We have refrained from setting rules on our mailing lists but the time has come to remind subscribers of a few basics.
The mailing lists are designed to provide a forum for all of us to better learn and understand issues that are being faced by the community • Do try to think about the message content before you send it out. • Do make sure that the content is relevant to the recipients. Nobody likes to receive junk email. • Do be polite. Constructive criticism is usually welcome but blatant abuse is not. • Do trim any quoted message down as much as possible. • Do ensure that you have a relevant "Subject" line. • Do include a brief signature on your email messages to help the recipient understand who it is from, especially if you are dealing with someone you do not know very well. • Do be careful when replying to mailing list messages. Are you sure you want to reply to the whole list? • Do remember to delete anything that isn't needed or is trivial. • Do remember to post bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED] where they will be logged and tracked. • Don't conduct arguments on the mailing list. • Don't make personal remarks about third parties. There have been some recent comments about advertising third party applications on the mailing lists and the rule that should apply is: “If the product being discussed is not a competitor to Declude, SmarterMail or IMail and can enhance the effectiveness of our users then it is an appropriate topic. This includes such applications as Sniffer, DL Analyzer and iPlus Info Browser.” Barry -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/240 - Release Date: 1/25/2006 --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude EVA www.declude.com] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
