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>What I don't understand is, how do you find out what is there without
>asking a question?
Questions can be asked of people/lists, or of computer databases.
Listserv provides facilities for retrieving such.
Rule 1 for List Owners: see if the question (and answer) has been asked
before by searching / reading the notebook or FTP (if available)
archives.
If you have never read the file LISTFAQ MEMO (available from a listserv
near you -- 128 lines), this is a must.
Corollary 1 for List Owners: become familiar with the Listserv Database
Search facility (INFO DATABASE cmd). A list called LDBASE-L
exists (along with archives) that has a lot of tips and hints.
Do an INDEX LDBASE-L to the listserv@ukanvm (@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu)
Rule 2: find out where other FAQs are stored for various topics. A good
place to start is ~ftp pit-manager.mit.edu cd pub/usenet
/Pete Weiss -- co-owner LDBASE-L