SPORRS USAGE RULES AND INFO FILE
Welcome to the SPORRS mailing list!
NOTICE:
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT IN ITS ENTIRETY.
BY ACCEPTING RECEIPT OF THIS INFO FILE AND THE
CONFIRMATION OF SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SPORRS LIST
MESSAGE, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF
AND ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING SPORRS LIST RULES
WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO READ THEM IN THEIR ENTIRETY
OR NOT. THIS POLICY IS INTENDED FOR THE BENEFIT
OF ALL OF ITS RULE ABIDING SUBSCRIBERS. THANK YOU
FOR REVIEWING THIS FILE IN ADVANCE.
ABOUT THIS FILE:
This file has been redesigned to make it easier
to use. Please print out a copy now and keep it
handy for reference.
THE BASICS:
WHAT IS SPORRS?:
SPORRS is an acronym for Serious Photographers Of
Railroad Related Subjects. The SPORRS list is the
ideal place to discuss railroad photography and
your related railfan adventures!
IF YOU WERE MAILED THIS FILE:
You made an 'info sporrs' request, or you were
automatically sent this file when you subscribed
to the SPORRS mailing list.
TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THE SPORRS LIST:
If you want to stop receiving mail from the
SPORRS List, send '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
a message with the words 'unsubscribe sporrs' in
the body of your message. Make sure there is no
other text in the body of your message (e.g.
signatures).
TO SUBSCRIBE OR RE-SUBSCRIBE TO THE SPORRS LIST:
Send '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' a message
with the words 'subscribe sporrs' in the body of
your message. Make sure there is no other text in
the body of your message (e.g. signatures). When
your request is approved, you will be
automatically mailed a confirmation and the
current copy of this file.
TO POST YOUR MESSAGES TO THE SPORRS LIST:
Send your message to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'.
Do NOT send subscribe or unsubscribe requests to
'[EMAIL PROTECTED]', as those must go to
'[EMAIL PROTECTED]' instead. You
must be a SPORRS member and you must send from
your subscribed address for your message to post
to the list.
FOR HELP OR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPORRS:
Send a message to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Dave Cohen -- SPORRS List Founder & Administrator
SPORRS PURPOSE:
A place for serious photographers of railroad
subjects to talk about issues related to
railfanning and taking pictures of trains. If you
have a question or contribution about film,
processing, technique, digital photography, camera
equipment, or other railfan gear, SPORRS is the
perfect place to post. You can post the written
results of your latest RR trip and shoot, and let
everyone know how you did. Additionally, the
SPORRS Web Site provides us with an easily
accessible place to share our railroad
photography. The SPORRS theme is basically
anything that is related to photographing trains.
Please use your best judgment in accordance with
this mailing list's policy.
HOW DOES SPORRS WORK?:
When you post your message to the SPORRS List, it
is automatically and electronically redistributed
by a list server program directly back to the
mailboxes of all of the subscribed members of the
SPORRS list. Do NOT use the SPORRS List for
personal E-mail.
LIST ETIQUETTE:
You are expected to abide by these SPORRS list
rules and use proper list etiquette so that all
SPORRS members can benefit from a quality service.
ABOUT POSTING TO MORE THAN ONE LIST:
Do NOT post a SPORRS message to any other list, or
a message to both SPORRS and another list
simultaneously. This would be inappropriate
because each list has a different theme. Many
people subscribe to more than one list at once,
and SPORRS is provided for its own subscribers.
SPORRS is not a newsgroup.
CAN I REPOST A SPORRS POST ONTO AN INTERNET NEWS
GROUP?:
NO. This is a violation of the subscription rules,
as above, and by posting the SPORRS address to
another list, you would be increasing the odds
that a spammer will pick it up with a 'search and
strip' program used to collect E-mail addresses
which will then be provided to a multitude of
criminals with knowledge of list server programs
and the ill-intent of gaining unauthorized access
to the SPORRS List specifically to fill our
mailboxes with undesirable advertising junk mail.
Thanks for your cooperation in helping to maintain
the SPORRS level of quality.
WHY CAN'T I POST JUNK I FIND ON OTHER INTERNET
LISTS OR NEWSGROUPS LIKE 'CUNY' ON THE SPORRS
LIST?:
Because the SPORRS members don't want it here. If
we want to read those lists, we will read them
ourselves, on our own. SPORRS is original material
from and for its members only. Sorry, no
exceptions. This policy must be strictly enforced.
WHAT CAN I POST?:
You may post anything relevant to photography of
trains. Please use this file as a guide and keep
this list theme in mind when considering your
post. This policy section will be revised as
necessary when required.
