Welcome to the PSU Football E-mail Service

Welcome to the PSU Football E-mail Service!

You are to be congratulated for locating, and joining, a large group of Penn State cyber-nuts. We hope that in the coming weeks you will come to enjoy this service as much as those that own it and subscribe to it do.

It is possible that you didn't mean to join the service, or you find that it is not what you had expected. If that is the case, or if for any other reason you ever want to remove yourself from this mailing list, send the following command in e-mail to "LISTSERVER@PLOTIT.COM":

UNSUBSCRIBE PSUFOOTBALL

More information regarding LISTSERVER commands can be found on the

LISTSERVER reference card, which can be retrieved by sending the following command in e-mail to "LISTSERVER@PLOTIT.COM":

INFO COMMANDS

Here's the general information for the list you've subscribed to:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PSU Football E-Mail Service:

This FAQ is intended to give everyone a common understanding of how the

PSU Football E-Mail Service works.

IMPORTANT: Members should:

* Read this FAQ all the way through before posting for the first time.

* Save this FAQ so you can refer to it later, especially if you need to

remove yourself from the mailing list temporarily, such as for vacation.

Table of Contents:

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SECTION I: Our List: Things You Must Know

(1) Introduction

(2) Subscription Fee

(3) How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe

(4) How to Post

(5) Scope

(6) Topics

(7) Legal Mumbo-Jumbo

(8) Assistance, Comments, Questions

SECTION II: Other Interesting Items About the Forum

(1) WWW/FTP Sites

(2) Phone numbers

(3) PSU Alumni Clubs

(4) How to Get This FAQ

(5) History

SECTION III: Netiquette

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SECTION I: OUR LIST: THINGS YOU MUST KNOW

(1) INTRODUCTION: Welcome to the PSU Football E-mail Service, which we humbly believe is the best source on the Internet for news, notes, rumors, predictions, analysis, recruiting, etc. for Penn State football. This list is owned and maintained by Scott P. Eisensmith, '76.

(2) SUBSCRIPTION FEE: This list is offered free for the first two weeks. To maintain your subscription after the trial period, you must send a check or money order for at least $35 to:

Scott P. Eisensmith

PO Box 669

Haslett, MI 48840

When you send your contribution, please include a note that lists your e-mail address. Without this information, you will not be credited for a payment, and will be deleted from the list after two weeks.

The suggested annual contribution of $35 will go directly to defraying ISP fees, and hardware/software costs. Additional donations above the suggested fee of $35 will be accepted and appreciated. Please note that this fee is non-refundable.

(3) HOW TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE: To participate you will need to subscribe to the mailing list. To subscribe to the PSU Football Mail List Service, simply send an e-mail to:

LISTSERVER@PLOTIT.COM

In the body of the message type:

SUBSCRIBE PSUFOOTBALL "Your Name"

Substitute "Your Name" with your real name. Please do not put anything else in the message. Also, please note that the subject (or title) of the message should be blank.

To Unsubscribe, again send a note to LISTSERVER@PLOTIT.COM and in the body of the message type:

UNSUBSCRIBE PSUFOOTBALL

Once again, please do not put anything else in the message, or a subject or title on the message.

PLEASE NOTE: Occasionally e-mailboxes will fill up, domain names will change, connections will go down, or what have you. In those cases, reject messages will begin to pour into the administrator's mailbox, or worse, into the list itself. Therefore, the administrator may have to unsubscribe someone for technical reasons and, for those same technical reasons, be unable to notify the person he unsubscribes.

So, if you find that you have stopped receiving e-mail via the mailing list, this may have happened to you. If that is the case, just resubscribe yourself to the mailing list, using the procedures described above.

(4) HOW TO POST: To send a message to every current PSU Mail List subscriber, just send e-mail to:

PSUFOOTBALL@PLOTIT.COM.

This is called "Posting to the mail list" because you send mail to a single address and LISTSERVER makes copies and sends it to all subscribers. The PSUFOOTBALL@PLOTIT.COM address is also known as the "List address." You must never try to send any commands to that address (like subscribe, unsubscribe, etc.), as your message will be distributed to all subscribers. All commands should be sent to the "LISTSERVER address", LISTSERVER@PLOTIT.COM.

It is very important to understand the difference between the two addresses, but fortunately it's not complicated. The LISTSERVER address is like a fax machine and the list address is like a normal phone number. If you make a fax call to someone's home number by mistake, it will be an unpleasant experience for them, but you'll probably be forgiven the first time. If you do it regularly, however, he will probably get upset and send you a nasty complaint. It is the same with mailing lists, except that you may be annoying hundreds or even thousands of people at the same time.

