Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 26 Oct 1998.
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· 12 messages · 26 Oct 1998 - 6 Dec 1998
Spunk1111 wrote: > > >Message-id: <363...@gtcom.net> > > >http://www.ascii-art.com/faq.htm > > A > > | > >This line is wrong----'(there is no such page) > > The URL you are intending to get at my site is: > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm > > The www.ascii-art.com link jumps to the GeoCities site at present. > > -joan If i understand correctly you are saying this address is supposed to redirect me to the link you posted? If this is so,then that is wrong.i get this: File Not Found The requested URL /faq.htm was not found on this server. I am not sure if that is what you are saying though. At any rate i get an error by clicking on the link (www.ascii-art.com/faq.htm).............. -- <`.THE PRINCE ,'> Copyright Krogg 1998 `.`/""""""\,',' SEE HIS ( / \ \' SEE HIS FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE / W \ ,'\_|||||_/`. ,',' ||| `.`.kro...@gtcom.net <,' TIME TO DIE `.>Remove no.to.spam to reply
Spunk1111 wrote: > > >Message-id: <363...@gtcom.net> > >> >http://www.ascii-art.com/faq.htm > >> > A > >> > | > >> >This line is wrong----'(there is no such page) > >> The URL you are intending to get at my site is: > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm > >> > >> The www.ascii-art.com link jumps to the GeoCities site at present. > > >If i understand correctly you are saying this address is supposed > >to redirect me to the link you posted? > >If this is so,then that is wrong.i get this: > >File Not Found > >The requested URL /faq.htm was not found on this server. > > If you type: > http://www.ascii-art.com/ > you will find the main page of my website. > The website is on GeoCities server so all of > the pages are GeoCities pages. > > If you want to access the faq-- go to the following URL: > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm > > Make sense? > > -joan Yes,the root address works fine.But the faq.htm in the ascii-art.com address dont werk.All i am saying is that if its the official webpage for the faq it should work. I am sure you will get it fixed,just regard my post as a bug report. -- <`.THE PRINCE ,'> Copyright Krogg 1998 `.`/""""""\,',' SEE HIS ( / \ \' SEE HIS FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE / W \ ,'\_|||||_/`. ,',' ||| `.`.kro...@gtcom.net <,' TIME TO DIE `.>Remove no.to.spam to reply
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If you are new to alt.ascii-art, or ascii art in general, there are a few
documents you should see.
They are posted regularly on alt.ascii-art - some more regularly than
others. Many of them can also be found on the World Wide Web.
[FAQ] New to ascii art? Read me first!
-------------------------------------
* Author: Matthew Thomas
* Poster: Krogg or Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every week
* Web: http://www.ascii-art.com/faq.htm
This file is the Frequently Asked Questions list for the ascii art
newsgroups alt.ascii-art, alt.ascii-art.animation and rec.arts.ascii.
It is essential reading for anyone new to these newsgroups,
especially if you are going to ask a question or request something.
Ye olde Scarecrow ascii art FAQ
---------------------
* Author: Scarecrow
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every month
* Web: none
This is a copy of the last Ascii Art FAQ posted before Bob Allison
(Scarecrow) retired as Moderator of the newsgroup "rec.arts.ascii"
in June 1996.
Ye olde technical ascii art FAQ
---------------------
* Author: Jorn Barger
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every month
* Web: none
This is the original ascii art FAQ list and goes into more technical
details than the current FAQ.
Warning: Control Codes
----------------------
* Author: Colin Douthwaite
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every month
* Web: none
This document lists the things that you are not allowed to post on
alt.ascii-art. Please read before posting any art to alt.ascii-art.
All you need for ASCII Art: Monospaced Fonts, Text Editors and ASCII Utils!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Author: Martin Atkins
* Poster: Martin Atkins
* Regularity: Every week
* Web: http://voices.vossnet.co.uk/a/atkins/minifaq.htm
Here you will find listings of the things you need to view and create
ascii art. Please read if you are looking for an ascii art utility
or program, and if you don`t find your answer here ask in the
newsgroup.
TUTORIAL: Make a start in ASCII Art
-------------------------------------
* Author: Daniel Au
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every Month
* Web: none
If you would like to get into the creation of ascii art, then this
file will help you get started, listing all of the techniques and
tricks that you can use to make good art.
ASCII ART NOT LOOKING RIGHT? READ THIS!
---------------------------------------
* Author: Martin Atkins
* Poster: Martin Atkins
* Regularity: Every Week or so :o)
* Web: not yet
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* Author: Martin Atkins
* Poster: Martin Atkins
* Regularity: Hey, you`re reading it!
* Web: not yet
This is the document you are reading now, listing all of the
documents about ascii art.
Martin Atkins wrote: > [FAQ] New to ascii art? Read me first! > ------------------------------------- > * Author: Matthew Thomas > * Poster: Krogg or Colin Douthwaite > * Regularity: Every week > * Web: http://www.ascii-art.com/faq.htm A | This line is wrong----'(there is no such page) -- <`.THE PRINCE ,'> Copyright Krogg 1998 `.`/""""""\,',' SEE HIS ( / \ \' SEE HIS FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE / W \ ,'\_|||||_/`. ,',' ||| `.`.kro...@gtcom.net <,' TIME TO DIE `.>Remove no.to.spam to reply
>Message-id: <363...@gtcom.net> >http://www.ascii-art.com/faq.htm > A > | >This line is wrong----'(there is no such page) The URL you are intending to get at my site is: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm The www.ascii-art.com link jumps to the GeoCities site at present. -joan -- /\ __)_)__ joan stark .-'._'-'_.'-. spu...@juno.com .'.' /_\'/_\ '.'. / :/._: 0 :_.\: \ ASCII ART GALLERY | : \\/\_/\// : | http://www.ascii-art.com/ \ : :\/\_/\/: : / jgs '-:__:__:__:__:-'
>Message-id: <363...@gtcom.net> >> >http://www.ascii-art.com/faq.htm >> > A >> > | >> >This line is wrong----'(there is no such page) >> The URL you are intending to get at my site is: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm >> >> The www.ascii-art.com link jumps to the GeoCities site at present. >If i understand correctly you are saying this address is supposed >to redirect me to the link you posted? >If this is so,then that is wrong.i get this: >File Not Found >The requested URL /faq.htm was not found on this server. If you type: http://www.ascii-art.com/ you will find the main page of my website. The website is on GeoCities server so all of the pages are GeoCities pages. If you want to access the faq-- go to the following URL: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm Make sense? -joan -- ,%%%%%%%, ,%%/\%%%%/\%, ,%%%\c "" J/%%, joan stark spu...@juno.com %%%%/ d b \%%% %%%% _ |%%% ASCII ART GALLERY: `%%%%(=_Y_=)%%' http://www.ascii-art.com/ jgs `%%%%`\7/%%%' `%%%%%%%'
.----- On Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:21:15 -0500, Krogg posted: |Spunk1111 wrote: |> |> >Message-id: <363...@gtcom.net> |> >> >http://www.ascii-art.com/faq.htm |> >> > A |> >> > | |> >> >This line is wrong----'(there is no such page) |> >> The URL you are intending to get at my site is: |> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm |> >> |> >> The www.ascii-art.com link jumps to the GeoCities site at present. |> |> >If i understand correctly you are saying this address is supposed |> >to redirect me to the link you posted? |> >If this is so,then that is wrong.i get this: |> >File Not Found |> >The requested URL /faq.htm was not found on this server. |> |> If you type: |> http://www.ascii-art.com/ |> you will find the main page of my website. |> The website is on GeoCities server so all of |> the pages are GeoCities pages. |> |> If you want to access the faq-- go to the following URL: |> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm |> |> Make sense? |> |> -joan |Yes,the root address works fine.But the faq.htm in the |ascii-art.com address dont werk.All i am saying is that |if its the official webpage for the faq it should work. |I am sure you will get it fixed,just regard my post as |a bug report. | '---------------------- Eeek sorry... I should not have assumed --- I have a redirecty domain name (bungleandmart.home.ml.org) that honours sub-files and -folders (not that there are any folders) so you can quite safely go to http://bungleandmart.home.ml.org/ascfaq.htm and get the faq (if I`ve uploaded it yet .. I can`t remember) just as you can go to http://vibes.vossnet.co.uk/i/ighaig/ascfaq.htm or http://bungleandmart.dyn.ml.org/i/ighaig/ascfaq.htm to get exactly the same document. Ahh well. I`ll fix it........ |\/| _..__|_o._ /\_|_| o._ _ mart.atkins@-- | |(_|| |_|| | /--\|_|<|| |_> --bigfoot.com
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(_)(_|____)(__)(_|_)(_|___/\__|__|__) (_)(_|_)\_)(__)
___ __ __ _ _ __ __ ___ _ _ ____ ___
( \ / \ / _| )( | \/ | __| \( |_ _) __)
) ) | () | (_ )()( ) ( )_) ).`( )( \__ \
(___/ \__/ \__)\__/(_/\/\_|___|_)\_)(__)(___/
If you are new to alt.ascii-art, or ascii art in general, there are a few
documents you should see.
