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From: Morpheus <Morpheus@dreamland.com>
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Subject: Re: PING! NPf31: Thanks for the badge! :D
Date: 29 Sep 2009 18:04:03 -0500
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On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:16:25 -0700, Mover wrote
(in article <290920091716259774%Mover@Watch-Me.com>):
> In article <crk4c5lpkk0r5vskadjqb6kb2lcalgib2n@4ax.com>, NP-f31 wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:53:22 +0800, "shounen-ai"
>> <shounen_bigaku@hushmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you for your attention :D
>>>
>>> A few things to clarify hehe, what is the News Reader which you guys
>>> usually
>>> use or recommend that eases the posting of articles, pictures and so on?
>>>
>>> Currently using Grabit, seems fine but I don't suppose it suports binary
>>> files posting. The post option only allows plain text messages, I guess.
>>>
>>> Plus, when you guys PING someone, does it realy get the attention of the
>>> related end like the program will automatically display those topics in
>>> highlights?
>>>
>>> Got tons of questions, which is why I am doing some googling right now hehe
>>>
>>> Also, got some questions I would like to ask about NP, like how do we new
>>> kid on the bloc communicate among NP members or to be more exact to know
>>> who's who when we intend to initiate the communication. If you feel that
>>> these should be asked privately, I'll shut for the time being :p
>>>
>>> Again, really appreciate the badge. Thanks. :D
>>
>> Hey NP-d06,
>>
>> You've asked some good questions. I will try to answer them here. Some
>> additional material is available in The Fort FAQ, which I posted on
>> 9/11 and is still on the servers.
>>
>> As far as newsreaders go, there are many available with varying
>> degrees of difficulty of use and feautures. I have been using Agent
>> since 2002. It is an intuitive and easy to use and does a lot of
>> things for you automatically (like decoding yEnc attachments), you can
>> also use it for e-mail. There is a free version available at
>> Forte.com. Others swear by X-News, it's free at download.com. In my
>> mind it's convoluted, but to each his own. PowerPost is awesome for
>> posting binaries in large amounts. It is freeware too, check out
>> binaries4all.com.
>>
>> The PING function only works if whoever you are attempting to reach is
>> paying attention. Most folks you would desire to correspond with in
>> these groups will respond to a PING.
>>
>> As far as communication with other BLs goes, the way you are
>> communicating with me now is safest. I have no access to your IP
>> address this way. Once you have gotten to know someone enough to trust
>> them you could risk e-mailing. There is a lot of well deserved
>> paranoia in the groups. Some will not respond to an e-mail. Most do
>> not post a valid e-mail address in their headers, mine is altered when
>> I post it, but easy to figure out. I may respond if you e-mail me, but
>> I will normally always respond if you PING me with a post. See the
>> Fort FAQ for more information about revealing personal information,
>> etc.
>>
>> As far as determining who is who it is almost impossible to tell for
>> certain. If you learn how to read headers you can tell a lot. Someone
>> earlier today forged NP Cultist Babysitter's nick in a funny post. NP
>> Cultist Babysitter (who has MANY different nicks in order to seem like
>> multiple people) is convinced that I did the forgery. I didn't do it.
>> And a look at my headers compared to the forger's headers will show
>> you it probably wasn't me. NP Cultist Babysitter does not know how to
>> read headers, so he jumped to a conclusion. The forger used a newer
>> version of Agent than I use. The forger uses Astraweb like I do, but
>> sent the message through a number of European servers, probably using
>> a remailer, but maybe because he or she is a resident of a European
>> country. I know who replied to that post though, because I know his
>> headers and recognize his English usage.
>
> See below for comments about above.
> And sideways if you get mixed up. LOL
>
>> One trick to knowing you're talking to the correct person is getting
>> to know the personalities. I'm fairly consistently Doc. Doc will react
>> the same way most of the time. I tend toward being friendly and
>> helpful, I can also be touchy sometimes as you have seen. Ronin is a
>> personality who is very inscrutible, he is also very 'zen' and tends
>> to say things that make you think. Insane for Boys is pretty much as
>> advertised. He enjoys posting and looking at posts of handsome boys.
>> It would be easy to say some things about other posters who get on my
>> last nerve, but I will let you decide who's a looney and who isn't.
>>
>> Good luck with your research, I look forward to your future posts to
>> see how you apply what you have learned. I am here if you have other
>> questions. Congratulations on your new NP Badge and you're welcome!
>> Then again, if anyone wants a Fort Badge, all they have to do is ask
>> me.
>>
>> Stay Safe,
>>
>> Doc
>> NP-f31
>
> All I know is I never impersonated anybody. I have enough trouble with
> just myself. LOL
>
LOL indeed.
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