Chapter 4: USENET CUSTOMS & MYTHS

      Like any community, Usenet has customs and some who ignore them. It
has developed its own mythos. You will discover many of those customs and
myths as you explore, but it's worthwhile to know what to expect.

    Flames and blather. Film at 11  
    Usenet hints.                   
    Cross posting                   
    Brain-tumor boy & the modem tax 
    The Big Sig.                    
    Killfiles.                      
    Usenet history.                 


FYI:

      Leanne Phillips periodically posts a list of frequently asked
questions (and answers) about use of the rn killfile function in the
news.newusers.questions and news.answers newsgroups on Usenet.  Bill
Wohler posts a guide to using the nn newsreader in the news.answers and
news.software newsgroups.  Look in the news.announce.newusers and
news.groups newsgroups on Usenet for "A Guide to Social Newsgroups and
Mailing Lists,'' which gives brief summaries of the various soc.
newsgroups.
     "Managing UUCP and Usenet,' by Tim O'Reilly and Grace Todino
(O'Reilly & Associates, 1992) is a good guide for setting up your own
Usenet system.