Please note that the Filmscanners list has today moved server. This should not affect you unduly, as an existing member - list mail should still be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] However there are some important changes.
In summary:- - you may need to adjust your mail client if you use rules to sort list mail into a specific folder. - digest members can now post to the list (wild cheering:) - binary attachments are no longer permitted due to bandwidth limitations and virus threat. I may allow attachments again in the future. Virus scanning is now thorough, being scanned twice before distribution. BUT you should still run your own AV software and take all due care. - the digest has reverted to the somewhat non-standard format of just over a year ago. Some people preferred this, others complained they couldn't read it in a newsreader, but I have no control over this anyway. - subscribe and unsubscribe addresses have changed. The full details are appended below, via the text sent to new subscribers. Please file this message somewhere safe, you *will* need it sometime. Revised 21/Dec/2001 Welcome to the filmscanners mailing list. Please read the following. If you have subscribed to this list previously, please note that some commands and addresses have changed since 21 December 2001 because the listserver.has moved again. PLEASE ALSO SEE THE AMENDED RULES - there are some important changes (capitalised). By participating in the filmscanners list you agree to these terms, and you should save a copy of this message for future reference. This document is also available at www.halftone.co.uk and you may also subscribe or unsubscribe from there. ADDRESS FOR POSTING CONTRIBUTIONS [EMAIL PROTECTED] ADDRESS FOR COMMANDS eg 'subscribe','unsubscribe' etc [EMAIL PROTECTED] HUMAN ASSISTANCE (last resort please!) [EMAIL PROTECTED] HOST WEBSITE http://www.halftone.co.uk Tony Sleep Photography UNSUBSCRIBING Please see the COMMANDS section below LIST CHARTER This list exists for the purpose of: - discussing purchasing decisions - discussing issues arising from the use of filmscanners - discussing reviews and other material available on WWW - disseminating news of new film scanners, drivers and software - notifying you of updates of http://www.halftone.co.uk, the host of this list RULES 1. Posting in plain text is REQUIRED; HTML or MicroSoft formatted email will be rejected as it adds to bandwidth and many mail clients cannot understand it and present an illegible mess. MS Outlook users should take special care to turn off the default HTML by selecting 'Send as plain text'. 2. Posting encoded image binaries IS NO LONGER PERMITTED because of the increasing risk of virus transmission, and bandwidth considerations. A better mechanism is to display the image on a web page and post the URL in an email. 3. You can instead subscribe to a Digest sent each day. The Digest contains all messages posted to the list on that day, as a single email. Many people prefer this to 'real time' receipt of many separate emails. YOU CAN NOW POST TO THE LIST IF A DIGEST MEMBER. 4. Anyone who abuses this list or list members, or posts irrelevant material, advertising, or 'spam' will be removed and barred without warning. Signatures advertising websites or contact details are permitted, but please keep them to a tolerable length. Debate, even heated debate, is encouraged, but keep it (fairly:) polite please. Gender, race, sexual orientation, religious or political evangelism are of no relevance to this list, and are a fast track to permanent exclusion without warning. 5. Defamatory or otherwise actionable or illegal messages are explicitly prohibited, and authors are fully liable for ensuring their messages comply with this requirement. This list is unmoderated and distribution of email is automatic. The list-owner has no means of vetting material before distribution and therefore can accept no liability for content. 6. Copyright of messages resides with the author of each message, but authors consent to their material being distributed for non-commercial purposes using the normal mechanisms of the list and email. Permission for reproduction in any other medium (eg book, magazine, website) must be sought from the original author. The list-owner accepts no liability for copyright violations. 7. Whilst all mails and attachments are virus-scanned before onward distribution by the listserver, the listowner accepts no liability for damage or loss to your machine or data. You are advised to run your own virus-checking procedures and exercise caution when opening any attachment. 8. Recipients whose mail cannot be successfuly delivered will be removed without notice. Take care to periodically empty your POP mailbox, as many ISP's set limits and bounce all incoming mail if exceeded. 9. Recipients who deploy autoresponders to incoming list mail will be removed without notice. Hundreds of people do not want to know that you are out of the office! 10. The list of participants is confidential and must not be shared with, nor sold to any third party. Any attempt to obtain or use members addresses for the purpose of 'spam' (unsolicited commercial email) is expressly forbidden, and I will hunt you down like a dog and nail your head to the keyboard. 11. You are responsible for maintaining your mailbox so that you can accept delivery of messages. You should take care to ensure that you regularly delete read mail, as many ISP's impose mailbox storage limits. If your address becomes incapable of accepting delivery and begins returning bounce messages to the listmaster you will be removed from the list without warning or notification. PROBLEMS The most common source of problems is a full mailbox. If mail from the list suddenly stops arriving, this is usually the reason and you will need to clear your mailbox before your ISP will accept further delivery. You will probably find you have been unsubscribed from the list meanwhile, and will need to resubscribe. If you use email forwarding or aliasing to receive the list at a non-subscribed address, please note that you will only be able to post to the list from the address you originally used to subscribe. Unsubscribe difficulties can invariably be traced to this as well. You are strongly advised to ensure your subscribed address is the address you post from. Please see the COMMANDS section below. COMMANDS Listserver is the automated program which administers the list and digest, and it will accept a variety of commands from you. You may subscribe or unsubscribe at any time, either via the forms at www.halftone.co.uk, or using the commands detailed below. Case is unimportant, commands are presented as uppercase here solely for clarity. NB that you can no longer subscribe a different address to the one you are sending from. This facility has been widely abused in the past, with people signing up throwaway addresses and neglecting to maintain them, causing massive amounts of admin and bounce traffic. You MUST now subscribe from the address you intend receiving mail to. This may cause difficulties unsubscribing for some existing members, in which case please contact me, [EMAIL PROTECTED], giving details of the addresses used. To join the LIST, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with SUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS as the message subject or body. To join the DIGEST, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with SUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS-DIGEST as the message subject or body. To resign from the LIST, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS as the message subject or body. To resign from the DIGEST, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with UNSUBSCRIBE FILMSCANNERS-DIGEST as the message subject or body. For information about other COMMANDS, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with HELP as the message subject or body. (eg NOMAIL to temporarily suspend list delivery while away) Regards Tony Sleep http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner info & comparisons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body
