CS1322 - Fall 2005 - Newsgroup Policy

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Newsgroup Policy

There are 2 newsgroups provided for use in CS1322. There is one for questions and one for official class annoucements.

The newsgroups are:
git.cc.class.cs1322.announce
and
git.cc.class.cs1322.questions

If you don't know how to read newsgroups, it's your responsibility to learn. The OIT Frequently Asked Questions include a section on newsgroups with answers to common questions, such as "How to access the news server from off campus".

The 1322 .announce newsgroup provides students with the latest and greatest information in the course. All students enrolled in CS1322 are REQUIRED TO READ .ANNOUNCE EVERY DAY. Failure to read this newsgroup can possibly cause you to miss turn-in dates, annoucements about tests, extensions on assignments, etc. You are considered officially notified about anything announced in this newsgroup after 24 hours elapse. If you email the instructors or TAs with a question that has been addressed in a .announce posting, you are likely to not get a reply.

The .questions newsgroup is your absolute BEST resource for questions that you need answered concerning the course, assignments, or other programming related items concerning code editors or JDK. Before you send an email to a TA or instructor, think if your question really concerns only you and can be answered only by the TA or instructor. If not, perhaps a newsgroup posting is more appropriate.