Hi everyone, Lately I have been receiving a lot of bounced emails from list member for very much the same reason, so I thought this would be good time to mention a couple of the things that cause your emails to bounce and not reach the list.
The main problem is that members are trying to copy their emails to everyone or at least a large list of people in their address books. It is important when sending messages to the list that you do not copy the emails to others at the same time, as this makes it hard, if not impossible for the list to process the email. The other reason for this it that it unnecessarily broadcasts individual email addresses to a large number of people, thus taking away an individuals privacy.' Bcc doesn't have the same sort of repercussion and is a much better way of copying people in on emails, although there is still the possibility of the email bouncing if you use this method when sending to the list. The second problem is yet another unfortunate one, and that is the use of "H*LP", note I have used an "*" instead of the "e", thus my email didn't bounce. There are special commands used by majordomo (mailing list software) that mean you can't use these words when sending messages to the list, h*lp is a major one and should not be used without the use of the "*". The same goes for s*bscribe and uns*bscribe unless you are actually undertaking one of these tasks. Finally, the use of attachment. Unfortunately, the list doesn't process attachments particularly well almost all of these email will bounce. If you have any questions regarding my email, or any other mailing list issues please don't hesitate to contact me. Regards Kim --------------------------------------------------- Kim Hunter List Administration Birth International ACE Graphics and Associates in Childbirth Education http://www.birthinternational.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
