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- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 1995 10:12:02 -0600
- From: BITNET list server at UA1VM (1.8a) <LISTSERV@UA1VM.UA.EDU>
- Subject: File: "QUIZ1A LESSON"
-
- 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.
-
-