---------------------------------------------------------- Beech-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 08/02/06: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:24 AM - Re: Official Beech-List FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) (Julian Codding) 2. 08:52 AM - Re: Official Beech-List Usage Guidelines (FosterBil@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:24:51 AM PST US From: "Julian Codding" Subject: RE: Beech-List: Official Beech-List FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) --> Beech-List message posted by: "Julian Codding" please delete my name from the list. Julian Codding >From: Matt Dralle >Subject: Beech-List: Official Beech-List FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) >Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 23:30:09 -0700 > >--> Beech-List message posted by: Matt Dralle > >Dear Listers, > >Please read over the Beech-List Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) below. >The >complete Beech-List FAQ including the Usage Guidelines can be found at the >following URL: > > http://www.matronics.com/FAQs/Beech-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/Beech-List.htm > > > ************************************************************ > ******* LIST POLICIES AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ******* > ************************************************************ > > >PLEASE READ. This document contains Beech-List policies and information >for new and old subscribers. Understanding the Beech-List policies will >minimize problems for the Administrator, and will help keep the Beech-List >running smoothly for all of us. > > >****************************************** >*** Quick Start Guide to List Features *** >****************************************** > > There are many features available on the Matronics Email Lists and each > one is described in detailed below. However, using the List Navigator > you can quickly access the complete set of features available for this > List. The List Navigator can be found at the following URL: > > http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Beech-List > > >**************************************** >*** How to Subscribe and Unsubscribe *** >**************************************** > > Simply go to the Web Page shown below and enter your email address and > select the List(s) that you wish to subscribe or unsubscribed from. >You > may also use the handy "Find" function to determine the exact syntax of > your email address as it is subscribed to the List. Please see the > complete instructions at the top of the Web Page for more information. > The Subscribe/Unsubscribe web page is: > > http://www.matronics.com/subscribe > > Note that you will receive TWO conformation emails regarding your >subsciption > process. The first verifies that your subscription/unsubsciption >request > was received, and the second confirms that the process has been >completed. > > 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. > > >***************************** >*** How to Post a Message *** >***************************** > > Send an email message to: > > beech-list@matronics.com > > Your message will be redistributed to everyone currently subscribed > to the List. > > >***************************************************** >*** SPAM Fighter - You Must be Subscribed to Post *** >***************************************************** > > 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 "beech-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 Beech-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 Beech-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/beech-list > > >******************************************* >*** Web Forums Bulletin Board Interface *** >******************************************* > > A phpBB BBS web Forums front end is available for all Beech-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 Beech-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: > > > * Beech-List.FAQ > > - Latest version of the Beech-List Frequently Asked Question > page (this document). > > * Beech-Archive.digest.complete > > - Complete file with most of the email header info removed and > page breaks inserted between messages. > > * Beech-Archive.digest.vol-?? > > - Same as the file above, but broken up into small sections >that > can more easily handled. > > * Beech-Archive.digest.complete.zip > > - Same as the Beech-Archive.digest.complete file above, but > in PKZIP format. Use "binary" data transfer methods. > > * Beech-Archive.digest.complete.Z > > - Same as the Beech-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 Beech-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?Beech > > >***************************************** >**** 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 > > >********************************** >*** List Support Contributions *** >********************************** > > 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 >donated > by companies that are themselves List members. > > Your Contributions go directly to supporting the operation of the Lists > including the high-speed, business-class Internet connection, server > system hardware and software upgrades, and to partially offset the many > many hours I spend running, maintaining, upgrading, and developing the > variety of services found here. > > Generally Contributions range from $20 to $100 and are completely >voluntary > and non-compulsory. I ask only that if person enjoys the Lists and >obtains > value from them, that they make a Contribution of equal magnitude. > > Contributions are accepted throughout the year, and if you've just > subscribed, feel free to make a Contribution when you've settled in. > > The website for making SSL Secure Contributions is listed below. There >are > a variety of payment methods including Visa and MasterCard, PayPal, and > sending a personal check. > > If you enjoy and value the List, won't you make a Contribution today to > support its continued operation? > > http://www.matronics.com/contributions > > Thank you! > Matt Dralle > Email List Administrator > > >****************************************************************************** > Beech-List Usage Guidelines >****************************************************************************** > >The following details the official Usage Guidelines for the Beech-List. >You are encouraged to read it carefully, and to abide by the rules therein. >Failure to use the Beech-List in the manner described below may result >in the removal of the subscribers from the List. > > >Beech-List Policy Statement > >The purpose of the Beech-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. > >------- > > >[This is an automated posting.] > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:52:49 AM PST US From: FosterBil@aol.com Subject: Re: Beech-List: Official Beech-List Usage Guidelines Please delete my name from the list. Bill Foster