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On Sunday, February 1, 2026, 11:01 PM, Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com> w
rote:
Dear Listers,
Please read over the Allegro-List Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) below.
=C2- The
complete Allegro-List FAQ including the Usage Guidelines can be found at th
e
following URL:
=C2- http://www.matronics.com/FAQs/Allegro-List.FAQ.html
Thank you,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
[ Note: This FAQ was designed to be displayed with a fixed width font such
as
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- Courier.=C2- Proportional fonts will cause di
splay formatting errors. ]
=C2- This FAQ can also be viewed in HTML online at the following address:
=C2-
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.matronic
s.com/FAQ/Allegro-List.htm
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- ***********************************************
*************
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- ******* LIST POLICIES AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUES
TIONS *******
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- ***********************************************
*************
PLEASE READ.=C2- This document contains Allegro-List policies and informa
tion
for new and old subscribers.=C2- Understanding the Allegro-List policies
will
minimize problems for the Administrator, and will help keep the Allegro-Lis
t
running smoothly for all of us.
******************************************
*** Quick Start Guide to List Features ***
******************************************
=C2- There are many features available on the Matronics Email Lists and e
ach
=C2- one is described in detailed below.=C2- However, using the List Na
vigator
=C2- you can quickly access the complete set of features available for th
is
=C2- List.=C2- The List Navigator can be found at the following URL:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.matronic
s.com/Navigator?Allegro-List
****************************************
*** How to Subscribe and Unsubscribe ***
****************************************
=C2- Simply go to the Web Page shown below and enter your email address a
nd
=C2- select the List(s) that you wish to subscribe or unsubscribed from.
=C2- You
=C2- may also use the handy "Find" function to determine the exact syntax
of
=C2- your email address as it is subscribed to the List.=C2- Please see
the
=C2- complete instructions at the top of the Web Page for more informatio
n.
=C2- The Subscribe/Unsubscribe web page is:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.matronic
s.com/subscribe
=C2- Note that you will receive TWO conformation emails regarding your su
bsciption
=C2- process.=C2- The first verifies that your subscription/unsubscipti
on request
=C2- was received, and the second confirms that the process has been comp
leted.
=C2- You should receive the first email within a few minutes of your requ
est.=C2-
=C2- The second conformation will arrive in less than 24 hours.=C2- You
cannot post
=C2- until you receive the second conformation email message.
*****************************
*** How to Post a Message ***
*****************************
=C2- Send an email message to:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- allegro-list
@matronics.com
=C2- Your message will be redistributed to everyone currently subscribed
=C2- to the List.
*****************************************************
*** SPAM Fighter - You Must be Subscribed to Post ***
*****************************************************
=C2- When a new post is received by the system, the From: line of the mes
sage
=C2- is checked and compared against the current subscription list.=C2-
If the
=C2- email address is found, the message is passed on to the List Process
or.
=C2- If the email address isn't found in the current list of subscribers,
it
=C2- is dumped.=C2- This serves to very effectively thwart 99% of the S
PAM that
=C2- gets posted to the Lists.
=C2- Remember, however, that the syntax of your email address is very imp
ortant
=C2- with regard to the configuration of your email application such as O
utlook
=C2- or Eudora.=C2- For example, the following two email addresses may
be
=C2- functionally equivalent, but only one would pass the Matronics Email
SPAM
=C2- test depending on which was syntax was subscribed to the given List:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- smith@machin
e.domain.com
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- smith@domain
.com
=C2- Either email address syntax is alright, just be sure that you config
ure
=C2- your email application to match *exactly* the address you've subscib
ed to
=C2- the List.
**************************************
*** Enclosure Support on the Lists ***
**************************************
=C2- Limited posting of enclosures such as pictures, documents, and sprea
dsheets
=C2- is supported on the Lists.=C2- There are a number of restrictions,
and these
=C2- are detailed below.=C2- Please abide by the rules put forth regard
ing the
=C2- content of enclosures.
=C2- These are some of the features and limits of enclosures on the Matro
nics
=C2- Lists:
=C2- 1) Enclosures will only be posted to the Real Time version of the Li
sts.
=C2- 2) Enclosures will NOT be included in the Daily Digest version of th
e Lists.
=C2- 3) Enclosures WILL BE forwarded on to the BBS Forum Web site.
=C2- 4) Enclosures will NOT be appended to the Archives.
=C2- 5) Enclosures will NOT be available in the List Browse feature.