So keep in mind: If you want your message to go to everyone, send it to PSUFOOTBALL@PLOTIT.COM. If you want to give LISTSERVER a command (subscribe, unsubscribe, etc.) send it to LISTSERVER@PLOTIT.COM.

(5) SCOPE: Although the primary subject of discussion is the exploits of the PSU football team, all PSU sports-related subjects are welcome. In addition, since Penn State is a world-class academic institution as well as a sports power, don't be surprised if we occasionally digress into non-sports topics. Before hitting the "send" button to post a message, ask yourself, "Will anyone care?"

(6) TOPICS: Intelligent discussion of relevant topics (noted above) is welcome. The more who participate in the active conversation, the more fun and informative this list becomes.

However (and it's a shame this even needs to be said), obscenity and personal attacks are not welcome. It's OK to disagree (Oh, boy, do we all disagree sometimes!), but don't make it personal. In addition, please remember that these are young men out there playing a game. Win or lose, life goes on.

Also, please refrain from having one-on-one conversations in the general forum. (E.g., conversations like "Hey, Bob Smith, did you know Joe Blow when you were in school?", where the rest of us don't really care, are frowned upon.) This does not mean you can't send a message to "Bob Smith;" just don't send it to him and everyone else.

Finally, like any conversation, it's a good idea to just "listen" to the posts for a bit before posting for the first time. You'll get a flavor for what the current topics are and who everyone is. When you're ready, we'll welcome you with open arms!

(7) LEGAL MUMBO-JUMBO: The mailing list and newsgroup are not sponsored by the Pennsylvania State University. It's just us having fun, folks.

The administrator(s) and moderator(s) of this forum are not responsible for its content, including any violations of copyright. The messages posted to the PSU Football Mail List are the opinions of the poster and not intended as a substitute for qualified professional advice. The List owner, any Internet Service Provider, and PSU Football Mail List contributors, cannot be held responsible for any loss incurred as a result of the application of any of the information provided here. This list is in *NO WAY* affiliated with, connected to, funded by, or sponsored by the Pennsylvania public university of higher education in University Park, PA.

(8) ASSISTANCE, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS: If you need help, write to SPE@PLOTIT.COM. This is the administration address for the mailing list. Any questions, comments, or suggestions can also be sent to this address.

If you wish to write directly to me, I can be reached at EISENSMITH@TCIMET.NET. I'm the administrator of the mailing list.

Scott P. Eisensmith

PO Box 669

Haslett, MI 48840

We Are.....Penn State!!!

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SECTION II: OTHER INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THE FORUM

(1) WWW/FTP SITES: There are a number of WWW and FTP sites which have items of interest to PSU Football List members, including:

* recruiting information

* football schedules

* basketball schedules

* BMPs and WAVs

If you have anything you wish to have stored on the sites, or if you have questions, please send them to the administrator of each site.

http://www.plotit.com/psu_recruits.html

The PSU Basketball Recruiting Page -- The freshest in PSU Men's Hoops news compiled by Tim Beidel. The URL is:

http://pages.prodigy.com/psuhoops/

The Official PSU Home Page -- Direct from the source! The latest official depth charts, transcripts of coaches' press conferences, and other news from the PSU Sports Information Department. You can find it at:

http://www.psu.edu/sports

Cumberlink -- An excellent PSU Football page provided by the Carlisle Sentinel. Located at:

http://www.cumberlink.com

State College WWW Centre -- Lots of news from PSU, State College, and Centre County. Located at:

http://www.centrenet.com

SportsLine USA -- Out of TV and radio range? Listen to Nittany Lion games on the Penn State Radio Network via the World Wide Web on SportsLine USA. Their URL is:

http://www.sportsline.com

Blue White Illustrated Lion Sports Zone -- Electronic BWI, breaking news, and recruiting news. Edited by Phil Grosz. This is an excellent source of information, but you must subscribe to access anything other than one sample article. Check it out at:

http:/www.podi.com/bwi/

Student Book Store--"The Big Blue on the Corner." A great source for PSU clothing. Located at:

http://www.epicom.com/bigblue

The PSU Recruiting Page has quite a few links to other Penn State related web sites.

(2) PSU PHONE NUMBERS: Here are a few phone numbers of interest to Penn

State alumni and friends:

Athletic Ticket Office: (814) 863-0971

Big Ten Conference Office (Chicago): (708) 696-1010

Blue White Illustrated: (800) 282-1629

Nittany Lion Hotline: (800) 52-LIONS

PSU Pre-game Radio Call-in Show: (800) 52-LIONS

Sports Information Office: (814) 865-1757

Teamline (PSU games on radio): (800) 846-4836 ext. 5814

(3) PSU ALUMNI CLUBS: As a public service, we mention that there are numerous Penn State alumni clubs throughout the U.S. and the world. For details on your nearest alumni club, call the PSU Alumni Association at (800) 548-LION. Alumni clubs sponsor numerous social and community service activities, including game watches (which is important when you live far from Pennsylvania).

