Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 20 Mar 1995.
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PLEASE CAN I URGE PEOPLE TO READ THE FAQ
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 20 Mar 1995
Friendly request
Don't mean to moan,....but i pop in here quite frequently...
and time & time again i see the same old questions.
This newsgroup has a very (IMHO) comprehensive FAQ which answers
a multitude of questions and tells you where to find everything
you need to find that's relevent to ascii art.
I've downloaded a copy for my own quick local reference.
I'm not an ogre, i realize it's not always easy to find the FAQ when
you need it & sometimes it's just simply quicker & easier to post your
questions....hey, no problems....just want to point out where all your
answers lie....have fun
Mark
http://ion.le.ac.uk/~mar5
From the FAQ ....
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Tha FAQ is available from newsgroups, FTP, Gopher, WWW, email, finger:
o Newsgroups:
- rec.arts.ascii
- alt.ascii-art
- alt.binaries.pictures.ascii
- alt.ascii-art.animation
- comp.graphics
- news.answers
- alt.answers
- rec.answers
- comp.answers
o FTP Sites:
Scarecrow's FTP Site
-> Host: ftp.wwa.com
Address: 198.49.174.1
Path: pub/Scarecrow
File: FAQ
URL: ftp://ftp.wwa.com/pub/Scarecrow/FAQ
UUnet FTP Site
-> Host: ftp.uu.net
Path: usenet/news.answers
File: ascii-art-faq.Z
URL: ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/ascii-art-faq.Z
RTFM
-> Host: rtfm.mit.edu
Path: pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.ascii
ITESM FTP Site
-> Host: ftp.mty.itesm.mx
Path: pub/usenet/news.answers
File: ascii-art-faq
URL: ftp://ftp.mty.itesm.mx/pub/usenet/news.answers/ascii-art-faq
src.doc.ic.ac.uk FTP Site
-> Host: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
Path: pub/usenet/news.answers/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
URL: ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/pub/usenet/news.answers/rec.arts.ascii
SUNET FTP Site
-> Host: ftp.sunet.se
Path: pub/usenet/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
URL: ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/usenet/rec.arts.ascii
cs.ruu.nl FTP Site
-> Host: ftp.cs.ruu.nl
Path: pub/NEWS.ANSWERS
File: ascii-art-faq
URL: ftp://ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/NEWS.ANSWERS/ascii-art-faq
EU Net
-> Host: ftp.Germany.EU.net
Path: pub/newsarchive/news.answers
File: ascii-art-faq.Z
URL: ftp://ftp.Germany.EU.net/pub/newsarchive/news.answers/ascii-art-faq.Z
FUNET
-> Host: ftp.funet.fi
Path: pub/doc/rtfm/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K).gz
URL: ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/doc/rtfm/rec.arts.ascii
ftp.edu.tw
-> Host: ftp.edu.tw
Path: USENET/FAQ/rec/arts/ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K).gz
URL: ftp://ftp.edu.tw/USENET/FAQ/rec/arts/ascii
uni-muenchen FTP
-> Host: ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de
Path: pub/comp/usenet/news.answers
File: ascii-art-faq
URL: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/usenet/news.answers/ascii-art-faq
Postech FTP
-> Host: ftp://hwarang.postech.ac.kr
Path: pub/usenet/news.answers
File: ascii-art-faq
URL: ftp://hwarang.postech.ac.kr/pub/usenet/news.answers/ascii-art-faq
uni-paderborn FTP
-> Host: ftp.uni-paderborn.de
Path: doc/FAQ
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
URL: ftp://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/doc/FAQ
o Gopher Servers:
Scarecrow's ASCII Art Gopher
-> Hast: gopher.wwa.com
Menu Items: 3, 3
jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca Gopher
-> Hast: jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca
Menu Items: 10, 12, 1
src.doc.ic.ac.uk Gopher
-> Host: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
Menu Items: 37, 30, 647, 3
uni-paderborn Gopher
-> Host: gopher.uni-paderborn.de
Menu Items: 12, 8, 4, 647, 3
cc1.kuleuven.ac.be Gopher
-> Host: cc1.kuleuven.ac.be
Menu Items: 3, 3, 858
Germany.EU.net Gopher
-> Host: gopher.Germany.EU.net
Menu Items: 7, 1, 20, 14, 62
win.tue.nl Gopher
-> Host: gopher.win.tue.nl
Menu Items: 8, 6, 3, 4, 20, 53
EU Net Gopher
-> Host: gopher.Germany.EU.net
Menu Items: 7, 1, 20, 14, 62
uni-paderborn Gopher
-> Host: gopher.uni-paderborn.de
Menu Items: 12, 4, 10, 5, 703, 3
o World Wide Web:
Scarecrow's WWW Link
-> URL: http://gagme.wwa.com/~boba/scarecrow.html
Select: ASCII ART FAQ (posted version)
Select: ASCII Art Resources (FAQ with examples of everything)
Select: ASCII Art Reference (this file)
Ohio State
-> URL: http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/ascii-art-faq/faq.html
src.doc.ic.ac.uk
-> URL: http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-faqs/rec.arts.ascii
o FTP Mail Servers:
-> Address: ftp...@uni-paderborn.de
Message: help
-> Address: mai...@cs.ruu.nl
Message: help
-> Address: arc...@Germany.EU.net
Message: help
-> Address: ftp...@ftp.edu.tw
Message: help
-> Address: ftp...@informatik.tu-muenchen.de
Message: help
o Email:
-> Address: bob...@wwa.com
Subject: REQUEST FAQ
Subject: REQUEST RESOURCES
o Finger by typing the following at the prompt on mony sites:
finger asc...@wwa.com (turn on text capture first)
OR
finger asc...@wwa.com | more (you can read it a page at a time)
OR
finger asc...@wwa.com > faq (saves it to a file called 'faq')
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