Re: Rip Van Winkle needs help

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Pamela Greene (pgreene@optics.rochester.edu)
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 15:39:12 -0400 (EDT)


> So I put my approved FAQ headers from two years ago on
> part 1 of the FAQ and posted to my group as well as comp.answers
> and news.answers. Just like I did way back when.
>
> Question: I got an email back saying my request was in some such position
> in the *.answers processing queue. Is this OK/Normal, or did I
> get kicked into some other mode since I haven't posted in so long?

Your FAQ (comp.dcom.cell-relay FAQ, 8 parts) is still approved and
ready for you to post at your convenience. For some reason, when you
posted part 1, the approval headers didn't "catch," so it was emailed
to us (the moderators) instead of being posted to any newsgroups,
including any unmoderated ones in its Newsgroups: header. As soon as
you can get that problem straightened out, perhaps by changing news
software or using the faq-server email-to-news system, you're welcome
to post all 8 parts with their formerly approved headers. (See a
recent copy of the LoPIP if you've forgotten exactly what Subject: or
Archive-name: to use.)

If you need to know what to use for approval headers, drop us a note
(with "[pgreene]" in the Subject to draw it to my immediate attention)
and I'll send you another copy of the approval instructions.

> Question: Have I now fowled things up further by submitting for
> approval a FAQ which is already approved?

Nope. All the final approval stuff is handled by humans, and we're
usually clever enough to notice what's happened. At worst, if we
don't remember this query of yours, you'll get a note in a bit asking
why you've submitted an approved file, which you can ignore.

- Pam Greene
one of the *.answers moderators, news-answers-request@mit.edu