Welcome!

Introduction

Welcome to alt.binaries.e-book and the other e-book* related groups!

ABEB is one of the world's largest electronic book evaluation, and preservation libraries and is dedicated to the preservation of e-books for everyone. In the interest of education, and to help those who might be new to the entire Usenet experience, the e-book community is bringing you these Frequently Asked Questions and guidelines for acceptable conduct within these groups, that is- within the e-book.* hierarchy. We wish to recognize the contributions of the members of ABEB to this constantly changing and evolving document.

Q: Why should I read this lengthy FAQ?

A: Because these e-book groups involve the transfer of binary postings, they tend to be much more complicated than most other newsgroups that you may have seen. Therefore, there are more procedures to know and guidelines to observe in order to preserve the quality of Usenet as a whole. This FAQ is your guide to survival in the e-book community on Usenet. Even more important is the fact that incorrect postings hurt everyone who uses Usenet. The Usenet is a very big place. Posts which are faulty or which do not belong in a group simply increase the traffic. They also increase the requests for reposts and the actual reposts from those people who try to be helpful. All of this can cause the proverbial forest to get lost in the trees. If you wish to be a responsible Usenet netizen, and you would like the usefulness of these groups to continue, you can only profit from following these simple guidelines.

Confused already? Unsure what this whole "Usenet" thing is, or what it's all about? Check out our primers on ABEB and Usenet here.

If you're looking for quick answers to a question you might have, check-out the "Lite" version of this FAQ here.