated at the time and has subsequently disappeared *between*... 3g. Is Rukbat (Pern's sun) a real star? In the introduction to the _Dragonriders of Pern_ books, Pern's Sun is identified as 'Rukbat'; a star in the constellation Saggitarius. Therein, it is described as a G-type (i.e. similar to Sol) star. In a number of interviews, Ms. McCaffrey has explained that she saw the star name in a copy of _National Geographic_ and decided to use it. Rick Hewett (rick@chocky.demon.co.uk) did a little research and came up with the following: --- >From Sky Catalogue 2000.0 Vol. 1 (ed: Alan Hirshfeld & Roger W. Sinnot >Pub: Cambridge University Press $ Sky Publishing Corporation >ISBN 0-521-28913-0 pbk, 0-521-24710-1 hbd) > >Rukbat (alpha Sagittarius) HD 181869 SAO 229659 > > R.A. 19 23 53.0 > Dec -40 36 58 > > Visual magnitude 3.97 > Colour index (B-V) -0.10 Somewhat on the blue side ... > Absolute magnitude (Mv) -0.2 > Spectral class B8 V (Yes I do mean bee eight) > distance in parsecs 36 (maximum estimated) --- To which, Peter Stewart (stewart@nutcake.bae.bellcore.com) adds the following commentary: --- >And this, of course, is evidence of Yet Another McCaffrey Scientific >Inaccuracy :) > >It is virtually impossible for a viable life-bearing world to evolve about >a class B star. Such stars generally use up their supply of hydrogen very >fast, usually within a billion years or so. If Earth could be used as a >model of a typical world with carbon-based life, it would take far longer than >that just to reach the point of single-celled organisms. --- Ted Ollier (tedo@kiowa.natinst.com) added: --- >Not to nit-pick, but B-types only last about 300 million years. :) >And they also put out a hellacious amount of UV radiation, so any >single-celled organisms that manage to last that long probably live >underground. *Far* underground. :) --- Sometimes, it just doesn't pay to dig too deeply into such things...;-) 3h. Robinton, Silvina, and Camo In _[1]The People of Pern_, Ms. McCaffrey states that Camo is the result of a liason between Robinton and Silvina. This is also repeated in the _[2]The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern_. Although the latter's claim to canonical status is disputed, and this information does not appear in any of the Pern books proper, the fact that McCaffrey wrote the text accompanying the artwork in the former lends credence to the claim. 3i. Where did Menolly's 10th firelizard come from? In chapter 11 of _The White Dragon_, Menolly mentions in passing the circumstances where she inadvertantly impressed her 10th firelizard (bronze Poll). This is the only instance where this event is discussed. _________________________________________________________________ References 1. file://localhost/tmp/afp2.html#PoP 2. file://localhost/tmp/afp2.html#dlg 4. On-line Simulations of Pern Some people have gone to the extent of attempting to duplicate Pern with a multi-user program designed to allow people to assume the roles of dragonriders, harpers, holders, etc. While the most frequently discussed is PernMUSH (See the "'What is PernMUSH?' Mimi-FAQ'" posted on the 1st of each month for more details), it is by no means the only one. Just about all of the on-line Pern simulations are based on derivatives of a program called 'TinyMUD'. These programs (TinyMUSH, TinyMUSE, etc.) are collectively referred to as MU*s. 4a. Accessing Pern-type MU*s The quick way of doing it is to use the 'telnet' program to connect to the appropriate machine specifying the port listed -- e.g. 'telnet ' for most Unix systems. (And I have provided links to the telnet URLs in the list in [1]section 4c. below.) If the name doesn't work, try the numeric (IP) address. However, most addicts tend to make use of client programs such as [2]tinyfugue. As I am primarily a Unix shell junkie, those looking for clients for other platforms would be better advised to look in the rec.games.mud.* FAQs than bugging me. For more info, look at the rec.games.mud.