From: Pieter Stouten CARBON DMPC COM> Date: 6 apr 1996 Subject: SHOGI-L frequently asked questions S H O G I - L F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S =================================================================== Regularly, I receive questions about posting to SHOGI-L, about the difference between SHOGI-L and LISTSERV, and about communicating with the listserver. Below follows an explanation of how it all works, and of what the fundamental difference is between: the Listserver technion technion ac il> technion bitnet> and the Shogi Discussion List technion technion ac il> technion bitnet> LISTSERV -------- The listserver needs to be addressed in two cases only: 1) if you want to subscribe to a specific list or (after you have subscribed) if you want to change or check your susbscription settings. 2) when you want to retrieve files from an archive maintained by this listserver. Addressing the listserver must be done using standard commands e.g. subscribe shogi-l John Doe help info signoff shogi-l set shogi-l repro query shogi-l review shogi-l index shogi-l get shogi game23 get shogi board get games descr get oi match-95 In order to find out which files are available for retrieval, you send the command "index shogi-l" to the listserver. If you want to know your distribution options, you send the command "query shogi-l". To find out who else subscribes, you send the command "review shogi-l". All such commands have to be sent to the listserver. SHOGI-L ------- The Shogi Discussion List is a redistribution list, which redistributes all incoming mail to the list subscribers. This mail does not need special headers or commands. It is redistributed unmoderated and unchanged. Everybody who subscribes to SHOGI-L is authorized to have her or his mail redistributed. If you (while being subscribed) happen to get messages that you are not authorized to post to SHOGI-L, please check if you are working from the same node as the one you registered from, if the full internet address of your node is still the same or if there are any known problems with gateways affecting you. Your local network personnel should be able to help you out with this. SHOGI-L also offers Shogi players the opportunity to engage in e-mail games in an ongoing ladder competition. For more info about the ladder contact its coordinator Matthias Mutz (mutz fmi uni-passau de). Pieter Stouten, co-owner SHOGI-L stoutepf carbon dmpc com 17 September 1990 (last updated: 18 February 1996).