They are posted regularly on alt.ascii-art - some more regularly than
others. Many of them can also be found on the World Wide Web.
[FAQ] New to ascii art? Read me first!
-------------------------------------
* Author: Matthew Thomas
* Poster: Krogg or Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every week
* Web: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm
This file is the Frequently Asked Questions list for the ascii art
newsgroups alt.ascii-art, alt.ascii-art.animation and rec.arts.ascii.
It is essential reading for anyone new to these newsgroups,
especially if you are going to ask a question or request something.
Ye olde Scarecrow ascii art FAQ
---------------------
* Author: Scarecrow
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every month
* Web: none
This is a copy of the last Ascii Art FAQ posted before Bob Allison
(Scarecrow) retired as Moderator of the newsgroup "rec.arts.ascii"
in June 1996.
Ye olde technical ascii art FAQ
---------------------
* Author: Jorn Barger
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every month
* Web: none
This is the original ascii art FAQ list and goes into more technical
details than the current FAQ.
Warning: Control Codes
----------------------
* Author: Colin Douthwaite
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every month
* Web: none
This document lists the things that you are not allowed to post on
alt.ascii-art. Please read before posting any art to alt.ascii-art.
All you need for ASCII Art: Monospaced Fonts, Text Editors and ASCII Utils!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Author: Martin Atkins
* Poster: Martin Atkins
* Regularity: Every week
* Web: http://voices.vossnet.co.uk/a/atkins/minifaq.htm
Here you will find listings of the things you need to view and create
ascii art. Please read if you are looking for an ascii art utility
or program, and if you don`t find your answer here ask in the
newsgroup.
TUTORIAL: Make a start in ASCII Art
-------------------------------------
* Author: Daniel Au
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every Month
* Web: none
If you would like to get into the creation of ascii art, then this
file will help you get started, listing all of the techniques and
tricks that you can use to make good art.
ASCII ART NOT LOOKING RIGHT? READ THIS!
---------------------------------------
* Author: Martin Atkins
* Poster: Martin Atkins
* Regularity: Every Week or so :o)
* Web: not yet
Is the ascii art in this group looking all munged up and messy? Can
you not tell what any of the pictures are? Do you like rhetorical
questions? This document guides you through the steps to being able
to view ascii art correctly in your newsreader.
ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL NEW TO ALT.ASCII-ART!
-----------------------------------------------
* Author: Martin Atkins
* Poster: Martin Atkins
* Regularity: Hey, you`re reading it!
* Web: not yet
This is the document you are reading now, listing all of the
documents about ascii art.
Martin Atkins <zne...@ovtsbbg.pbz> writes > __ __ ____ __ ___ __ __ __ __ ___ ____ > ( )( ) (_ _) ( )/ __)/ _| | )___ ( )( ,)(_ _) > /__\ )(__ )( _ /__\\__ ( (_ )( )((___)/__\ ) \ )( > (_)(_|____)(__)(_|_)(_|___/\__|__|__) (_)(_|_)\_)(__) > ___ __ __ _ _ __ __ ___ _ _ ____ ___ > ( \ / \ / _| )( | \/ | __| \( |_ _) __) > ) ) | () | (_ )()( ) ( )_) ).`( )( \__ \ > (___/ \__/ \__)\__/(_/\/\_|___|_)\_)(__)(___/ > >If you are new to alt.ascii-art, or ascii art in general, there are a few > documents you should see. > They are posted regularly on alt.ascii-art - some more regularly than > others. Many of them can also be found on the World Wide Web. > [][ hi ... yep ... nice :) no date-stamp/version-number tho' :( p'raps call it meta-faq ? ... and post evry 1 or 2 days ? ... and find a home on the web for the non-web docs ? [][ OBvious And SCrIbble: ] /// _(")~ /(*|*)\ \ ).( / ( Y ) \|/ /|| cjr archetypal (seems to be recurrent) # # == # ======= # ======= # # ### ### # ### # # # # # # # # # ### # ### # # # # # # ### # # ============== # ===== # [][ see yuz [][ colin -- ( () /_ / /\) _/ /? .\ /\) /) .\ /_ /_ CJRandall http://www.shieldwolf.demon.co.uk
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/__\ )(__ )( _ /__\\__ ( (_ )( )((___)/__\ ) \ )(
(_)(_|____)(__)(_|_)(_|___/\__|__|__) (_)(_|_)\_)(__)
___ __ __ _ _ __ __ ___ _ _ ____ ___
( \ / \ / _| )( | \/ | __| \( |_ _) __)
) ) | () | (_ )()( ) ( )_) ).`( )( \__ \
(___/ \__/ \__)\__/(_/\/\_|___|_)\_)(__)(___/
If you are new to alt.ascii-art, or ascii art in general, there are a few
documents you should see.