=C2- 6) Only the following file types and extensions will be allowed:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- bmp doc dwg dxf gif
jpg pdf png txt xls
=C2- =C2- =C2- All other enclosures types will be rejected and email
returned to
=C2- =C2- =C2- sender.=C2- The enclosure types listed above are rel
atively safe from
=C2- =C2- =C2- a virus standpoint and don't pose a particularly large
security risk.
=C2- 7) !! All incoming enclosures will be scanned for viruses prior to p
osting
=C2- =C2- =C2- to the List.=C2- This is done in real time and will
not slow down
=C2- =C2- =C2- the process of posting the message !!
=C2- Here are some rules for posting enclosures.=C2- Failure to abide b
y these rules
=C2- could result in the removal of a subscriber's email address from the
Lists.
=C2- 1) Pay attention to what you are posting!!=C2- Make sure that the
files
=C2- =C2- =C2- you are enclosing aren't HUGE (greater that 1MB).=C2
- Remember that there
=C2- =C2- =C2- are still people checking they're email via dial up mo
dem.=C2- If you post
=C2- =C2- =C2- 30MB worth of pictures, you are placing an unnecessary
burden on these
=C2- =C2- =C2- folks and the rest of us, for that matter.
=C2- 2) SCALE YOUR PICTURES DOWN!!!=C2- I don't want to see huge 3000 x
2000
=C2- =C2- =C2- pictures getting posted that are 3 or 4MB each.=C2-
This is just
=C2- =C2- =C2- unacceptable.=C2- Use a program such as Photoshop to
scale the picture
=C2- =C2- =C2- down to something on the order of 800 x 600 and try to
keep the
=C2- =C2- =C2- file size to less-than 200KB, preferably much less.
=C2- =C2- =C2- Microsoft has a really awesome utility available for f
ree that allows
=C2- =C2- =C2- you to Right-Click on a picture in Explorer and automa
tically
=C2- =C2- =C2- scale it down and resave it.=C2- This is a great uti
lity - get it, use it!
=C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys
/xppowertoys.mspx
=C2- =C2- =C2- Look for the link "Image Resizer"
=C2- 3) !! This would seem to go without saying, but I'll say it anyway.
=C2- Do not
=C2- =C2- =C2- post anything that would be considered offensive by yo
ur grandmother.
=C2- =C2- =C2- And you know what I'm saying; I don't want to see anyt
hing even
=C2- =C2- =C2- questionable. !!
=C2- 4) REMEMBER THIS: If you post a 1MB enclosure to a List with 1000 me
mbers
=C2- =C2- =C2- subscribed, your 1MB enclosure must be resent 1000 tim
es amounting
=C2- =C2- =C2- to 1MB X 1000 = 1 Gigabyte of network traffic!!=C2
- BE CAREFUL and
=C2- =C2- =C2- BE COURTEOUS!
=C2- Also see the section below on the Matronics Photo and File Share whe
re
=C2- you can have your files and photos posted on the Matronics web serve
r
=C2- for long time viewing and availability.
*******************
*** Digest Mode ***
*******************
=C2- Each day, starting at 12 midnight PST US, a new 'digest' will be sta
rted.
=C2- This digest will contain the same information that is currently appe
nded
=C2- to the archive file.=C2- It has all of the headers except for the
"From:"
=C2- and "Subject:" lines removed, and includes a message separator consi
sting
=C2- of a line of underscores.
=C2- Each day at 23:55 PST US, the day's messages as described above will
be
=C2- combined and sent as a single message to everyone on the digest emai
l list.
=C2- To subscribe to the digest list, use the same subscription web form
=C2- described above, and just select the Digest version of the List.
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.matronic
s.com/subscribe
=C2- Note that you *can* be subscribed to both the realtime and digest ve
rsions
=C2- of the List at the same time.=C2- This is perfectly acceptable.
=C2- Now some caveats:
=C2- * Messages sent to "allegro-list-digest" will be forwarded to the st
andard
=C2- =C2- email list.=C2- In other words, you cannot post messages on
ly to the
=C2- =C2- digest List.
=C2- * If you are subscribed to both the regular List and the digest List
, you
=C2- =C2- will receive the realtime postings as well as the digest at t
he end of
=C2- =C2- the day.
=C2- * If you reply to the digest email, your message will be forwarded t
o the
=C2- =C2- normal list associated with the digest.=C2- Important Note:
=C2- Please change
=C2- =C2- the subject line to reflect the topic of your response!=C2-
Also, please
=C2- =C2- *do not include all or most of the digest in your reply*.
