Hi Andrew,


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 JD>> I made very few changes to the rules.  For ease and simplicity.

 ac> I wasn't aware of such a rule, although it seems to have existed 
 ac> since
 ac> at least June 1998 according to my archives (and most likely before
 ac> then).  What's the rationale behind that, anyway?

I used the "don't fix it if it ain't broke" theory, when I left
it in there.
:)
Not always the best method, but at least it is a starting point. 


 ac> One wonders how a would-be Maximus user with problems setting up 
 ac> their
 ac> system could've possibly obtained support through this echo without
 ac> already being a sysop.  Catch 22?  Strange rule!


Here is the wording that should be in the current .rul file :


3 - This echo is restricted to sysops (or soon to be sysops) only.
    It may not be made generally available to your users.


Thus, would-be Maximus users are welcome to come here for aid.

Please encourage it.



                                                ....Joe

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