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tony@Winkie.Oz.nthu.edu.tw (Tony G Wu) writes:

>>   Please post the F.A.Q. Since there are people who have no ftp accessibility.
>>   It is very inconvenient for them to obtain it.

>> Yes, but possible. Here are the addresses of some mailservers that provides 
>> FTP access for you: 

>  I have received many responses regarding obtaining a copy of F.A.Q. by 
>  using a mailserver.

>  Well, a mailserver indeed solves the problem. But what I am trying to 
>  say is the F.A.Q. should be posted regularly. When I get into a new
>  newsgroup, I will first check the F.A.Q. to see for what this group is.
>  Then I decide whether if I should subscribe it or not. In my honest
>  opinion, a posted F.A.Q. will benefit more people than a post points
>  people where to get the F.A.Q. 


Surely that depends on whether you are paying for news by the byte? If you
are, then you might prefer to only pay to get the FAQ when you want it,
and not have to pay to receive it whether you want it or not. After all,
many FAQs are largish.

Anne (who is one of those lucky enough not to have to pay anything for news).

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