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Subject: Re: The game is on!

Author: Steven Edwards

Date: 19:25:57 03/16/04

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On March 16, 2004 at 21:48:53, Angrim wrote:
>On March 16, 2004 at 13:03:28, Steven Edwards wrote:

>>A problem with FICS is that they refused to give me an account because they
>>thought my email address which I pay for and have had for years is a throwaway
>>account (like Hotmail); I mas unable to reach an admin to correct their error.
>
>Well, if you just want a computer account and not a human one, login as guest
>and read "help computer_app" which tells how to apply for a computer account.
>The process is a little more complex than for a human account, but you don't
>need to deal with the automated registration that objects to your email addr.
>
>The help file starts out:
>#If you want to have a computer account, please send an e-mail to
>#computers@freechess.org with ALL of the following info (please use this as
>#a form):
>
>If you want a human account also(and computer accounts are more likely to
>be granted if you have had a human account for some time) then the process
>is to log in as a guest and type "showa" to list all online admins.  Then
>send one of them a tell like "tell Kokesh hi, I need help registering,
>the online registration program thinks that I have a free email account"

Thanks!  I'll give it a try.



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