****************************
*** List Digest Browser ***
****************************
=C2- An archive of all the List Digests can be found online in either pla
in text
=C2- or HTML format.=C2- These archives contain the exact Digest that w
as posted to
=C2- the Digest email list on the given day.=C2- The Digest Archives ca
n be found
=C2- at the following location:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.matronic
s.com/digest
*****************************************
*** The "DO NOT ARCHIVE" Message Flag ***
*****************************************
=C2- At times, your message may concern something that is revelent only t
o a very
=C2- small number of persons or to a limited area, and you may not wish t
o archive
=C2- it.=C2- In such a case, simply put the following phrase anywhere i
n the
=C2- message:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- do not archive
=C2- Your message will not be appended to the archive, but will be sent t
o List
=C2- email distribution as normal.
**********************************************
***** READ THIS - Automatic Unsubscribes *****
**********************************************
=C2- Note that if your email address begins to cause problems such as bou
nced
=C2- email, mailbox is filled, or any other errors, your address will be
promptly
=C2- removed from the List.=C2- If you discover that you are no longer
receiving
=C2- messages from the Allegro-List, go to the following Web page, and lo
ok
=C2- for your email address and a possible reason for your removal.
=C2- The Matronics Email List uses utility called the "Email Weasel" that
=C2- automatically looks though the day's bounced email for addresses tha
t
=C2- caused problems due to common things like "user is unknown", "mailbo
x
=C2- full", etc.=C2- If the Email Weasel removes your email address fro
m the
=C2- Lists you will find record of it at the following URL:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.matronic
s.com/unsubscribed
=C2- If the problem listed on the web site above has been resolved, pleas
e feel
=C2- free to resubscribe to the Lists of your choice.
*******************************
*** List Member Information ***
*******************************
=C2- If you have not done so already, please email me your phone numbers
and
=C2- paper mail address in the following format:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- smith@somehost.com
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- Joe Smith
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- 123 Airport Lane
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- Tower, CA 91234-123
4
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- 098-765-1234 w
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- 123-456-7890 h
=C2- Please forward this information to the following email address:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- requests@matronics.
com
=C2- I have a file of such things, that I typically use to contact you wh
en
=C2- there are problems with your email address.=C2- The information wi
ll NOT
=C2- be used for any other commercial purpose.
****************************************
*** Realtime Web Email List Browsing ***
****************************************
=C2- Recent messages posted to the Allegro-List are also made available o
n
=C2- the Web for realtime browsing.=C2- Seven days worth of back postin
gs are
=C2- available with this feature.=C2- The messages can be sorted by Sub
ject,
=C2- Author, Date, or Message Thread.=C2- The Realtime List Browser ind
exes are
=C2- updated twice per hour at xx:15 and xx:45.=C2- You can also reply
to a message
=C2- or start a new message directly from the List Browser Interface (com
ing soon).
=C2- You do not have to be subscribed to the given list to use the List
=C2- Browser Interface in view-mode.
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.matronic
s.com/browselist/allegro-list
*******************************************
*** Web Forums Bulletin Board Interface ***
*******************************************
=C2- A phpBB BBS web Forums front end is available for all Allegro-List c
ontent.
=C2- content.=C2- The Forums contain all of the same content available
via the email
=C2- distribution and found on the various archive viewing formats such a
s the
=C2- List Browse, etc.=C2- Any posts on the web Forums will be cross po
sted to the
=C2- respective email List, and posts to the Email List will be cross pos
ted to
=C2- the web Forums.
=C2- You may view all List content on the Forums without any special logi
n.
=C2- If you wish to post a message via the Web Forum interface, however,
you
=C2- will need to Register.=C2- This is a simple process that takes onl
y a few
=C2- minutes.=C2- A link to the Registration page can be found at the t
op of the
=C2- main web Forums page.=C2- Note that registering on the Forum web s
ite also
=C2- enables you to send email posts to the Lists as well.=C2- You will
also need to
=C2- Subscribe to the respective Email List as described above to receive
the
=C2- Email Distribution of the List, however.
