ATLANTISv2 atl-players-digest #168

From: csd@microplex.com (Christian Daudt)

Date: Wed, 08 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Errors to csd@microplex.com
Now there should be a digest whenever (a) there are 10 emails
or (b) whenever there is an email waiting for more than 48 hours
for a digest to be completed.
So don't get worried if the digest has only 1 or 2 emails, that
just means the list has been slow.
(I hope it works)
If you want previous versions, they are available via WWW at
http://www.microplex.com/~csd/atlantisv2/
----------------------------------------------------------
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 1995 10:21:31 -0500 (EST)
From: Glenn Harvel <harvelg@candu.aecl.ca>
Subject: Re: UPS

On Tue, 7 Nov 1995, Dave Mack McGaw wrote:

> Yep! The portal service is doing fine!
>
> But I still need a few more portals creating for me!  Can YOU oblige?

How many do you need?  I may need to retreat soon, i.e. I may need the
UPS service.  I would be willing to create portals in exchange.  Please
tell me how many portals you are looking for, when, and would you
exchange portals for UPS service?

Glenn

>
> I offer you $150 cash up front for a portal.
>
> Make at your leisure, sell for a profit!
>
> Lurvly!
>
> Contact me if you can create a portal for me!
>
> Regards as ever
>
> Mack
>
> PS I gave a date in one of my previous mails which scared off the trade.  The
> next AVAILABLE flight is not this turn, or next turn, but the turn after.
>  First to book gets it!
>
> PPS If I get no charter, then consensus will permit for the first exit from
> the city... Which exit are you interested in???
>
----------------------------------------------------------
From: Dave "Mack" McGaw <u3djm@csc.liv.ac.uk>
Subject: Players in AC
Date: Tue,  7 Nov 1995 15:32:49 +0000 (GMT)

Am I the only one on this thing?

Or am I the only idiot who spamms it?

Well, seeing as I'm here, time to clear a few points up :

=====================

Global Spells Syndicate
------------------------

The Spells Syndicate has finally gone public, those of you who have grabbed
myspell info already know this, but those that haven't read on.

The higher level spells are still kept confidential, but you can get as much
info as is humanly possible by mailing me with the subject headers of either :

SPELL_LIST ; for my current list of spells,
SPELL_FILE ; for the spell descriptions available to you.

It is totally automated so you can either put a message in the mail or leave
it blank.

======================

UPS
---

Due to an overwhelming response to the UPS, I have sort of been out of
commision by flying out charters. The next available is not this turn, or the next,
but the one straight after.

First person to ask me for the charter gets it! It's that simple, no
preferences, no bidding, first come first served.

If I don't have a charter (praise the lord!) I'll run the "Exit Flight".

Mail me with the subject line of the place you'd like to go to and the number
of weight units you'd send through (cost $1 per weight unit) and I'll run the
vote.

EG :  You want to send through 3 men (30 units) and a horse (20 units) to Larkanth

put this in your mail header :  Larkanth 50

and I'll sort it out from here!

==============

Portals
-------

In order to run this service for the populous, I am still on the scrounge for
portals.  I'll pay you $150 for each portal you can give me.

Freelance Mages are the best!!!

===================

This is basically it!

Regards as ever

Mack
----------------------------------------------------------
From: yaj@cc.gatech.edu (Jay Luo)
Subject: Assassinations in Dezhou
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 12:41:13 -0500 (EST)

I wish to announce my intention to execute 20 random residents of Lautaro
in reprisal for each assassination committed against a subject of the
Kingdom of Prettstern.  Cease or be destroyed.

Duke Bocholt

----------------------------------------------------------
From: Richard Bulajewski <richie@harare.iafrica.com>
Subject: ATL2: Teleport me(5341)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 19:43:09 +-200

Why are you preventing me entry to 34,3. Please declare me friendly so that I can continue my exloration.

Thanks,

Silver Hammer Clan [858]

----------------------------------------------------------
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 09:31:55 +1100 (EST)
From: Robert Henley <rhenley@st.nepean.uws.edu.au>
Subject: times??

how do you write times aerticles again.
is it just

#times (faction number)
ect,ect,ect
#end

H   H EEEE  NN    N  L     EEEE Y   Y  *********************************
  H   H E     N N   N  L     E     Y Y   * Address all email to          *
  HHHHH EEEE  N  N  N  L     EEEE   Y    *                               *
  H   H E     N   N N  L     E      Y    * David Henley at               *
  H   H EEEE  N    NN  LLLLL EEEE   Y    * rhenley@st.nepean.uws.edu.au  *
                                         *********************************

Razors pain you;Rivers are damp;Acids stain you;And drugs cause cramp;Guns
aren't lawful;Nooses give;Gas smells awful;sod it you may as well live

Everthing in life is someplace else and you get there in a car

----------------------------------------------------------
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 15:08:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Timothy Johann <tjohann@cco.caltech.edu>
Subject: Atlantis

Amazon Priestess in Karothea.

Pleased to meet ya.  I am Quincey Morris, a traveling mage.  Please contact
me at tjohann@cco.caltech.edu.

