Admin: list usage

Well, it's been a long time since I've brought up list rules and such,
but with so many new members I think it's time for a reminder.  I've been
meaning to do it for a while, but I'm so busy!  :)

So anyhow, here are some guidelines that we should all adhere to, both
out of kindness to the mail servers and everyone else on the list.

   o Please do not quote entire messages unless necessary.  When you
     respond to someone's mail, make sure that you only quote relevant
     portions.  Each time that excessive information is quoted, it
     "pollutes the Internet" by sending out unneeded information, takes
     up extra disk space on the servers, makes messages take longer
     to be send, reduces the usefulness of the archives, and makes
     digest reading much more difficult.

   o Stick with the subject of perennials.  Trees and shrubs DO NOT have
     a place on this list, and should be discussed on the woodyplants
     list (see http://www.mallorn.com/lists/subscribe.html ) for 
     subscription information.

   o Do NOT use color coding or MIME encoded messages when sending to
     the list.  I can't read them, others can't read them, and it
     adds a lot of unnecessary fluff to the message.  It also makes
     the search engine for the mailing list archives have to work
     a lot harder.

Most of these points are mentioned in the initial welcome letter for this
list.

For other information on "netiquette," please look at 

   http://www.mallorn.com/lists/netiquette.html

These aren't just my whimsical ramblings on how people should act, but
an actual RFC submitted to the Internet public.

Thanks,

Chris
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