Howdy MapInfo-L netizens,

Several of you have noted that the MapInfo-L mirror site at
MapInfo's TestDrive center has temporarily stopped including the
correct "From:" address of the people who sent in the messages.
It's been pointed out to me that often people prefer to respond
to requests for help and advice privately rather than to clog the
list with a multitude of similar responses. (and BTW, it's the
duty of the person who asked for help to summarize these
responses into a single message and post that back to the list...
surely you didn't think that using this list was all one-way with
no obligations? ;-)

Anyway, you should always include your real return address
somewhere in your message if you want to get help from people who
might not be able to read the "From:" field of the posted
message. This situation MapInfo's TestDrive mirror site should be
fixed soon, but for those of you who just can't wait, try the
other web-based mirror site for MapInfo-L at
http://www.mail-archive.com/mapinfo-l%40lists.sni.net/.

And one more thing. The address that is currently being listed on
MapInfo's mirror site is actually my list owners account. If you
want to respond to the list, then use [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this
address. Use the owner address ONLY if you have questions or
problems with using the mailing list. I get hundreds of "broken
server", "help with subscribe/unsubscribe" and spam messages at
the owner account every day, and so I can't take any extra time
to forward mail to the list or respond to it myself.

Happy Holidays!

- Bill Thoen
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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