=C2- The Matroincs Email List Web BBS Forums can be found at the followin
g URL:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://forums.matro
nics.com
*********************************
*** Matronics Email List Wiki ***
*********************************
In an attempt to make it easy to store and find structured and often access
ed
information, Matronics has installed a Wiki at:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://wiki.matroni
cs.com
The Wiki allows individuals to create web pages to contain useful informati
on
for other users of the mailing lists and web site. Unlike an ordinary web p
age
where the content needs to be submitted to Matronics for inclusion, the Wik
i
permits the users to construct their own pages and have them visible immedi
ately.
While constructing pages for the Wiki is not difficult, some may not be
comfortable building pages.=C2- In that case, simply prepare the text and
any
images and email it to:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- wiki-support@matron
ics.com
One of the volunteers on that list will take your submission and construct
a Wiki page for you.
Often someone produces a particularly useful posting in email one one of th
e
Lists that would be of general interest. In that case Matronics may take th
at
post and convert it into a Wiki page.
*********************
*** List Archives ***
*********************
=C2- A file containing of all of the previous postings to the Allegro-Lis
t is
=C2- available on line.=C2- The archive file information is available v
ia the
=C2- Web and FTP in a number of forms.=C2- Each are briefly described b
elow:
=C2- * Allegro-List.FAQ
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- - Latest version of the Allegro-L
ist Frequently Asked Question
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- page (this document).
=C2- * Allegro-Archive.digest.complete
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- - Complete file with most of the
email header info removed and
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- page breaks inserted betwe
en messages.
=C2- * Allegro-Archive.digest.vol-??=C2-
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- - Same as the file above, but bro
ken up into small sections that
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- can more easily handled.
=C2- * Allegro-Archive.digest.complete.zip
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- - Same as the Allegro-Archive.dig
est.complete file above, but
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- in PKZIP format.=C2- Use
"binary" data transfer methods.
=C2- * Allegro-Archive.digest.complete.Z
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- - Same as the Allegro-Archive.dig
est.complete file above, but in
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- UNIX compress format.=C2
- Use "binary" data transfer methods.
=C2- Download Via FTP
=C2- ----------------
=C2- The archive file is available via anonymous FTP from ftp.matronics.c
om
=C2- in the "/pub/Archives" directory.=C2- It is updated daily and can
be found in
=C2- a number of formats as described above. (All filenames are case sens
itive.)
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- ftp://ftp.ma
tronics.com/pub/Archives
=C2- Download Via Web
=C2- ----------------
=C2- The archives are also available via a web listing.=C2- These can b
e found
=C2- toward the bottom of the following web page:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.m
atronics.com/archives
******************************************
*** Complete List Web Archive Browsing ***
******************************************
=C2- All messages posted to the Allegro-List are also available using the
=C2- Email List Archive Browsing feature.=C2- With this utility, all me
ssages
=C2- in the List are indexed, and individual sub-archives can be browsed.
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.m
atronics.com/archive/archive-index.cgi?Allegro
*****************************************
**** High-Speed Archive Search Engine ***
*****************************************
=C2- You can use the custom, high-performance Matronics Email List Search
Engine
=C2- to quickly locate and browse any messages that have been posted to t
he
=C2- List.=C2- The Engine allows the user to easily search any of the c
urrently
=C2- available List archives.
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.m
atronics.com/search
****************************
*** File and Photo Share ***
****************************
=C2- With the Matronics Email List File and Photo Share you can share pic
tures
=C2- and other data with members of the List without having to forward a
=C2- copy of it to everyone.=C2- To share your Files and Photos, simply
email
=C2- them to:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- pictures@mat
ronics.com
=C2- !! ==> Please including the following information with each subm
ission:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- 1) Email Lis
ts that they are related to.
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- 2) Your Full
Name.
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- 3) Your Emai
l Address.
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- 4) One line
Subject description.
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- 5) Multi-lin
e, multi-paragraph description of topic.
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- 6-x) One-lin
e Description of each photo or file
=C2- Prior to public availability of the files and photos, each will be s
canned
=C2- for viruses.=C2- Please also note that the process of making the f
iles and
=C2- photos available on the web site is a pseudo-manual process, and I t
ry to
=C2- process them every few days.
=C2- Following the availability of the new Photoshare, an email message w
ill be
=C2- sent to the Email Lists enumerated in 1) above indicating that the n
ew
=C2- Share is available and what the direct URL to it is.
=C2- For a current list of available Photoshares, have a look at the Main
=C2- Index Page:
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.m
atronics.com/photoshare
**************************
*** List Archive CDROM ***
**************************
=C2- A complete Matronics Email List Archive CD is available that contain
s
=C2- all of the archives since the beginning of each of the Lists.=C2-
The archives
=C2- for all of the Lists are included on the CD along with a freeware se
arch
=C2- engine written by a list member.=C2- The CD is burned the day you
order it
=C2- and will contain archive received=C2- up to the last minute.=C2-
They make
=C2- great gifts!
