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Carolinabirds commands and rules
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Carolinabirds commands and rules
- From: "Will Cook" <cwcook@duke.edu>
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 12:49:38 -0500
- In-reply-to: <000201bf6cd6$2352e6e0$785bfea9@judgedrh>
- Priority: normal
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Because there have been some unsub messages and off-topic posts recently,
here's a reminder of the commands and rules for Carolinabirds.
On 31 Jan 00, at 15:35, David R. Hultgren wrote:
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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Html-encrusted messages and other messages with attachments are not
recognized by the majordomo program because they always begin with the line
"This is a multi-part message in MIME format.", which means nothing to the
program. Most unsub messages to carolinabirds are filtered out, but the
program only searches the first few lines, so it didn't catch this one.
"Cancel" is not one of the keywords, which is why that one slipped through.
Unfortunately it seems to be the default format for Microsoft Outlook
Express, which a lot of people use because it came with their computer.
Much better e-mail programs are available on the web for free, such as the
one I use, Pegasus Mail (http://www.pegasus.usa.com/)
If you've lost your copy of the carolinabirds info file, you can always look
it up on the web at http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/cbirds.html
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CAROLINABIRDS COMMANDS AND RULES
Messages and commands must be in plain text (ASCII) only.
Do not send any e-mail attachments.
Before sending any message or command, please make two changes
to your e-mail program setup (if necessary):
- turn OFF html and rich text formatting
- turn ON word-wrap
To UNSUBSCRIBE: Send message text "unsubscribe carolinabirds" (without the
quotes) to majordomo@duke.edu.
To SUBSCRIBE: Send message text "subscribe carolinabirds" (without the
quotes) to majordomo@duke.edu. You will receive an automated confirmation,
which includes this info file (save it!).
For a list of other commands, send message text "help" (without the quotes)
to majordomo@duke.edu.
Do NOT send commands to carolinabirds@duke.edu. Mail sent to
carolinabirds@duke.edu is automatically redirected to each person on the
list by the Majordomo mailing list server (about 400 people), so be careful
of what you send!
POSTING RULES: If you wish to post messages to Carolinabirds, please observe
these rules:
1.Only post messages that are relevant to birds and birding in the
Carolinas.
2.Include a descriptive Subject: line.
3.Put your name and location in each message you send to the list, so people
will know who you are and where you're from. It's also a good idea to
include your e-mail address at the end of each message, along with your name
and location - this is required for messages to Birdchat. Most mailing
programs allow you to create a "signature" file, which is appended to all
outgoing messages, so you won't have to retype it each time.
4.Do not send junk mail to the list. But if, for example, you've just
written a book "Finding Birds in the NC Piedmont" or are running pelagic
trips, you're welcome to make announcements.
5.Do not send binary files to the list.
6.Messages must be sent in plain text (ASCII) only, with no attachments.
Turn OFF html and rich text formatting and turn ON word-wrap in your e-mail
program setup (if necessary). Reason: html and rtf formatted messages can
not be read by majordomo (so commands will not work) and many of the people
on Carolinabirds (who use older e-mail programs). E-mail attachments are
usually unnecessarily long and are good ways to spread viruses and worms.
Messages without word-wrap are very difficult for many people to read.
I hope we can avoid discussing things like cats, politics, and general
conservation issues that tend to dominate Birdchat at times. While these are
important topics, there are many newsgroups and other forums where these can
be discussed.
To post a message, address it to carolinabirds@duke.edu. The message will be
automatically redirected to each person on the list by the Majordomo mailing
list server. When replying to a message, please try to quote the minimum
amount of the message being replied to. For example, if you have a minor
point about one word in a 100-line message, don't quote the entire 100-line
message in your reply before adding your 1-line point, just quote the
minimum necessary to provide context.
If you have trouble getting on or off this list or other questions, send e-
mail to carolinabirds-owner@duke.edu explaining the problem.
--
Charles W. "Will" Cook w 919-660-7423
cwcook@duke.edu h 919-967-5446
Duke University Botany Dept., Durham, North Carolina
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook