Julian Blackhirst : A while back i critisised MetaCard for talking about their product on the HC mailing list and said it was just like advertising. I dont want to become a hypercrit and do that on this list. Alain: This SPAM issue surfaces regularly in many lists. It is legitimately a sensitive issue. We are constantly spammed just about everywhere else we go in our daily lives. Julian Blackhirst : As long as its OpenKard related as well i guess its ok. Alain: It is OpenKard-related and it is OK. Julian Blackhirst : I have a mailing list for XCML so if anyone is interested then join that rather than taking up OpenKard list space i guess. Alain: This is not SPAM, Julian. You are merely inviting some listers to join you in a discussion on a related topic. SPAM is promoting your wares on the list with the intention of increasing your sales. There is sometimes a fine-line between informing and spamming that is tolerated by the group. Informing listers that you have marketable skills is an example of this grey area. If you do cross the line, you will undoubtedly know it because of the mail flare-up that it will cause. In such a case, you apologize, you learn, and we all move on as if nothing happened. We haven't had a repeated-offender problem yet, but I suppose the person would be shown the door. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
