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From info@wired.com Fri Sep 16 07:29:35 1994
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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 16:44:06 -0700
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From: Wired General Information <info@wired.com>
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(Ver.3.08--8.19.94)
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WIRED Online FAQ
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"Just the FAQ's...."
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Greetings-
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This message is an automatic response to your request for information from
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the <info@wired.com> mailbox address. Your message was forwarded to a
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real live human as well, so if you asked any specific questions that cannot be
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answered by the Frequently Asked Questions list (FAQ) below, they'll get
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answered shortly.
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We do read all the messages that go to this address, but we ask you to read
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the information below carefully -- before following-up with another
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question to this address. It's quite likely that the answer is in this
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message. If it is, do not expect a response. If your question is for
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another department, we urge you send it again to the appropriate e-mail
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address (see item 1 below). This FAQ addresses the following questions:
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-1- How do I contact WIRED via e-mail?
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-2- Where can I find WIRED in the U.S.?
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-3- How much does WIRED cost on the newsstand?
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-4- How can I subscribe to WIRED?
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-5- What services does WIRED Online offer?
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-6- How do I participate in WIRED electronic discussions?
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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-1- How do I contact WIRED via e-mail?
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The WIRED Info-rama (an automated info-rama@wired.com
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e-mail/mailing list server for (sends back an automatic reply)
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back-issues, etc.): (NOTE - "info-rama@wired.com" is
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_NOT_ THE SAME AS "info@wired.com")
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Inforama questions: infobeing@wired.com
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(human)
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WIRED Online department: online@wired.com
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(human)
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Subscription information
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(including back-issues and
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address changes): subscriptions@wired.com
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(sends back an automated reply,
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but is also read by a human)
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WIRED Ware (t-shirts, etc.): ware@wired.com
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(sends back an automated reply,
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but is also read by a human)
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Editorial questions: editor@wired.com (human)
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Article submissions: submissions@wired.com (human)
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Resumes/Intern applications: jobs@wired.com (human)
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Information regarding HotWired: hotwired-info@hotwired.com (human)
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-2- Where can I find WIRED in the U.S.?
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The premiere issue of WIRED (1.1) hit the newsstands on Tuesday the 26th
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of January, 1993.
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Our main distributor is ICD (a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation) - so
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you should be able to find it at Waldenbooks, B.Dalton, Tower Records and
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Books, Brentano's, Scribner's, Barnes and Noble, Safeway, Albertsons,
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Software Etc., and selected computer bookstores and software stores that
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carry computer books and magazines. Other U.S. distributors include Ingram
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Periodicals and IPD. The first issue is absolutely sold out. To get a
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complete listing of which back-issues are available and how much they cost,
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send mail to subscriptions@wired.com
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-3- How much does WIRED cost on the newsstand?
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Newsstand cover price in the U.S. is $4.95 and $5.95 in Canada. See below
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for subscription rates.
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-4- How can I subscribe to WIRED?
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Now that WIRED is monthly, as a general rule in North America - from the
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date you subscribe, you should expect your subscription to start with the
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NEXT issue and not the currently available issue on the newsstands.
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Following are WIRED's Monthly Individual Subscription Rates
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(effective Oct 18th, 1993):
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(corporate/institutional rates are higher - please send mail to:
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subscriptions@wired.com for information on corporate/institutional pricing)
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12 issues/one year:
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$39.95 (33% off the single copy price of $59.40)
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(US$64 in Canada/Mexico - US$79 other countries)
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Two years (24 issues):
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$71 (40% off the single copy price of $118.80)
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(US$119 in Canada/Mexico - US$149 other countries)
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To subscribe to WIRED magazine (print version) over the phone (in the U.S.)
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via credit card, call 1-800 SO WIRED. Outside the U.S. - call
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+1 (415) 904 0660 or send a fax to +1 (415) 904 0669.
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Or send a check or money order (in U.S. dollars) to:
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WIRED
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P.O. Box 191826
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San Francisco, CA 94119-9866
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-5- What services does WIRED Online offer?
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The WIRED Info-rama
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The COMPLETE text (except advertisements) of all WIRED back-issues
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(*including additional text that is NOT in the magazine*) is available (for
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free) via our automated mailserver using basic Internet e-mail.
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Check it out!
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Send e-mail to:
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info-rama@wired.com
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with no subject and with the words:
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get help
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in the body of the message. This will return a message explaining how to
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use the Info-rama for retrieving WIRED files. Note, messages to the Info-rama
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can have multiple requests, so long as each request appears on a separate
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line. Hence, to get both the help file and a complete listing of all the
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files available through the Info-rama, include another line in your message
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saying, "get master.index" such that your request appears as follows:
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get help
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get master.index
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If your e-mail program automatically appends a signature to your e-mail
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messages you should designate the end of your request by inserting the word
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"end" on a line by itself immediately following the request and preceeding
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the signature. In this case your message to the Info-rama will look as
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follows:
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get <file>
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end
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Back-issues of WIRED e-text are available on the Info-rama around the last
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week of the month of the issue date.
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WIRED "Hotwired" Mailing List
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If you would like to receive future WIRED-related bulletins, you can
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subscribe to our new Hotwired mailing list. To do so, just send e-mail
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to info-rama@wired.com with the following line contained in the
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message body:
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subscribe hotwired
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This low-volume moderated list is a great way to keep abreast of important
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issues on the Digital Frontier and to find out about new services offered
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through WIRED Online.
