Posting Guidelines
- All shn, mkw, mp3s and any other binary posts belong in
alt.binaries.sounds.led-zeppelin.
- Non-binary text posts should be posted to
alt.binaries.sounds.led-zeppelin until such time as traffic would warrant the
creation of a dedicated discussion group. Non-binary posts should only relate to
the binary postings! Please do not start discussion threads about any other aspect
of the band; for that type discussion please check out
alt.music.led-zeppelin or one of the many mailing lists.
- One should always include an "Info" post. Please include the
following info:
- Date and Venue
- Song List
- Source (audience/soundboard, digital/analog, generational history (if known), Kbps of the mp3, & any
other pertinent information)
- brief description of any equalization, filtering or other editing
- Use a good posting tool. The old "must have" posting tool for Windows is Peck's Power Post.
This piece of software gives you the ability to resume posting when cut off by your ISP. It also
gives you the ability to repost missing sections. A new posting tool that is much better and more
stable for Windows PCs is Power Post 2000.
The best posting tool for Macintosh is YA-newswatcher.
- There are many other software links in the links section.
- Please
The final part of my post is not being
seen
We have found this problem happens when Agent is used for the post. We
suggest that you don't waste your time with a repost. Get Peck's Power
Post, it doesn't have this problem.
If you want to continue to use Agent, you will have to change the number of
lines in the post. This little formula will assure that the small final
post does not happen on the ensuing post.
1. Figure out your line size
2. Get the line size of the missing post
3. x=line size of posts + Round Up( line size of missing post / number of posts
in failed posting )
For example, if the line size is 7500, number of posts in failed posts is
44, size of missing post is 539...
x=7500 + Round Up( 539 / 44 )
x=7500 + Round Up( 12.25)
x=7500 + 13
then set your new line size to 7513....
Again, Windows 32bit OS(Win 95/98/NT) users should use Peck's Power Post. This software will help you avoid
this problem in the future.
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Posting questions, answers, comments, requests
An overly high percentage of the requests for reposts, and reposts of
reposts, are from people who don't check ABG often enough to catch the files
they want. Please be fair to the posters and other readers. When you ask for a
file, check back daily to be sure you don't miss it. If you can't or won't keep
up with the group, then don't post requests.
Q: Help! Why can't I get these files to work?
A: When you ask for help, at least provide enough information. At a minimum
give your OS type(Win95, Win 3.1, Mac, etc.), your CPU (pentium, 486, etc.), a
description of your problem(uploading, downloading, decoding, playing), and the
specific file you are having trouble with. The more information you give, the
better the chance someone can provide you with an answer.
Q: I don't have time to read all this stuff.
A: Your time is not worth more than ours. It takes time to reply to people
individually. Usually, the answer is right in front of you and all you have to
do is find it. If you have Agent, finding your answers is actually quicker than
asking. Select the pertinent newsgroups and then use Edit | Global Search to
find posts discussing whatever you need to know. This feature is not built into
FREE Agent, but is available as a separate utility called "Agent Global
Search"(AGlobS) from ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/jo/jonzonk/agent/aglobs.
Q: Why is it that some people who ask questions get helped, some get flamed,
and others are just ignored?
A: Polite questions get responses, unless the answer is already staring them
right in the face. In that case, the poster might be ignored or get a little
reminder to read before posting. Umm, that's why the questions and answers are
posted publicly, ya know --to be read by all who need to.
Sometimes a question goes unanswered because the person didn't provide
enough information or because we don't know the answer. It happens! Sometimes
it's because the question should have been directed elsewhere, such as to a
software or hardware vendor, or internet service provider.
People who are rude and abusive or who post garbage are called out on it.
Whining from lazy wankers who want everything done for them tends to get on our
nerves.
Q: If you don't want to answer in ABSLZ, why not reply by email?
A: Look, it's a NEWSGROUP. If you're going to take up the space to post a
question, then other people are entitled to get the answer as well. It comes
off as pretty rude to shut them out by asking for an email reply.
Q: Then I guess it's a bad idea to email the posters?
A: Can't give you a blanket answer on that one. Not necessarily. Many posters
dislike getting email and post with fake addresses, but some enjoy it. If you
don't get an answer, it could be due to illness, travel, whatever, whereas in
the newsgroups we can cover for each other, so you'd actually get a quicker
answer by posting.
Q: HeY, d00dZ, mY NeWZ SeRVeR SuX. NE1 WaNNa TRaDe By eMaiL?
A: No. It's obvious you're only about 15 years old. If you were an adult with a
credit card, you'd be able to subscribe to a great news server. Besides, even
if your mailbox could accommodate large files, anyone with anything to share
would be throwing their time away uploading for just one person. Posting makes
the files available to everyone all at once. Then, many of the people who
download them like to "give back" by posting what they have. See how
nice that works out? Lots of posts, everyone benefits.
What NOT to post
Posting of copyrighted material is ridiculous. There are plenty of Zep
boots to go around. There is absolutely no need to rip off the band
or post music that is available in stores. Most of us have the stuff
anyway and would probably skip it.
In other words, don't rip your CD of Physical Graffiti and post it here! On the
other hand, we *love* any high quality recording, Audience or Soundboard.
How do I request a repost?
This is simple. You post a message on
alt.binaries.sounds.led-zeppelin with the subject
line:
REQ: YYMMDDddtt (part if needed)
where YY=year, MM=month, DD=day, dd=disc number, tt=track number
Please do not request a repost until at least 7 days after the original
post. This is standard usenet practice.