* newsgroups. ([3]rec.games.mud.tiny, [4]rec.games.mud.misc and [5]rec.games.mud.annoucne primarily.) Note: MU*s require direct access to the Internet. BBS systems with only email/Usenet cannot take part; at the very minimum, you must be able to use 'telnet'. I have no information (nor do I especially wish to receive any) about the availability of telnet connections from any given online service. Readers who are curious about such things would be best served asking their specific tech-support people. 4b. (Insert your favorite MU* here) is down!!! Due to various factors (Murphy's Law, preventative maintanance, etc.), either some network links or the MU*'s host machine may be non-functional from time to time. Because of propagation delays involved in Usenet posts, the odds are that any network/machine difficulty you encounter will probably be corrected by the time most people read your message. Unless the MU* in question has been unreachable for at least 48 hours, don't bother asking about it either here, or anywhere else on Usenet. 4c. List of Pern-type MU*s NOTE: This information is accurate so far as the author is aware. If there is a change, it won't be reflected here unless I'm informed of it; messages to alt.fan.pern or rec.games.mud.announce should be sufficient for notification purposes. Also, indications of permission to exist on the part of Ms. McCaffrey (the [AOK] marks) are based on either personal insepction of the MU* for such proof, or a wizard-type contacting me personally with a copy of the approval letter with indication that it would be included in the on-line doccumentation in the near future. In one or two cases, I have been unable to confirm the status of a particular MU* in my latest (29 Sep 96) on-line inspection and am indicating provisional permission, based on past inclusion in the 'permission list'. If the administration staff of a given MU* obtains AOK status, all that is required is that a copy of the approval note be made available on the MU* itself and that I be informed of this fact; sending me copies of the approval notice is not necessary. -Quirk] Addresses are now listed in standard "telnet://" URL format; note that port number (required for acccess) appears after the colon following the host machine name. * Pern-themed MUSHs: + PernMUSH [AOK] -- [6]telnet://pern.mccr.org:4201 (IP address 207.170.64.219) Unofficial home page: [7]http://www.loach.org/~pern/pern/ + SouConMUSH [AOK] -- [8]telnet://haven.idyllmtn.com:4201 (IP address 206.16.238.104) [These two are set during the start of the 10th pass and are considered to run in roughly parallel timelines.] + DragonDawnMUSH -- [9]telnet://cashew.enmu.edu:2222 (IP address 198.59.108.170) [Set during the start of the second pass.] + ShardsMUSH -- [10]telnet://melab1.me.pvamu.edu:7777 (IP address 129.207.70.1) Home page: [11]http://www.io.com/~fantasy/shards/index.html [Set prior to the 7th pass -- Temporary site; consult the home page for details on status.] + Belior Rising [AOK] -- [12]telnet://belior.neca.com:4301 (IP address 205.246.42.73) Home page: [13]http://www.teleport.com/~voyager/br [Set prior to the 10th pass in a 'damaged AIVAS' timeline.] + DawnSisters [AOK] -- [14]telnet://ayla.idylmtn.com:9944 (IP address 206.16.238.1) Home page: [15]http://www.idyllmtn.com/mush/dawnsisters/ [Registration only - set post-9th pass/ATWOP timeline.] + Desert Wings -- [16]telnet://dragon.sj.scruznet.com:6250 (IP address 165.227.106.173) [Set prior to the 11th pass; no-AIVAS timeline.] + DragonDreams -- [17]telnet://really.friend.ly.net:8888 (IP address 205.216.98.5) Home page: [18]http://www.watson.org/~juniper/ddr [Set 4-500 turns post-AtWoP.] + Honalee MUSH [AOK] -- [19]telnet://otter.mbay.net:7777 (IP address 206.40.79.2) [Set during of the first long interval (near the 5th Pass) in/around a west continent (non-canon) Weyr.] + Ierne Island [AOK] -- [20]telnet://agora.ualr.edu:6000 (IP address 144.167.9.253) Home page: [21]http://mserv1.wizvax.net:4250/ierne [Registration-only, post-ATWOP/Dolphins, no-thread timeline] + DragonTrek MUSH [AOK] -- [22]telnet://jpd.ch.man.ac.uk:4242 (IP address 130.88.12.119) [Set during the 1st Long Interval (between 4th and 5th Passes); Ista Island.] + Otaku WeyrHold -- [23]telnet://Tinymush.otaku.org:6250 (IP address 206.138.238.10) [Set on the southern continent at the start of the 10th pass (no AIVAS timeline).] + PernWorld [AOK] -- [24]telnet://pern.firstlight.net:3333 (IP address 207.213.81.101) Home page: [25]http://www.firstlight.net/pernworld/ [Post-AtWoP timeline.] + Forgotten Weyrs MUSH [AOK] -- [26]telnet://bifrost.atklab.yorku.ca:4242 (IP address 130.63.223.88) [Set midway into the 3rd Interval.] + Under Dragon Wings MUSH [AOK] -- [27]telnet://netbrain.com:8888 (IP address 206.156.217.10) [11th pass, southern continent, no-AIVAS timeline.] + Silver Skies MUSH -- [28]telnet://mserv1.wizvax.net:5560 (IP address 199.181.141.2) Home page: [29]http://www.globaldialog.com/~coyote/homepage.html [Unspecified Pass, assorted Weyrs and Holds] * MUSH with Pern areas: + TinyTIM -- (Down due to major vandal attack.) Home page: [30]http://yay.tim.org/TIMhome.html [10th Pass Telgar Weyr -- amid a lot of other stuff.] + High Pass Weyr on Living Fiction MUSH [AOK] -- [31]telnet://purple.cow.net:8888 (IP address 204.96.52.10) Home page: [32]http://cache.cow.net/~highpass/ [Pre-10th pass 'Major events' Weyr in a 'non-functional AIVAS' timeline.] * Pern-themed MOOs + Harper's Tale [AOK] -- [33]telnet://moo.astroarch.com:7007 (IP address 204.157.166.85) Home page: [34]http://www.astroarch.com/HT/ [Set during the 10th pass on/around Ista island; no-AIVAS timeline.] + DragonsFireMOO [AOK] -- [35]telnet://moo.eskimo.com:7777 (IP address 204.122.16.31) Home page: [36]http://www.omnigroup.com/People/Friends/arien/df/ [Set before the 11th pass.] + VirtuaPern MOO [AOK] -- [37]telnet://mycle.resnet.ubc.ca:9999 (IP address 142.103.37.38) [Set some 700 turns following the 9th Pass. ('Canon' timeline)] + Star Stones MOO -- [38]telnet://mserv1.wizvax.net:9999 (IP address 199.181.141.2) Home page: [39]http://mserv1.wizvax.net:9988 [11th Pass, non-functional AIVAS timeline.] _________________________________________________________________ References 1. file://localhost/tmp/afp4-conv.html#sec4c 2. http://tf.tcp.com/~hawkeye/tf/ 3. news:rec.games.mud.tiny 4. news:rec.games.mud.misc 5. news:rec.games.mud.announce 6. telnet://207.170.64.219:4201/ 7. http://www.loach.org/~pern/pern/ 8. telnet://haven.idyllmtn.com:4201/ 9. telnet://cashew.enmu.edu:2222/ 10. telnet://melab1.me.pvamu.edu:7777/ 11. http://www.io.com/~fantasy/shards/index.html 12. telnet://belior.neca.com:4301/ 13. http://www.teleport.com/~voyager/br 14. telnet://ayla.idyllmtn.com:9944/ 15. http://www.idyllmtn.com/mush/dawnsisters/ 16. telnet://dragon.sj.scruznet.com:6250/ 17. telnet://really.friend.ly.net:8888/ 18. http://www.watson.org/~juniper/ddr 19. telnet://otter.mbay.net:7777/ 20. telnet://agora.ualr.edu:6000/ 21. http://mserv1.wizvax.net:4250/ierne 22. telnet://jpd.ch.man.ac.uk:4242/ 23. telnet://Tinymush.otaku.org:6250/ 24. telnet://pern.firstlight.net:3333/ 25. http://www.firstlight.net/pernworld/ 26. telnet://bifrost.atklab.yorku.ca:4242/ 27. telnet://netbrain.com:8888/ 28. telnet://mserv1.wizvax.net:5560/ 29. http://www.globaldialog.com/~coyote/homepage.html 30. http://yay.tim.org/TIMhome.html 31. telnet://purple.cow.net:8888/ 32. http://cache.cow.net/~highpass/ 33. telnet://moo.astroarch.com:7007/ 34. http://www.astroarch.com/HT/ 35. telnet://moo.eskimo.com:7777/ 36. http://www.omnigroup.com/People/Friends/arien/df/ 37. telnet://mycle.resnet.ubc.ca:9999/ 38. telnet://mserv1.wizvax.net:9999/ 39. http://mserv1.wizvax.net:9988/ _________________________________________________________________ 5. Additional Pern-related information [1]Del Rey books has created a webpage devoted to Pern's 30th anniversary. [2]http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/pern/ Randall Stukey (lensman@crl.com) has a small-scale ftp site for pern-related materials set up at: [3]ftp://ftp.crl.com/users/le/lensman/ Current contents are primarily related to (off-line) Pern fandom, but he has expressed willingness to broaden the scope. Submissions need to be arranged with Randall - there are currently no provisions for direct uploading. He also asks that there be no violations of copyright in materials submitted. Also, due to space constraints, large binary files (e.g. .GIFs) are not likely to be made available. He has also created a WWW page devoted to Pern fandom: [4]http://www.crl.com/~lensman/pern/ (mirrored at: [5]http://voyager.abac.com/lensman/pern/) In addtion, he maintains a WWW page covering general SF (not just Pern) fandom at: [6]http://www.greyware.com/sfrt3/sflinks.htm === Chris Croughton (chris@keris.demon.co.uk) maintains a mailserver which contains, among other things, a list of Fandom Weyrs. ---[Start note from Chris]--- MAILSERVER @ KERIS.DEMON.CO.UK ABOUT THE SYSTEM I have provided a number of files on this system for general distribution. For each of them I have had permission to distribute the file; however, if you wish to distribute them further I would advise you to seek explicit permission, unless stated otherwise in the file. Please note that this system is running over a dial-up telephone line, not a continuous connection. This has two consequences: (a) There may be a delay between the time I receive the message and the time the system sends the requested files. This could in extreme cases be several days, if the host system is down or very busy, or if I'm away and the system crashes. (b) I get the telephone bills! This may make it necessary for me to restrict the transmission of large amounts of data. In particular, large files (over 50 Kb) will sometimes be placed in a separate queue to be sent at weekends when the rates are lower - a line in the log message saying "File has been placed in queue" will indicate this. Don't worry that the file hasn't arrived until a week or so has gone by. Being my own private system, there will probably be times when it does not work properly. Please be patient with this, and if you have problems send mail to postmaster@keris.demon.co.uk, as I may not be aware of the problem. If you can't get through to this system at all, please try one of my other email addresses: chriscr@cix.compulink.co.uk 100014.3217@compuserve.com or on CompuServe, ID 100014,3217. HOW TO USE THE MAILSERVER The mailserver takes a message (ignoring the subject line, and the other headers) and reads the body of the message as lines. Each line must start with a command word (a 'word' is any text surrounded by spaces or tabs - multiple spaces or tabs are treated as a single space), or be blank (no non-space characters on the line). Commands supported by the mailserver: HELP gives the list of currently supported commands DIR name replies with a list of the available files, and descriptions GET name these three will reply with the file as a separate message DOWN name - they all do the same thing... SEND name END use before your signature so my software doesn't get confused REPLY address sets a different address to reply to from the one in the message. This is provided for people who receive EMAIL on a different machine from that on which they send it. If this facility is abused (i.e. I get complaints from people who receive files they didn't request) it will be withdrawn. INDEX, LIST and LS do the same as DIR. The name (for both DIR and GET) will be matched on the first characters given, so doing DIR FILK would give you all the files starting with FILK, for instance. The mailserver will respond with a log message telling you what has happened, and the output from the DIR and HELP commands etc. Note that only one copy of any file will be sent in a session, so if you request (say) FILK.PERN and PERN.FILK only one copy of each file will be sent, even though the files appear under both names. The message "Duplicate file - not sent" will appear in the log file for each file requested that has already been sent. At the moment there is no binary mode (UUENCODED ZIP files, for instance) supported - that will be in version 