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WIRED Gopher
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Gopher is a menu-driven, cross-platform Internet text retrieval system.
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Developed at the University of Minnesota, Gopher is used at thousands of
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sites all around the world. The WIRED Gopher has a keyword search engine
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for all the articles in previous issues so you can easily search
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for specific information.
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To reach WIRED's Gopher, gopher to:
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gopher.wired.com <port 70>
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Gopher is available for a number of computer platforms via anonymous FTP
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(file transfer protocol) from:
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boombox.micro.umn.edu
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Directory path:
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/pub/gopher/
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WIRED on WWW (World Wide Web)
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World Wide Web is a cross-platform system of Internet networks for
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retrieving text, images, sound and video. WIRED's WWW site provides the
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text from the magazine as well as a variety of features found only through
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WIRED Online, such as a keyword search; an archive of information
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concerning the Clinton administration's attempts to institute the Clipper
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encryption scheme; a photo and text essay on a recent WIRED visit to Microsoft; original digital travelogs from the authors of "Roadside America" and the "Friendship Flight"- Siberian Biplane Adventure; as well as article text not appearing in print due to space considerations. Connected to the Net via a T1 line, it's in a continuous state of evolution and improvement.
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To reach WIRED's WWW site point your WWW browser at:
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http://www.wired.com/ <port 80>
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Currently, a public-domain browsing tool called Mosaic, from NCSA
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(National Center for Supercomputing Applications) in Urbana-Champaign,
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IL, is the most popular client interface for accessing the WWW. In
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terms of Internet traffic and use, it is one of the fastest growing
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applications in the world -- and has great potential for innovative
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uses in the future. You must have access to a live Internet connection
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to use Mosaic, however. Mosaic, for use on the Macintosh, Microsoft
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Windows, or X-Windows system, can be obtained via anonymous FTP. The
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host address is:
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ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
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Directory path:
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/Mosaic/
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If you do not have a live Internet connection but do have dialup ASCII
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access (if you are uncertain as to what this means consult your Internet
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service provider), WWW can be accessed via a software client called Lynx.
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For an explanation of features and a demo, telnet to:
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www.cc.ukans.edu
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and login as:
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www
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Lynx Version 2.2 is now available for anonymous ftp from:
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FTP2.cc.ukans.edu
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Directory path:
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/pub/lynx/lynx2-2.tar.Z and/or
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/pub/lynx/lynx2-2.zip
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WIRED on Various BBS'es and Online Services
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WIRED maintains a presence on America Online, and The WELL, as
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well as the Usenet newsgroup alt.wired.
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(NOTE: For some of our overseas subscribers, the only cost-effective
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way to access some of these systems is via telnet over the Internet).
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-6- How do I participate in WIRED electronic discussions?
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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WIRED on the WELL
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The WIRED conference on the WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) was the
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first place that WIRED Online opened a public forum back in 1992. The
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WELL's headquarters are in Sausalito, CA. Conversationally, there's always
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something interesting happening here. You can download bonus WIRED text
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from this forum as well. The WELL offers online conferencing capabilities,
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as well as access to USENET news and other Internet tools. As it is on the
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Internet, it is accessible internationally.
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Connecting:
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Modem: dial +1.415.332.6106, 2400, N, 8 1
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" +1.415.332.8410, 9600, N, 8 1
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Telnet: telnet well.sf.ca.us
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Guest account: Type "guest" at the login prompt
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More info: telephone +1.415.332-4335
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Status line: 1-800-326-8354 (from U.S. phones, a 24 hr. recorded message)
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Finding WIRED: type "g wired" from any "OK" prompt
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WIRED on America Online
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WIRED has been on America Online (AOL) since June 1993. Currently
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WIRED's area on AOL offers the ability to discuss WIRED with both AOL
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members and WIRED workers, the ability to browse or download the plain
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text contents of WIRED back-issues, as well as a chat area. AOL
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headquarters are in Vienna, VA. Not accessible via the Internet
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(except through e-mail), membership to AOL is limited to people living
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in the U.S. Once connected to AOL go to:
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keyword: wired
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Software:
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Most major computer (and several consumer) magazines have either
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tear-out cards or floppy disks that offer a route to subscribe
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to America Online. By using one of those business reply cards,
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you'll get client software (DOS, Mac or Windows) and five
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free hours of access time.
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Connecting:
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The complete instructions for getting connected to AOL come with
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the free floppy disk.
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America Online (U.S. offices): +1 (800) 827 6364
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ALT.WIRED (on Usenet)
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WIRED does not officially support alt.wired on Usenet -- the world's
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largest free-wheeling and anarchic electronic conferencing system. However,
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occasionally we do post items of general interest to the Usenet community.
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The volume of traffic on alt.wired is high and new participants can easily
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be overwhelmed by the intensity of conversation there. It is perhaps best
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compared to a fire-hydrant of commentary and passionate opinions, both
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positive and negative.
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Connecting:
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Contact your local Netnews provider to get a Usenet feed that subscribes
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to alt.wired.
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Best,
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_wk-
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(P.S. This reply message was sent automatically. Sending additional
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messages today will not generate any further responses.)
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Online.Ambassador 544.2nd.St. +1.415.904.0669 [fax]
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