They are posted regularly on alt.ascii-art - some more regularly than
others. Many of them can also be found on the World Wide Web.
[FAQ] New to ascii art? Read me first!
-------------------------------------
* Author: Matthew Thomas
* Poster: Krogg or Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every week
* Web: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm
This file is the Frequently Asked Questions list for the ascii art
newsgroups alt.ascii-art, alt.ascii-art.animation and rec.arts.ascii.
It is essential reading for anyone new to these newsgroups,
especially if you are going to ask a question or request something.
Ye olde Scarecrow ascii art FAQ
---------------------
* Author: Scarecrow
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every month
* Web: none
This is a copy of the last Ascii Art FAQ posted before Bob Allison
(Scarecrow) retired as Moderator of the newsgroup "rec.arts.ascii"
in June 1996.
Ye olde technical ascii art FAQ
---------------------
* Author: Jorn Barger
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every month
* Web: none
This is the original ascii art FAQ list and goes into more technical
details than the current FAQ.
Warning: Control Codes
----------------------
* Author: Colin Douthwaite
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every month
* Web: none
This document lists the things that you are not allowed to post on
alt.ascii-art. Please read before posting any art to alt.ascii-art.
All you need for ASCII Art: Monospaced Fonts, Text Editors and ASCII Utils!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Author: Martin Atkins
* Poster: Martin Atkins
* Regularity: Every week
* Web: http://voices.vossnet.co.uk/a/atkins/minifaq.htm
Here you will find listings of the things you need to view and create
ascii art. Please read if you are looking for an ascii art utility
or program, and if you don`t find your answer here ask in the
newsgroup.
TUTORIAL: Make a start in ASCII Art
-------------------------------------
* Author: Daniel Au
* Poster: Colin Douthwaite
* Regularity: Every Month
* Web: none
If you would like to get into the creation of ascii art, then this
file will help you get started, listing all of the techniques and
tricks that you can use to make good art.
ASCII ART NOT LOOKING RIGHT? READ THIS!
---------------------------------------
* Author: Martin Atkins
* Poster: Martin Atkins
* Regularity: Every Week or so :o)
* Web: not yet
Is the ascii art in this group looking all munged up and messy? Can
you not tell what any of the pictures are? Do you like rhetorical
questions? This document guides you through the steps to being able
to view ascii art correctly in your newsreader.
ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL NEW TO ALT.ASCII-ART!
-----------------------------------------------
* Author: Martin Atkins
* Poster: Martin Atkins
* Regularity: Hey, you`re reading it!
* Web: not yet
This is the document you are reading now, listing all of the
documents about ascii art.
>Message-id: <366...@news.vossnet.net> >Ye olde technical ascii art FAQ >--------------------- > * Author: Jorn Barger > * Poster: Colin Douthwaite > * Regularity: Every month > * Web: none Actually, I have had this at my site for quite a while... http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/jorn.htm >Ye olde Scarecrow ascii art FAQ >--------------------- > * Author: Scarecrow > * Poster: Colin Douthwaite > * Regularity: Every month > * Web: none Guess what? This one is there too: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/bafaq.htm -joan -- __ __ / \ / \\""'-./ \ e\__o | e / | | ,__/ joan stark \_______/ spu...@juno.com / \\ / | \ \\_ ASCII ART GALLERY ; \ \_ |_) http://www.ascii-art.com | \___) | _ | /_-/ | jgs _; ----/ |__/ \_\__________/
.----- On 3 Dec 1998 06:57:01 GMT, Spunk1111 posted:
|>Message-id: <366...@news.vossnet.net>
|
|>Ye olde technical ascii art FAQ
|>---------------------
|> * Author: Jorn Barger
|> * Poster: Colin Douthwaite
|> * Regularity: Every month
|> * Web: none
|
|Actually, I have had this at my site for quite
|a while...
|http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/jorn.htm
|
|>Ye olde Scarecrow ascii art FAQ
|>---------------------
|> * Author: Scarecrow
|> * Poster: Colin Douthwaite
|> * Regularity: Every month
|> * Web: none
|
|Guess what? This one is there too:
|
|http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/bafaq.htm
|
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Thanks for the correction. Will be right next time! :o)
Cheers,
-Martin
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