1.0 CHARTER of rec.music.indian.misc


  • Newsgroup name: rec.music.indian.misc (unmoderated)
  • Newsgroup line: Discussing Indian music in general.
  • Newsgroups creator: Sridhar Venkataraman.
  • Date started: Jan 1st, 1992.

    • CHARTER of rec.music.indian.misc (as in CFV).

    rec.music.indian.misc is an unmoderated group created for the discussion, promotion and exchange of ideas on all aspects of Indian music not related to either classical or film music. It will also accomodate all discussions arising out of a mix of classical and film music.

    Appropriate topics for rec.music.indian.misc will include:

    Clarification: Just to clarify the purpose of the misc group, it was formed to discuss indian music not related to classical and film music. But as the proposal for the film newsgroup was rejected, it is entirely the discretion of the readers to decide about the film articles appearing on rec.music.indian.misc. (See addendum below.)

    Addendum to Clarification (Oct. 2, 1995): As a new newsgroup has been formed especially to discuss Indian movies (rec.arts.movies.local.indian), discussions about films should no longer be held at RMIM. All articles pertaining solely to movies should be posted to the RAMLI newsgroup.

    1.1 I want to post something on the newsgroup, what should I do?

    This is an unmoderated newsgroup, anyone can post anything as long the article posted is relevant to the newsgroup and complies with its original charter. Use your favourite newsreader software to post on the net.

    1.2 I don't have posting privileges if I use my newsreader. How do I post?

    (See also question 1.4 below). If your newsreader does not allow you to post articles to newsgroups like rec.music.indian.misc then you can use the normal emailing facility to post. Postings can be made by sending mail to one of the following mail-to-usenet gateways:-

    (Note: The initial list of email-to-news gateways were all found to be defunct. If you know of any new addresses please let us know (subraman@cs.umn.edu))
    Not all gateways support all newsgroups. You may have to try several to find one that helps you post to rec.music.indian.misc. (Please let us know which ones worked and which did not.)

    In addition, you can cross-post to several newsgroups by adding the header Newsgroups: with the names of the groups you want to post to and sending it to mail2news@c2.org, or mail2news@utopia.hacktic.nl.

    Most of the information on these gateways come from two sources:

    1.3 Can I read the newsgroup using email?

    There are many ways to access the newsgroup using email facility alone.

    Internet Thru EMail
    The best place to look for the answer to this question is to read the "Accessing The Internet By E-Mail, which is Doctor Bob Rankin's Guide to Offline Internet Access.

    RMIM Thru Mail (RTM)
    This facility is designed specially for people who want to receive the RMIM articles through email. All you have to do is send a request to Prince Kohli at pkohli@cc.gatech.edu with Subject: RTM. You will soon start receiving the articles posted on RMIM as and when they appear on the newsgroup. Use Subject: RTM REMOVE to stop the articles. Request for old articles are NOT entertained. This facility comes to you as part of RMIM Automailer by Prince and Satish.

    1.4 How can I read and post on RMIM using Web?

    Yes. There are a few servers that provide access to RMIM articles. You can read RMIM through Zippo.com or try reading RMIM on Dejanews site. Then there is the Reference.com where you can read and search for articles on RMIM (and also receive them through email).
    If you know of any other site that allows you to read articles on RMIM let us know.
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