1.0, which I'll be developing RSN... (Note - version 1.0 has been threatened for a long time - currently it's at version 0.20). ---[End note from Chris]--- === _________________________________________________________________ References 1. http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey 2. http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/pern 3. ftp://ftp.crl.com/users/le/lensman/ 4. http://www.crl.com/~lensman/pern/ 5. http://voyager.abac.com/lensman/pern/ 6. http://www.greyware.com/sfrt3/sflinks.htm 6. Non-Pern McCaffrey booklist As discussion of Ms. McCaffrey's other works occasionally crops up, the following non-Pern bibliography is provided for the curious and devoted McCaffrey fan: 6a. Booklist [Thanks to Chris G. Abbott (Chris@ruatha.demon.co.uk) for compiling the list and ISBNs where available. US Publisher data gathered during bookstore trips --Quirk.] _To Ride Pegasus_ 1973, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-33603-8 1974, Sphere, ISBN 0-7221-5967-6 _Pegasus In Flight_ 1990, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-36897-5 1991, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-13728-6 _The Rowan_ 1990, Ace, ISBN 0-441-73576-2 1990, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-13763-4 _Damia_ 1992, Ace, ISBN 0-441-13556-0 1992, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-13764-2 _Damia's Children_ 1993, Ace, ISBN 0-441-00007-X 1992, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-13912-2 _Lyon's Pride_ 1995, Ace, ISBN 0-441-00141-6 [UK data?] _The Ship Who Sang_ 1970, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-33431-0 1971, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-10163-X _Partner Ship_ (Co-Author: Margaret Ball) 1992, Baen, ISBN 0-671-72109-7 _The Ship Who Searched_ (Co-Author: Mercedes Lackey) 1992, Baen, ISBN 0-671-72129-1 _The Ship Who Won_ 1994, Baen, ISBN 0-671-87657-0 _The City Who Fought_ 1994, Baen, ISBN 0-671-87599-X _Dinosaur Planet_ 1978, Del Rey, ISBN 1-345-31995-8 1978, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-090-6 _Dinosaur Planet Survivors_ (UK title: _Survivors (Dinosaur Planet II)_ 1984, Del Rey, ISBN 1-345-27246-3 1984, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-089-2 _The Planet Pirates_ (Trade P-back) 1993, Baen, ISBN 0-671-72187-9 [Consisting of:] _Sassinak_ (Co-Author: Elizabeth Moon) 1990, Baen, ISBN 0-671-39936-X 1990, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-092-2 _The Death of Sleep_ (Co-Author: Jody Lynn Nye) 1990, Baen, ISBN 0-671-69884-2 1990, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-005-1 _Generation Warriors_ (Co-Author: Elizabeth Moon) 1991, Baen, ISBN 0-671-72041-4 1991, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-033-7 _Decision at Doona_ 1969, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-24416-8 1970, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-08661-4 _Crisis on Doona_ (Co-Author: Jody Lynn Nye) 1992, Ace, ISBN 0-441-23194-2 _Treaty at Doona_ (Co-Author: Jody Lynn Nye) 1994, Ace, ISBN 0-441-00089-4 (UK title: _Treaty Planet_) 1994, Orbit, ISBN 1-85723-184-8 _The Crystal Singer_ 1982, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-32786-1 1982, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-12097-9 _Killashandra_ 1986, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-31600-2 1985, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-12556-3 _Crystal Line_ 1992, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-38491-1 _Powers That Be_ (all _Powers..._ books co-written by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) 1993, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-37889-1 1993, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-14098-8 _Power Lines_ 1994, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-38780-5 _Power Play_ 1995, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-38781-3 _Freedom's Landing_ 1995, Ace/Putnam, ISBN 0-441-00538-9 [Non-connected (to my knowledge) individual novels] _Restoree_ 