From: IN%"rreiner@cogsci.l.chiba-u.ac.jp" "Richard Reiner" 25-OCT-1993 19:12:58.95 To: IN%"philos-l@liverpool.ac.uk" "Members of the list" CC: Subj: Frequently asked questions about the IPPE Received: from mail.liv.ac.uk by vax.csc.cuhk.hk (PMDF #12160) id <01H4FMOZLXU8934QK0@vax.csc.cuhk.hk>; Sat, 23 Oct 1993 01:17 +0800 Received: from liverpool.ac.uk by mailhub.liverpool.ac.uk with Local-SMTP (PP) id <12628-0@mailhub.liverpool.ac.uk>; Fri, 22 Oct 1993 18:08:12 +0100 Date: Fri, 22 Oct 93 18:08:07 BST From: Richard Reiner Subject: Frequently asked questions about the IPPE Sender: philos-l@liverpool.ac.uk To: Members of the list Reply-to: Richard Reiner Message-id: <9310221653.AA24386@cogsci.l.chiba-u.ac.jp> Comment: UK Philosophers Originator: philos-l@liverpool.ac.uk X-ListProcessor-Version: 5.5 -- UNIX ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas (The following document is now available on the IPPE in the directory pub/info. I'm posting only the table of contents here; to obtain the contents, connect to the IPPE in one of the following ways: Accessing the International Philosophical Preprint Exchange: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By gopher: "gopher apa.oxy.edu" or "gopher kasey.umkc.edu". By ftp: "ftp Phil-Preprints.L.Chiba-U.ac.jp". By email: "mail phil-preprints-service@Phil-Preprints.L.Chiba-U.ac.jp". To place a paper or comment on the IPPE: see pub/submissions/README. If you have questions: send mail to . ) Frequently asked questions about the International Philosophical Preprint Exchange (with answers) version 0.8 of 22 October 1993 Table of Contents Section 1: General information Q1.1: What is the International Philosophical Preprint Exchange (IPPE)? Q1.2: Who may use the IPPE? Q1.3: What areas of philosophy are represented on the IPPE? Q1.4: How much activity is there on the IPPE? Q1.5: Can I cite a paper I retrieved from the IPPE? Q1.6: To whom am I indebted for this wonderful service? Section 2: Getting connected Q2.1: How do I read the papers stored on the IPPE? Q2.2: My host system doesn't have gopher installed. Is there some way I can still use gopher to access the IPPE? Q2.3: When I try to connect to Phil- Preprints.L.Chiba-U.ac.jp by gopher or ftp, I get an error message saying there's no such host. What's wrong? Q2.4: When I try to send email to phil-preprints- service@Phil-Preprints.L.Chiba-U.ac.jp, I get an error message saying there's no such host, or that service is unavailable. What's wrong? Q2.5: When I reply to a message sent by the phil- preprints-service mail server program, I get no response. What's wrong? Q2.6: How can I learn more about the IPPE and how it works? Q2.7: When I'm using the IPPE by gopher or ftp, sometimes I get no response for a minute or more. What's wrong? Q2.8: Who should I contact if I'm having trouble? Section 3: Placing your own papers on the IPPE Q3.1: What sorts of papers are accepted by the IPPE? Q3.2: Will my paper remain publishable if I place it on the IPPE? Q3.3: How often is a paper placed on the IPPE likely to be accessed? Q3.4: Can I expect to receive comments from readers? Q3.5: Do I have to give up copyright to my paper to place it on the IPPE? Q3.6: What if my paper is already committed for publication? Q3.7: What if my paper has already been published? Q3.8: Is my paper likely to be plagiarized if I place it on the IPPE? Q3.9: How do I place a paper on the IPPE? Q3.10: I have written a comment on, or a reply to, one of the papers on the IPPE. What do I do now? -- Richard Reiner -- Coordinator, International Philosophical Preprint Exchange rreiner@Phil-Preprints.L.Chiba-U.ac.jp. For faster response send email to rreiner@nexus.yorku.ca.