ABOUT SENDING CC: CARBON COPIES FOR REPLIES:
You do NOT need to copy (CC:) a message to someone
who is already on the SPORRS list, as they will
receive your posting directly from the list. If
you received their list posting, then this means
that they are ALREADY on the list as a subscriber.
This also means that anyone that you CC: in your
replies WILL get TWO identical copies of your
reply message. This is not necessary, and it
quickly fills member's mailboxes with twice the
amount of files that they should have received, it
wastes Internet bandwidth, slowing down everyone's
messages and there is no reason to reply to each
message TWICE. If you wish to send a personal
reply as well to a list member that has posted a
message to the list, then return to your original
mail message in your 'IN' or 'INCOMING' mailbox
and just click on 'reply' again to send them a
separate reply message. They will greatly
appreciate it at that point if you edit out any
non-related text that they themselves just wrote
and already have a copy of.
SHOULD I EDIT MY REPLIES BEFORE I SEND THEM TO THE
SPORRS LIST?:
Yes. Please edit (delete) any text content that is
not relevant to your reply. If you don't, you are
just wasting space and filling our mail boxes with
something that all of us have already read the
first time.
WHY IS MY REPLY MESSAGE ADDRESSED TO THE ORIGINAL
SENDER INSTEAD OF THE SPORRS LIST WHEN I CLICK ON
'REPLY'?:
This eliminates the possibility of accidentally
sending a potentially embarrassing personal E-mail
response to the SPORRS List for redistribution to
us all. I suggest making an address entry in your
mailer software Address Book to make it easy to
address mail that you intend to post on the SPORRS
List.
I POSTED IT, WHERE IS IT?:
Due to the nature of the Internet, mail
distribution time varies from message to message.
There are many factors involved. Chances are, if
you haven't seen your posting come back yet, at
least some of the other subscribers have. Be
patient. Most postings go through almost
instantly, but some of mine have taken hours.
HELP PREVENT BOUNCING MAIL:
Additionally, If you change your Internet Provider
(IP) and E-mail address, please unsubscribe first.
And DO NOT attempt to post to the SPORRS List from
a different address than which you are subscribed
with. Your mail bounces when this happens, and the
friendly guy mentioned below gets to clean up your
mess.
A NOTE FROM DAVE:
Please feel free to tell all your friends about
SPORRS. All I ask is that when posting to SPORRS,
please try to keep topics somehow related to the
SPORRS theme and try to be courteous and
respectful of others. The SPORRS Web Site is the
ideal place to direct friends to that are
interested in railroad photography.
THE SPORRS LIST USAGE RULES:
1) DO NOT re-post or redistribute material from
SPORRS without the express written permission of
the material's author. Copyright notices and any
messages labeled 'Do not redistribute' 'Do not
forward' or labeled in any way similar mean just
that: NO FURTHER USE OF THAT MESSAGE WITHOUT THE
AUTHOR'S WRITTEN PERMISSION. PERIOD. Respect any
and all copyrights. See the Copyright Notice link
on the SPORRS Web Site for more information.
2) NO cross-posting of messages allowed to or from
SPORRS and any other list in any manner. DO NOT
post material to SPORRS that was intended for
another type of list.
3) For liability reasons, we cannot allow
commercially advertised items for sale on the
SPORRS Mailing List. However, posting personal
photographic equipment for sale IS permitted for
the other list members' convenience only. Please,
no on-list bidding; take these matters to personal
E-mail. The SPORRS Classifieds page is coming soon
to the SPORRS Web Site.
4) Do not post file attachments or binaries (image
files) to the SPORRS Mailing List. The server
cannot redistribute file attachments to e-mail.
Image files should be sent to Dave for inclusion
on the SPORRS Web Site. See the site for details.
5) Use of proper and respectable list etiquette is
required.
I am pleased to bring you this list, and I hope
you enjoy it. This list exists for all of us.
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Dave Cohen, SPORRS List Founder & Administrator
LEGAL DISCLAIMER:
Personal views and opinions posted on the SPORRS
list are solely those of the person(s) who
authored the message, and in no way reflect the
views or policies of Action Photographic. Action
Photographic and Dave Cohen cannot be held
responsible in any way for the information posted
to SPORRS. Any action taken in reliance on the
information contained within a SPORRS posting is
solely at the risk of the person taking such
action. Commercial advertising on the mailing list
of any form is prohibited. The SPORRS list is
intended for entertainment and educational
purposes only. Any action concerning the SPORRS
list which is motivated by profit, abuse,
exploitation, or malice is expressly forbidden.
Copyright violations are prohibited.
Copyright (c) 1997 SPORRS -- All Rights Reserved
--Revised 12-19-97 DLC--
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