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--> AnPMech-List message posted by: "c.ennis" <c.ennis@insightbb.com>
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> --> AnPMech-List message posted by: Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> Please read over the AnPMech-List Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) below.
> The
> complete AnPMech-List FAQ including the Usage Guidelines can be found at
> the
> following URL:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/FAQs/AnPMech-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
> Courier. Proportional fonts will cause display formatting
> errors. ]
>
>
> This FAQ can also be viewed in HTML online at the following address:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AnPMech-List.htm
>
>
> ************************************************************
> ******* LIST POLICIES AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS *******
> ************************************************************
>
>
> PLEASE READ. This document contains AnPMech-List policies and information
> for new and old subscribers. Understanding the AnPMech-List policies will
> minimize problems for the Administrator, and will help keep the
> AnPMech-List
> running smoothly for all of us.
>
>
> ******************************************
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> There are many features available on the Matronics Email Lists and each
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> you can quickly access the complete set of features available for this
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> subsciption
> process. The first verifies that your subscription/unsubsciption
> request
> was received, and the second confirms that the process has been
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> You should receive the first email within a few minutes of your request.
> The second conformation will arrive in less than 24 hours. You cannot
> post
> until you receive the second conformation email message.
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> When a new post is received by the system, the From: line of the message
> is checked and compared against the current subscription list. If the
> email address is found, the message is passed on to the List Processor.
> If the email address isn't found in the current list of subscribers, it
> is dumped. This serves to very effectively thwart 99% of the SPAM that
> gets posted to the Lists.
>
> Remember, however, that the syntax of your email address is very
> important
> with regard to the configuration of your email application such as
> Outlook
> or Eudora. For example, the following two email addresses may be
> functionally equivalent, but only one would pass the Matronics Email
> SPAM
> test depending on which was syntax was subscribed to the given List:
>
> smith@machine.domain.com
>
> smith@domain.com
>
> Either email address syntax is alright, just be sure that you configure
> your email application to match *exactly* the address you've subscibed to
> the List.
>
>
> **************************************
> *** Enclosure Support on the Lists ***
> **************************************
>
> Limited posting of enclosures such as pictures, documents, and
> spreadsheets
> is supported on the Lists. There are a number of restrictions, and
> these
> are detailed below. Please abide by the rules put forth regarding the
> content of enclosures.
>
> These are some of the features and limits of enclosures on the Matronics
> Lists:
>
> 1) Enclosures will only be posted to the Real Time version of the Lists.
>
> 2) Enclosures will NOT be included in the Daily Digest version of the
> Lists.
>
> 3) Enclosures WILL BE forwarded on to the BBS Forum Web site.
>
> 4) Enclosures will NOT be appended to the Archives.
>
> 5) Enclosures will NOT be available in the List Browse feature.
>
> 6) Only the following file types and extensions will be allowed:
>
> bmp doc dwg dxf gif jpg pdf png txt xls
>
> All other enclosures types will be rejected and email returned to
> sender. The enclosure types listed above are relatively safe from
> a virus standpoint and don't pose a particularly large security risk.
>
> 7) !! All incoming enclosures will be scanned for viruses prior to
> posting
> to the List. This is done in real time and will not slow down
> the process of posting the message !!
>
>
> Here are some rules for posting enclosures. Failure to abide by these
> rules
> could result in the removal of a subscriber's email address from the
> Lists.
>
> 1) Pay attention to what you are posting!! Make sure that the files
> you are enclosing aren't HUGE (greater that 1MB). Remember that
> there
> are still people checking they're email via dial up modem. If you
> post
> 30MB worth of pictures, you are placing an unnecessary burden on
> these
> folks and the rest of us, for that matter.
>
> 2) SCALE YOUR PICTURES DOWN!!! I don't want to see huge 3000 x 2000
> pictures getting posted that are 3 or 4MB each. This is just
> unacceptable. Use a program such as Photoshop to scale the picture
> down to something on the order of 800 x 600 and try to keep the
> file size to less-than 200KB, preferably much less.
>
> Microsoft has a really awesome utility available for free that allows
> you to Right-Click on a picture in Explorer and automatically
> scale it down and resave it. This is a great utility - get it, use
> it!
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
> Look for the link "Image Resizer"
>
> 3) !! This would seem to go without saying, but I'll say it anyway. Do
> not
> post anything that would be considered offensive by your grandmother.
> And you know what I'm saying; I don't want to see anything even
> questionable. !!
>
> 4) REMEMBER THIS: If you post a 1MB enclosure to a List with 1000
> members
> subscribed, your 1MB enclosure must be resent 1000 times amounting
> to 1MB X 1000 = 1 Gigabyte of network traffic!! BE CAREFUL and
> BE COURTEOUS!
>
> Also see the section below on the Matronics Photo and File Share where
> you can have your files and photos posted on the Matronics web server
> for long time viewing and availability.
>
>
> *******************
> *** Digest Mode ***
> *******************
>
> Each day, starting at 12 midnight PST US, a new 'digest' will be
> started.
> This digest will contain the same information that is currently appended
> to the archive file. It has all of the headers except for the "From:"
> and "Subject:" lines removed, and includes a message separator
> consisting
> of a line of underscores.
>
> Each day at 23:55 PST US, the day's messages as described above will be
> combined and sent as a single message to everyone on the digest email
> list.
>
> To subscribe to the digest list, use the same subscription web form
> described above, and just select the Digest version of the List.
>
> http://www.matronics.com/subscribe
>
> Note that you *can* be subscribed to both the realtime and digest
> versions
> of the List at the same time. This is perfectly acceptable.
>
> Now some caveats:
>
> * Messages sent to "anpmech-list-digest" will be forwarded to the
> standard
> email list. In other words, you cannot post messages only to the
> digest List.
>
> * If you are subscribed to both the regular List and the digest List,
> you
> will receive the realtime postings as well as the digest at the end of
> the day.
>
> * If you reply to the digest email, your message will be forwarded to
> the
> normal list associated with the digest. Important Note: Please
> change
> the subject line to reflect the topic of your response! Also, please
> *do not include all or most of the digest in your reply*.
>
>
> ****************************
> *** List Digest Browser ***
> ****************************
>
> An archive of all the List Digests can be found online in either plain
> text
> or HTML format. These archives contain the exact Digest that was posted
> to
> the Digest email list on the given day. The Digest Archives can be
> found
> at the following location:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/digest
>
>
> *****************************************
> *** The "DO NOT ARCHIVE" Message Flag ***
> *****************************************
>
> At times, your message may concern something that is revelent only to a
> very
> small number of persons or to a limited area, and you may not wish to
> archive
> it. In such a case, simply put the following phrase anywhere in the
> message:
>
> do not archive
>
> Your message will not be appended to the archive, but will be sent to
> List
> email distribution as normal.
>
>
> **********************************************
> ***** READ THIS - Automatic Unsubscribes *****
> **********************************************
>
> Note that if your email address begins to cause problems such as bounced
> email, mailbox is filled, or any other errors, your address will be
> promptly
> removed from the List. If you discover that you are no longer receiving
> messages from the AnPMech-List, go to the following Web page, and look
> for your email address and a possible reason for your removal.
>
> The Matronics Email List uses utility called the "Email Weasel" that
> automatically looks though the day's bounced email for addresses that
> caused problems due to common things like "user is unknown", "mailbox
> full", etc. If the Email Weasel removes your email address from the
> Lists you will find record of it at the following URL:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/unsubscribed
>
> If the problem listed on the web site above has been resolved, please
> feel
> free to resubscribe to the Lists of your choice.
>
>
> *******************************
> *** List Member Information ***
> *******************************
>
> If you have not done so already, please email me your phone numbers and
> paper mail address in the following format:
>
> smith@somehost.com
> Joe Smith
> 123 Airport Lane
> Tower, CA 91234-1234
> 098-765-1234 w
> 123-456-7890 h
>
> Please forward this information to the following email address:
>
> requests@matronics.com
>
> I have a file of such things, that I typically use to contact you when
> there are problems with your email address. The information will NOT
> be used for any other commercial purpose.
>
>
> ****************************************
> *** Realtime Web Email List Browsing ***
> ****************************************
>
> Recent messages posted to the AnPMech-List are also made available on
> the Web for realtime browsing. Seven days worth of back postings are
> available with this feature. The messages can be sorted by Subject,
> Author, Date, or Message Thread. The Realtime List Browser indexes are
> updated twice per hour at xx:15 and xx:45. You can also reply to a
> message
> or start a new message directly from the List Browser Interface (coming
> soon).
> You do not have to be subscribed to the given list to use the List
> Browser Interface in view-mode.
>
> http://www.matronics.com/browselist/anpmech-list
>
>
> *******************************************
> *** Web Forums Bulletin Board Interface ***
> *******************************************
>
> A phpBB BBS web Forums front end is available for all AnPMech-List
> content.
> content. The Forums contain all of the same content available via the
> email
> distribution and found on the various archive viewing formats such as
> the
> List Browse, etc. Any posts on the web Forums will be cross posted to
> the
> respective email List, and posts to the Email List will be cross posted
> to
> the web Forums.