1967, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-35187-8 1967, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-08344-5 _The Coeleura_ 1983, TOR, ISBN 0-812-50297-3 _An Exchange of gifts_ ISBN 1-880448-48-3 (Wildside Press) or 0-431-45520-7 (ROC) [I have no additional information on this book except that it appears to have been an Alternate Selection from the Science Fiction Book Club at one time.] _The Lady_ 1987, Ballantine, ISBN 0-345-35674-8 [Alternate title: _The Carradine Touch_ or something along those lines.] Non-Science Fiction, Horse Book. [Short Fiction collections] _Get off the Unicorn_ 1977, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-27464-4 1979, Corgi, ISBN 0-552-10965-7 Fourteen Wonderful Stories, including the "The Smallest Dragonboy", but the other 13 are non-Pern. _Alchemy & Academe_ 1980, Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-34419-7 A Collection of Original Stories Concerning Themselves with Transmutations, Mental and Elemental, Alchemical and Academic. Selected By Anne McCaffrey _The Girl Who Heard Dragons_ 1994, TOR, ISBN 0-812-51099-2 (non-Pern short ficiton except for title story.) Other Anne McCaffrey books found in a list in a US publication _Mark of Merlin_ (Not Sci-Fi) Dell, 1971 _Ring of Fear_ (Horse/Romance) Ace, 1977 (original copyright from Dell, 1971) _Kilternan Legacy_ (Not Sci-Fi) (Above three reported as printed in the US as a single paperback volume entitled _Three Women_: TOR, 1990, ISBN 0-812-50587-5 Clothbound/Trade-paperback editions from Underwood-Miller [1990] entitled _Three Gothic Novels_ exist: ISBN 0-88733-065-7 (cloth)/ 0-88733-126-2 (t-p'back) _Out of this World Cookbook_ Original edition: Ballentine, 1973, ISBN 0-345-23413-8 Current release: Wildside Press, 1991, ISBN 1-990448-13-0 (Obviously, a cookbook. Edited by McCaffrey with contributions from assorted SF writers.) _Stitch in Snow_ (Not Sci-Fi) TOR, 1984, ISBN 0-812-93753-9 _The Year of the Lucy_ (Not Sci-Fi) TOR, 1986, ISBN 0-812-58565-8 [Any of you who can provide missing data are more than welcome to send it to me for inclusion in the list. -Quirk] 6b. Booktapes Audio adaptation data courtessy of MIRRIM@delphi.com. Any confusion may be blamed on the bookstore whose database she searched, or the editor of this doccument. Publisher code in brackets; contact data follows listing. _Crisis on Doona_ and _Treaty Planet_/_Treaty on Doona_ (Combo - Abridged) 0-7871-0239-3 [1] _Crystal Singer_ (No additional data) 1-55800-346-0 [1] (Abridged) 0-7871-0024-2 [1] (Signed copy?) 0681839333 _Killashandra_ (No additional data) 1-55800-350-9 [1] (Abridged - Performer: Adrienne Barbeau) 0-7871-0398-5 [1] _Crystal Line_ (No additional data) 1-55800-732-6 [1] (Abridged) 0-7871-0074-9 [1] _To Ride Pegasus_ and _Pegasus in Flight_ (combo - no additional data) 1-55800-474-2 [1] _The Rowan_ (No additional data) 0930435680 _Damia_ (No additional data) 0930435885 _Damia's Children_ (No additional data) 1-56100-494-4 [2] _Lyon's Pride_ (Unabridged?) 1-56100-550-9 [2] (Abridged) 1-56100-358-1 [2] _Partnership_ series (No additional data) 1-55800-923-X [1] _The Ship Who Won_ (Abridged - Performer: Constance Towers) 0-7871-0237-7 [1] _Planet Pirate_ Series (No additional data) 0-7871-0398-5 [1] _The Powers That Be_ (No additional data) 1-55800-855-1 [1] Science Fiction boxed set (Abridged - Performer: Adrienne Barbeau) 0-7871-0186-9 [1] Above includes _Crystal Singer_ A Dragonlovers Treasury of the Fantastic (Abridged - Performers: John Cygan & Glynnis Talken) 1-57042-136-6 [3] Above includes "Weyr Search" Publishers: 1. Dove Audio 301 N. Canon Drive Beverly Hills, Ca. 90210 1-800-328-DOVE 2. Brilliance Corp. 1810-B Industrial Drive P.O.Box 887 Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 1-800-222-3225 3. Time Warner Audio 9229 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90069 -- Capt. Gym Z. Quirk (Known to some as Taki Kogoma) quirk@swcp.com Just an article detector on the Information Supercollider. Very Disturbed Nerd w/o portollio: Just ask AGIS.net