Please note the Reply-to address is to the automated email server not read
by a human.

This weekly posting hopefully contains useful information for new and old
users of the newsgroup in the form of:-

        Pointer to the uk.tech.robotics FAQ
        Robot Wars fans note
        The Charter of the newsgroup uk.tech.robotics
        Additional information (what to killfile on etc..)

FAQ
===
   This is maintained currently as a web page and can be seen at

        <http://robotics.earlsoft.co.uk/>

Robot Wars
==========
   Those wishing to discuss the TV programmes Robot Wars and its associated
   Extreme, World Championship and other titles, or similar programmes are
   requested to use the appropriate newsgroups:-

        <news:uk.media.tv.robot-wars>
        <news:alt.robotwars>

   Those wishing to describe the technicalities of control mechanisms or
   electronics (NOT weaponry or radio control) might find this group useful.

Charter
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>Subject: Newsgroup uk.tech.robotics now created
>Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 18:26:06 +0000
>Message-ID: <charter-uk.tech.robotics-20011206182606$5398@harlech.demon.co.uk>

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The creation message for uk.tech.robotics has just been issued.

For your newsgroups file:
uk.tech.robotics	Robotics in the UK

CHARTER: uk.tech.robotics

Information and discussion of the design, creation, modification and
repair of robot technology in the UK, either professionally, or as a
hobby.

Advertising

Advertising is forbidden, with these exceptions:

Event organisers, or suppliers of goods and services, relevant to uk
robotics in the UK, may post an invitation to visit their web site, or
request details, once every week.  The subject line should begin
"ADVERT: ", except for vacancy adverts, when it should begin "JOB: ".

Binaries & Formatting

Encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, compressed files, etc.) are
forbidden. Such material belongs on a web or FTP site to which a
pointer may be posted. Cryptographic signatures (e.g. PGP) may be used
where authentication is important and should be as short as possible.

Posts must be readable as plain text. HTML, RTF and similarly
formatted messages are prohibited. To see how to make some common
newsreaders comply with this, read
<http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html>.

Warning

Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to their
"postmaster" and/or Service Provider.



Proponent:
        B. I. Gegg 

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Additional Information
======================

    For those who are familiar with this post and know how to use killfiles,
    it is possible to avoid downloading this FAQ under normal circumstances
    by adding a reference to kill on the following line:-

        X-Changes: NONE

    When a new version appears this will be modified for the first time it is
    posted, hopefully saving bandwidth..

For a guide on how to configure your newsreader/web-browser for posting
to uk.* groups, see <http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html> .

Proposed changes to this or any other uk.* newsgroup are published in
<news:uk.net.news.announce>, a moderated, low traffic newsgroup, which
you are recommended to subscribe to. Details of elections to the 
UK Usenet Committee, which normally start in September of each year,
are also found there.


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Posted by: Paul Carpenter of PC Services, on behalf of uk.tech.robotics