Best wishes and prayers for a successful result. Let us know how it went. Cheers, John
on 3/06/2002 10:26 AM, Dan Knight at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Good morning (well, it's morning here in Michigan). > > 1. My wife is going in for surgery this afternoon. I will be unavailable > to do any list management until sometime Thursday. > > 2. The list nannies are able to handle subscription and other problems in > my absence. They are listed on the FAQs for lists that have nannies. > (Only the busier lists have them.) > > 3. We've had some discussion on various lists about posting items for > sale and linking to eBay auctions. Items for sale should normally be > posted to the swap list. Exceptions: Items for sale in Canada, UK, > Australia/NZ may be mentioned on those geographic lists and items > specific to a list (e.g., Newtons on the Newton list) may be mentioned. > > Mention of personal eBay auctions is specifically prohibited on the swap > list and discouraged on the other lists. We may be setting an official > policy on that in the near future. > > 4. Due to a situation on one of the lists, I have added one more line to > the netiquette page: > > "Never post with a fraudulent email address. This is grounds for > immediate banning." > > 5. I am dreaming up a whole new system for managing the lists. If it > works, you'll be able to set all your subscriptions to single message, > digest, or vacation mode -- and I'll have an easier way to look up and > change your address when you don't tell me which list you want to be > unsubscribed from or switch to digest mode. > > I also anticipate this will allow me to automatically create an online > archive, number messages (making it easier to follow threads), and mask > archived email addresses to bots won't be able to read them. > > This will be a long time coming. > > 6. As always, if you have any subscription problems, read the FAQ, follow > the instructions that come with every message and digest, and contact me > at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> if you have problems. > > 7. We're running the third Best of the Mac Web survey on Low End Mac. > Full details at > > <http://lowendmac.com/botmw/020305.html> > > > > Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. > <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://lowendpc.com> > <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://reformed.net> > > I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by > reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the > illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and > demoralization. -- Petronius > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
