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From: chai@chip.cs.uiuc.edu (Ian Chai)
Subject: Answer: Where to get Figlet, etc.
Date: 1995/07/14
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I've had a number of queries about FIGlet from people referring to
Ascii-art lately, so I figured it's time to post this again:
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The "official" ftp site for Figlet is:
	ftp.nicoh.com:pub/figlet

The Figlet WWW page
        http://www.math.uiuc.edu:80/~chappell/figlet/
lists some other sites.

There is also FIGLET-L, a mailing list for both updates and discussions
about figlet. If you want to be notified of updates to the Figlet
software, email
	LISTSERV@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu
with the body of the email saying
	subscribe figlet-l your full name
	set figlet-l topics=SOFTWARE
where "your full name" should be your full name.

If you want to know about new fonts as well, then it should say
	subscribe figlet-l your full name
	set figlet-l topics=SOFTWARE,FONTS

If you want to be in on everything, including discussions, then just
	subscribe figlet-l your full name
will do the trick.

Remember not to post any discussions under SOFTWARE or FONTS. In fact,
you should never post under SOFTWARE -- it is for "official" releases.
You can post any new nifty software you write for figlet on the normal
discussion, and if I decide to put it in the "official" distribution,
I'll post a notice to SOFTWARE and make it available for ftp.

There is also a Figlet mail server, run by
Michel.Eftimakis@ustc.vlsi.com. Send him email with the subject
	Figlet: Help
for more information.

Ian Chai