>
> You may view all List content on the Forums without any special login.
> If you wish to post a message via the Web Forum interface, however, you
> will need to Register. This is a simple process that takes only a few
> minutes. A link to the Registration page can be found at the top of the
> main web Forums page. Note that registering on the Forum web site also
> enables you to send email posts to the Lists as well. You will also
> need to
> Subscribe to the respective Email List as described above to receive the
> Email Distribution of the List, however.
>
> The Matroincs Email List Web BBS Forums can be found at the following
> URL:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com
>
>
> *********************************
> *** Matronics Email List Wiki ***
> *********************************
>
> In an attempt to make it easy to store and find structured and often
> accessed
> information, Matronics has installed a Wiki at:
>
> http://wiki.matronics.com
>
> The Wiki allows individuals to create web pages to contain useful
> information
> for other users of the mailing lists and web site. Unlike an ordinary web
> page
> where the content needs to be submitted to Matronics for inclusion, the
> Wiki
> permits the users to construct their own pages and have them visible
> immediately.
>
> While constructing pages for the Wiki is not difficult, some may not be
> comfortable building pages. In that case, simply prepare the text and any
> images and email it to:
>
> wiki-support@matronics.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
> the
> Lists that would be of general interest. In that case Matronics may take
> that
> post and convert it into a Wiki page.
>
>
> *********************
> *** List Archives ***
> *********************
>
> A file containing of all of the previous postings to the AnPMech-List is
> available on line. The archive file information is available via the
> Web and FTP in a number of forms. Each are briefly described below:
>
>
> * AnPMech-List.FAQ
>
> - Latest version of the AnPMech-List Frequently Asked Question
> page (this document).
>
> * AnPMech-Archive.digest.complete
>
> - Complete file with most of the email header info removed and
> page breaks inserted between messages.
>
> * AnPMech-Archive.digest.vol-??
>
> - Same as the file above, but broken up into small sections
> that
> can more easily handled.
>
> * AnPMech-Archive.digest.complete.zip
>
> - Same as the AnPMech-Archive.digest.complete file above, but
> in PKZIP format. Use "binary" data transfer methods.
>
> * AnPMech-Archive.digest.complete.Z
>
> - Same as the AnPMech-Archive.digest.complete file above, but
> in
> UNIX compress format. Use "binary" data transfer methods.
>
>
> Download Via FTP
> ----------------
>
> The archive file is available via anonymous FTP from ftp.matronics.com
> in the "/pub/Archives" directory. It is updated daily and can be found
> in
> a number of formats as described above. (All filenames are case
> sensitive.)
>
> ftp://ftp.matronics.com/pub/Archives
>
>
> Download Via Web
> ----------------
>
> The archives are also available via a web listing. These can be found
> toward the bottom of the following web page:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/archives
>
>
> ******************************************
> *** Complete List Web Archive Browsing ***
> ******************************************
>
> All messages posted to the AnPMech-List are also available using the
> Email List Archive Browsing feature. With this utility, all messages
> in the List are indexed, and individual sub-archives can be browsed.
>
>
> http://www.matronics.com/archive/archive-index.cgi?AnPMech
>
>
> *****************************************
> **** High-Speed Archive Search Engine ***
> *****************************************
>
> You can use the custom, high-performance Matronics Email List Search
> Engine
> to quickly locate and browse any messages that have been posted to the
> List. The Engine allows the user to easily search any of the currently
> available List archives.
>
> http://www.matronics.com/search
>
>
> ****************************
> *** File and Photo Share ***
> ****************************
>
> With the Matronics Email List File and Photo Share you can share
> pictures
> and other data with members of the List without having to forward a
> copy of it to everyone. To share your Files and Photos, simply email
> them to:
>
> pictures@matronics.com
>
> !! ==> Please including the following information with each submission:
>
> 1) Email Lists that they are related to.
> 2) Your Full Name.
> 3) Your Email Address.
> 4) One line Subject description.
> 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic.
> 6-x) One-line Description of each photo or file
>
> Prior to public availability of the files and photos, each will be
> scanned
> for viruses. Please also note that the process of making the files and
> photos available on the web site is a pseudo-manual process, and I try
> to
> process them every few days.
>
> Following the availability of the new Photoshare, an email message will
> be
> sent to the Email Lists enumerated in 1) above indicating that the new
> Share is available and what the direct URL to it is.