Thank ye

----------------------------------------------------------
From: Adrian Smith <fon@iinet.com.au>
Subject: Re: Assassinations in Dezhou
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 11:50:04 +0800 (WST)

>
>
> I wish to announce my intention to execute 20 random residents of Lautaro
> in reprisal for each assassination committed against a subject of the
> Kingdom of Prettstern.  Cease or be destroyed.
>
> Duke Bocholt
>
In my view, this would make you as guilty as the assassins!
Why should innocent civilians pay for the crimes of others?

Bring in an observer!

Mutant Black Robes
----------------------------------------------------------
From: Adrian Smith <fon@iinet.com.au>
Subject: Re: To the PCP
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 12:38:22 +0800 (WST)

>
> To the guy who wrote this, and who was too cowardly to even sign it...
>
> > Republic of Rome - now would be a good time to make peace with the PCP.
> > Why fight over some lousy tundra, and a town that you've pillaged and left
> > to rot, anyway?
>
You knew it was me!

> We follow the example of the Republic of Rome, and if you had studied your
> history, you'd know that they NEVER surrender. As regards our pillaging of
> the plains, tundra and the town you have taken in Sorisdale, that was a
> strategic decision made by the Senate. Hope you like it.
>
Hmm.. trying to bring historical reality into Atlantis .. revolutionary.
I seem to remember the Republic of Rome breaking apart and being overrun by
hordes of Goths and Vandals.

Never surrender, maybe, but cowardly retreat from Sorisdale is certainly in
their strategy books. I'm sure most factions would feel nothing but contempt
for your choice of a scorched earth policy.

> > I can see that you are leaving our shores (forcibly), so why not come to the
> > negotiating table and show that the Senate knows how to debate, not just
> > knife others in the back?
>
> Where you've got the idea that we are leaving your shores, I don't know.
> An entire Legion of my best stormtroopers are already on the forest
> moon... (Oops, wrong movie. 8-)
>
Ahh, but they are no match for my mighty jumptroops :)

> YOU were the ones who invaded Sorisdale in support of the 4 who are 1, with
> whom we were trying to conclude a peace treaty. That you have supported their
> base treachery negates ANY honour in your words.
>
We were only supporting a cry for help,
in response to the Romans' cowardly landing on our shores,
in defiance of the peace agreement we had with them.

> Regards,
>
> The Legate,
> Dragon Legions (93).
> Republic of Rome.
>
Mutant Black Robes (44)
WARLORD of the PolyChromatic Pirates
----------------------------------------------------------
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 11:04:23 +0100 (MET)
From: Michael Akinde <strategy@iesd.auc.dk>
Subject: Re: To the PCP

Hi Adrian,
> > To the guy who wrote this, and who was too cowardly to even sign it...
> You knew it was me!

How was I to know?

> Hmm.. trying to bring historical reality into Atlantis .. revolutionary.
> I seem to remember the Republic of Rome breaking apart and being overrun by
> hordes of Goths and Vandals.

Wrong again! The Republic of Rome was never overrun - it fell apart from
Civil war. But only after conquering all of the Medditeranean. The
Empire was overrun - and even that was only 500 years after it's
inception.

Unfortunate that we don't have a Pompeius Magnus to take care of our
pirates for us. 8-) On the other hand, that might be good too...

> Never surrender, maybe, but cowardly retreat from Sorisdale is certainly in
> their strategy books. I'm sure most factions would feel nothing but contempt
> for your choice of a scorched earth policy.

That is up to them - I prefer to run away to fight another day. :-) Getting
our soldiers killed in unwinnable battles is NOT in my Strategy books.

> > Where you've got the idea that we are leaving your shores, I don't know.
> > An entire Legion of my best stormtroopers are already on the forest
> > moon... (Oops, wrong movie. 8-)
> Ahh, but they are no match for my mighty jumptroops :)

Hmm - time to get hold of some Fremen! Or maybe Dorsai... :-)

> > YOU were the ones who invaded Sorisdale in support of the 4 who are 1, with
> > whom we were trying to conclude a peace treaty. That you have supported their
> > base treachery negates ANY honour in your words.
> We were only supporting a cry for help,

From guys we had already offered peace - and which they had accepted.

> in response to the Romans' cowardly landing on our shores,

Landing on shores where you had NO presence at all! While you're
at it, why don't you claim all of Atlantis? 8-)

> in defiance of the peace agreement we had with them.

Which Peace agreement?

All peace movements have continually come from us to you guys - with
none in return. Unless your comments on your homepage are to be seen
as particularly peaceful. :-)

> Mutant Black Robes (44)
> WARLORD of the PolyChromatic Pirates

Regards,

The Legate,
Dragon Legions (93).
Republic of Rome.
----------------------------------------------------------
From: Jon Harvey <u3jph@csc.liv.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Mail filters - Again
Date: Wed,  8 Nov 1995 11:19:48 +0000 (GMT)

Dave "Mack" McGaw (u3djm@csc.liv.ac.uk) wrote:
>
> I see a lot of you would rather bag the list from my mailer than from my web
> page, but it the damn thing working for you?
>
> Mail me if it is!  (I know of at least 12 people who have tried it in the
> pastDAY!).
>
> I just need to know that it's working - please confirm for me folks!
>
> Regards as ever
>
> Mack
>

Dave,

set up an additional service with subject field "index" so we can get a list
of what subject fields to send.

Jon.