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MAP-EXTRA: POP QUIZ ANSWERS
PART ONE - MULTIPLE GUESS
1. I'm subscribed to the 'squirrel' LISTSERV mailing list
(SQUIRREL@UA1VM.UA.EDU). I just heard a story about how
an energetic squirrel once crashed the mainframe at
Mississippi State University during registration (a
true story) and I want to share this information with
everyone on the 'squirrel' mailing list. What address
should I send my e-mail letter to if I want the letter
to be distributed to everyone on the "squirrel" list?
b. SQUIRREL@UA1VM.UA.EDU
Letters should be sent to the *list* address
2. I'm looking for a list of all known LISTSERV lists. What
LISTSERV command should I use to get such a list?
c. LISTS GLOBAL
BTW, you can send the lists global command
to *any* LISTSERV address ... it is a universal
LISTSERV command
3. Okay, I just got the "list of lists." I found a neat list
called "navigate" but the list of lists only shows the
address as NAVIGATE@UBVM. What address should I send my
subscribe command to?
c. LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET
This was a tough question. You had to remember
to convert the LIST@NODE address to LIST@NODE.BITNET.
You also had to remember that LISTSERV commands
have to be sent to the LISTSERV address :)
4. I want to subscribe to the alt.abuse.recovery newsgroup.
I sent a e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU with the
command SUBSCRIBE ALT.ABUSE.RECOVERY JOE STUDENT, and I got
back an error message saying that "alt.abuse.recovery" is
unknown to the LISTSERV. What's going on?
b. alt.abuse.recovery is a Usenet newsgroup;
to subscribe to the group from a Usenet
reader.
Remember, if the group's name has periods in it,
it probably is a Usenet newsgroup.
5. How can I unsubscribe from the Roadmap workshop?
c. send an e-mail letter to LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU
which says UNSUB * in the body of your letter.
You shouldn't have missed this one. The answer
has been in my signature for weeks!
PART TWO: TRUE OR FALSE
6. FALSE There is nothing wrong with giving my best
friend my password.
(Never give your password to ANYONE!)
7. FALSE WRITING IN ALL CAPS IS CONSIDERED TO BE GOOD
NETIQUETTE.
(Writing in all caps is ANNOYING)
8. FALSE The word "squirrel" would be an excellent
password.
(Squirrel is in the dictionary. NEVER use
a password that is in the dictionary)
9. FALSE Letters to a LISTSERV list should be sent to
the LISTSERV address.
(Letters should be sent to the *list* address)
10. FALSE LISTSERV commands should be sent to the list
address.
(Commands should be sent to the *LISTSERV*
address)
PART THREE: SHORT ANSWER
11. One of my friends just e-mailed me a chain letter offering me
good luck so long as I send the chain letter to ten additional
people. Heck, there are several *hundred* people subscribed to
each of the Usenet newsgroups and LISTSERV lists. Why can't I
just forward the chain letter to these groups?
Chain letters violate the relevant posting rule (and are
likely to turn you into flame-bait).
Also -- and this was not covered in the lessons --
most networks have Acceptable Usage policies that
strictly prohibit chain letters.
If someone sends you a chain letter, forward the
chain letter (along with an angry reply) to that
person's postmaster.
12. Patrick's dad said "DON'T include the entire contents of a
previous posting in your reply(s)." Why *can't* I do this?
It is rude. When you re-post the entire contents of
a previous posting, you are forcing the readers to
re-read something that they have already read.
The purpose of reposting is to remind everyone what
was said, not to repeat what was said :)
13. If someone spams a list that I am on, what should I do? Why
shouldn't I just send my angry replies to the list?
Your best bet is to ignore it. If you are really
angry, reply to the poster at his e-mail address,
or complain to the poster's site administrator.
You should not send your replies to the list because
the spammer is probably not even a member or the list,
and, if he is, he probably does not care about what
you think.
BONUS QUESTIONS
14. How many National Football Championships has the University
of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team won?
d. 12
15. Patrick Douglas Crispen is:
d. a squirrel
PATRICK DOUGLAS CRISPEN THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER DO NOT
PCRISPE1@UA1VM.UA.EDU NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - TUSCALOOSA
ROADMAP: COPYRIGHT PATRICK CRISPEN 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.