>
> For a current list of available Photoshares, have a look at the Main
> Index Page:
>
> http://www.matronics.com/photoshare
>
>
> **************************
> *** List Archive CDROM ***
> **************************
>
> A complete Matronics Email List Archive CD is available that contains
> all of the archives since the beginning of each of the Lists. The
> archives
> for all of the Lists are included on the CD along with a freeware search
> engine written by a list member. The CD is burned the day you order it
> and will contain archive received up to the last minute. They make
> great gifts!
>
> http://www.matronics.com/ArchiveCDROM
>
>
> **********************************
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> **********************************
>
> The Matronics Lists are run *completely* through the support of it
> members.
> You won't find any PopUpAds, flashing Banner ads, or any other form of
> annoying commercialism on either the Email Messages or the List web
> pages
> associated with the Matronics Email Lists. Every year during November
> I run a low-key, low-pressure "Fund Raiser" where, throughout the month,
> I ask List members to make a Contribution in any amount with which they
> are comfortable.
>
> I will often offer free gifts with certain contribution levels during
> the
> Fund Raiser to increase the participation. The gifts are usually
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> by companies that are themselves List members.
>
> Your Contributions go directly to supporting the operation of the Lists
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> Generally Contributions range from $20 to $100 and are completely
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> Contributions are accepted throughout the year, and if you've just
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> Thank you!
> Matt Dralle
> Email List Administrator
>
>
> ******************************************************************************
> AnPMech-List Usage Guidelines
> ******************************************************************************
>
> The following details the official Usage Guidelines for the AnPMech-List.
> You are encouraged to read it carefully, and to abide by the rules
> therein.
> Failure to use the AnPMech-List in the manner described below may result
> in the removal of the subscribers from the List.
>
>
> AnPMech-List Policy Statement
>
> The purpose of the AnPMech-List is to provide a forum of discussion for
> things related to this particular discussion group. 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
> among its members; and to support safe operation. Reaching these goals
> requires the participation and cooperation of each and every member of
> the List. To this end, the following guidelines have been established:
>
>
> - Please keep all posts related to the List at some level. Do not submit
> posts concerning computer viruses, urban legends, random humor, long
> lost buddies' phone numbers, etc. etc.
>
> - THINK carefully before you write. Ask yourself if your post will be
> relevant to everyone. If you have to wonder about that, DON'T send it.
>
> - Remember that your post will be included for posterity in an archive
> that is growing in size at an extraordinary rate. Try to be concise and
> terse in your posts. Avoid overly wordy and lengthy posts and
> responses.
>
> - Keep your signature brief. Please include your name, email address,
> aircraft type/tail number, and geographic location. A short line
> about where you are in the building process is also nice. Avoid
> bulky signatures with character graphics; they consume unnecessary
> space in the archive.
>
> - DON'T post requests to the List for information when that info is
> easily obtainable from other widely available sources. Consult the
> web page or FAQ first.
>
> - If you want to respond to a post, DO keep the "Subject:" line of
> your response the same as that of the original post. This makes it
> easy to find threads in the archive.
>
> - When responding, NEVER quote the *entire* original post in your
> response. DO use lines from the original post to help "tune in" the
> reader to the topic at hand, but be selective. The impact that
> quoting the entire original post has on the size of the archive
> can not be overstated!
>
> - When the poster asks you to respond to him/her personally, DO NOT
> then go ahead and reply to the List. Be aware that clicking the
> "reply" button on your mail package does not necessarily send your
> response to the original poster. You might have to actively address
> your response with the original poster's email address.
>
> - DO NOT use the List to respond to a post unless you have something
> to add that is relevant and has a broad appeal. "Way to go!", "I
> agree", and "Congratulations" are all responses that are better sent
> to the original poster directly, rather than to the List at large.
>
> - When responding to others' posts, avoid the feeling that you need to
> comment on every last point in their posts, unless you can truly
> contribute something valuable.
>
> - Feel free to disagree with other viewpoints, BUT keep your tone
> polite and respectful. Don't make snide comments, personally attack
> other listers, or take the moral high ground on an obviously
> controversial issue. This will only cause a pointless debate that
> will hurt feelings, waste bandwidth and resolve nothing.
>
> - Occassional posts by vendors or individuals who are regularyly
> subscribed to a given List are considered acceptable. Posts by
> List members promoting their respective products or items for sale
> should be of a friendly, informal nature, and should not resemble
> a typical SPAM message. The List isn't about commercialism, but
> is about sharing information and knowledge. This applies to
> everyone, including those who provide products to the entire
> community. Informal presentation and moderation should be the
> operatives with respect to advertising on the Lists.
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