(4) HOW TO GET THIS FAQ: You can obtain a copy of the latest edition of this FAQ in two ways:

(a) This FAQ is posted each Monday to the mailing list.

(b) You can retrieve this FAQ from our mailing list server. Send an e-mail to LISTSERVER@PLOTIT.COM. In the body of the message, type INFO PSUFOOTBALL. A copy of this FAQ will be forwarded to you.

(5) HISTORY: This list was originally started by Glenn MacMillen. One snowy day in February, his list crashed and left hundreds of homeless folks wandering the 'net in search of their daily dose of Penn State football. A brave soul stepped in and resurrected the list on a university server as a temporary "stop-gap" measure, until Glenn got his list going again. That never happened, and then Scott left his university job and didn't have access to the university server. So the list needed to be moved from the university server to a private setup. Scott Eisensmith gathered contributions during the summer of '96 and purchased their own server and necessary hardware/software to keep the list alive. In spite of a number of grumblings about "everything should be free", enough folks contributed to make the current list a reality. It is usually easy to get folks to contribute toward the ISP charges during the football season, but when the season is over many folks leave the list and contributions dwindle. That makes it very difficult to keep the list going during the non-football season. Therefore, we encourage you to contribute your share if you find this list to be enjoyable and informative! We assure you that no one is making any money off the psufootball list. Current contributions don't cover the ongoing monthly ISP charges.

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SECTION III: NETIQUETTE

These are the netiquette guidelines that have been established for this mailing list/newsgroup.

Like society in general, we need to encourage each other to follow our forum's "rules." If someone goes out of bounds, politely tell him/her so in a private e-mail. These aren't *my* rules, they're *our* rules. It's *not* just up to me -- it's up to you.

*Guidelines for Participating in the PSU Football Mailing List*

The following comes from a wide variety of sources, including some of our forum's participants. If you have any suggestions for additional points, please send them to Scott Eisensmith at <spe@plotit.com>.

1) Read the FAQ. It's what we use to operate.

2) It is a good practice to read this forum for a couple weeks before posting for the first time. That way, you:

- learn who the participants are

- don't ask the same questions that have already been asked 50 times before

- find out the current topics of conversation

3) Sign your posts. Whether you use your real name or a synonym doesn't matter, as long as you use the same signature consistently. It lets us know who is saying what.

4) If you're replying to someone's post, please include enough of the original post so that we can determine what you are talking about. At a minimum, "quote" the original post by:

- including the original poster's name/handle at the top of your post (e.g., "CV Kevin wrote:"); and

- marking the quoted section with ">" signs so we which are your words and which are not.

5) No advertising in this forum. No ticket scalping.

6) No flaming. Interesting discussions regarding differences of opinions, yes; flames, no. If someone does flame, *don't* flame back via the Mail List -- we don't want to read it. If you must flame back, send a private e-mail.

7) If we receive an offensive post from someone who backs another school (it *will* happen again, trust me), ignore it. Don't make it worse with 10 more "oh, yeah?" posts back to the forum. If you want to respond, take it off line. Any witty comebacks you might think of posting to everyone have already been posted before, so don't.

8) If we're spammed don't make it worse by commenting on it to everyone on the List. Forward the spam to the postmaster where the spam came from, then forget about it. If everyone does this, we'll keep the noise level down, and maybe even get the spammer booted off the Net.

9) If you're having a private conversation, use private e-mail. This would include posts like "Hey, does anyone know so-and-so? Tell him I said Hi!" or "So, what are you doing this weekend?" Use good judgment and don't bore us all with your personal life.

10) If someone is not being a good citizen of the forum, let him/her know by private e-mail. Be gentle the first time, it might be a newbie. If you wish, send a copy of these guidelines.

11) Make it clear from the subject header what sport or other subject area you are talking about. Try to avoid subjects like "Big News!" or "what do we do now?" or "<none>". The best way to go about this is by listing the sport/area you are talking about.

Examples of appropriate subject lines:

Football: JoePa Renewed

WBball: Team Tops Minnesota <---that's women's basketball

Men's Hoops: Pistol Pete named AA

Politics: PSU Alum is Big Man in Congress

On Campus: Pepsi, Nike new PSU sponsors

Scott P. Eisensmith, '76, List Owner