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- From: asamonte@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Just some loser...)
- Subject: Re: Top 50 Killers (12/7/92-19/7/92)
- Message-ID: <1992Jul25.013008.1695@rat.csc.calpoly.edu>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 01:30:08 GMT
- Organization: Nothing worth mentioning...
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- avalon@sorokin.anu.edu.au (Darren Reed) was telling me...
- >asamonte@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Just some loser...) writes:
- >
- >>hrose@eff.org (Helen Trillian Rose) was telling me...
- >>>IRC knowledge isn't documented in books. To learn more, stop by
- >>>#Twilight_Zone -- I wouldn't suggest talking, tho. Just sit back and see
- >>>what goes on.
- >>>
- >
- >>This is highly debatable. I wouldn't suggest it.
- >>But that's just my opinion.
- >
- >If you go there expecting to be lectured on IRC in a couple of hour /
- >half-hour sessions, then forget it. The combined knowledge of those on
- >#twilight_zone about IRC is quite easily greater than that of all those who
- >are not on it. This is more a reflection of who is on that channel, not
- >who isnt. The amount of bugs that discussed or brought up on #twilight_zone
- >is quite astonishing (mainly for IrcII but hey ;) and I doubt there is any
- >other channel on IRC which has a similar content.
- >Some things to avoid in #twilight_zone are asking:
-
- No, Just expect #TZ to have the same content as operlist...and im not too
- thrilled with that. If anything it's most people just sitting there
- idling or /away until someone says something to start bickering about.
-
- >
- >* "can I ask a question ?"
- >* "is anyone here ?"
- >* "how does irc work ?"
- >* "i want to learn about irc, can anyone help me ?"
- >* "i want to setup a server, '' '' '' '' ?"
- >
-
- Just say no...
-
- >>>Helen Trillian Rose email eff@eff.org for EFF info
- >>>Systems and Networks Administration Flames to:
- >>><hrose@eff.org, hrose@cs.bu.edu> women-not-to-be-messed-with@eff.org
- >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >>Hmm. I'm gonna mail that and see if it works...<grin>
- >
- >It does exist and I'd be careful with what you send0it. They do mean
- >business :-)
-
- Well I mailed it...I'm still alive...for now...
-
-
- -Alex
-
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- |||||||| Russ Teasdale -- rteasdal@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU -- (Rusty) ||||||||
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