=C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- http://www.m
atronics.com/ArchiveCDROM
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*** List Support Contributions ***
**********************************
=C2- The Matronics Lists are run *completely* through the support of it m
embers.
=C2- You won't find any PopUpAds, flashing Banner ads, or any other form
of
=C2- annoying commercialism on either the Email Messages or the List web
pages
=C2- associated with the Matronics Email Lists.=C2- Every year during N
ovember
=C2- I run a low-key, low-pressure "Fund Raiser" where, throughout the mo
nth,
=C2- I ask List members to make a Contribution in any amount with which t
hey
=C2- are comfortable.
=C2- I will often offer free gifts with certain contribution levels durin
g the
=C2- Fund Raiser to increase the participation.=C2- The gifts are usual
ly donated
=C2- by companies that are themselves List members.
=C2- Your Contributions go directly to supporting the operation of the Li
sts
=C2- including the high-speed, business-class Internet connection, server
=C2- system hardware and software upgrades, and to partially offset the m
any
=C2- many hours I spend running, maintaining, upgrading, and developing t
he
=C2- variety of services found here.
=C2- Generally Contributions range from $20 to $100 and are completely vo
luntary
=C2- and non-compulsory.=C2- I ask only that if person enjoys the Lists
and obtains
=C2- value from them, that they make a Contribution of equal magnitude.
=C2- Contributions are accepted throughout the year, and if you've just
=C2- subscribed, feel free to make a Contribution when you've settled in.
=C2- The website for making SSL Secure Contributions is listed below.=C2
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You are encouraged to read it carefully, and to abide by the rules therein.
Failure to use the Allegro-List in the manner described below may result
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Allegro-List Policy Statement
The purpose of the Allegro-List is to provide a forum of discussion for
things related to this particular discussion group.=C2- The List's goals
are to serve as an information resource to its members; to deliver
high-quality content; to provide moral support; to foster camaraderie
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the List.=C2- To this end, the following guidelines have been established
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- Please keep all posts related to the List at some level.=C2- Do not su
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=C2- posts concerning computer viruses, urban legends, random humor, long
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- THINK carefully before you write.=C2- Ask yourself if your post will b
e
=C2- relevant to everyone.=C2- If you have to wonder about that, DON'T
send it.
- Remember that your post will be included for posterity in an archive
=C2- that is growing in size at an extraordinary rate.=C2- Try to be co
ncise and
=C2- terse in your posts.=C2- Avoid overly wordy and lengthy posts and
=C2- responses.
- Keep your signature brief.=C2- Please include your name, email address
,
=C2- aircraft type/tail number, and geographic location.=C2- A short li
ne
=C2- about where you are in the building process is also nice.=C2- Avoi
d
=C2- bulky signatures with character graphics; they consume unnecessary
=C2- space in the archive.
- DON'T post requests to the List for information when that info is
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=C2- your response the same as that of the original post.=C2- This make
s it
=C2- easy to find threads in the archive.
- When responding, NEVER quote the *entire* original post in your
=C2- response.=C2- DO use lines from the original post to help "tune in
" the
=C2- reader to the topic at hand, but be selective.=C2- The impact that
=C2- quoting the entire original post has on the size of the archive
=C2- can not be overstated!
- When the poster asks you to respond to him/her personally, DO NOT
=C2- then go ahead and reply to the List.=C2- Be aware that clicking th
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=C2- to add that is relevant and has a broad appeal.=C2- "Way to go!",
"I
=C2- agree", and "Congratulations" are all responses that are better sent
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- When responding to others' posts, avoid the feeling that you need to
=C2- comment on every last point in their posts, unless you can truly
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=C2- polite and respectful.=C2- Don't make snide comments, personally a
ttack
=C2- other listers, or take the moral high ground on an obviously
=C2- controversial issue.=C2- This will only cause a pointless debate t
hat
=C2- will hurt feelings, waste bandwidth and resolve nothing.
- Occasional posts by vendors or individuals who are regularly
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=C2- List members promoting their respective products or items for sale
=C2- should be of a friendly, informal nature, and should not resemble
=C2- a typical SPAM message.=C2- The List isn't about commercialism, bu
t
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