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Updated list rules

Recently, there have been a series of discussions on various mailing
lists and newsgroups regarding copyrights, archiving, and email.  I have
updated the list rules sent out to new members to make clear that this
mailing list is intended to be a public forum, and archives are available
on the Internet.

I'm posting the changes here to protect each of you and Mallorn Computing
so that there can be no confusion.  This message is not intended to
scare you, but only to clarify.  If you're really not interested in
these legalities, I sincerely apologize.  I wish I didn't have to deal
with them either.  :)

The most significant change involves copyright.  Under the Berne copyright
convention, everything created is copyrighted by its author and protected
by its mere creation -- no notices or registration are necessary (although
if you wish to sue for infringement, your work must be registered with
the Copyright Office).  Other changes to the document are minor and
involve spelling corrections and general rewording.

In essense, the document says that by subscribing to this list, you agree
to assign your copyrights on each individual message that you send through
to Mallorn Computing.  This means that others in the list are allowed
to freely quote your email in its entirety, and Mallorn Computing is
allowed to create a publically viewable archive.

Mallorn Computing can also freely pull out useful sections of your
postings for newsletters, FAQs, or to answer specific questions from
other users.  This would most likely fall under fair use law anyhow.

If you have any questions or comments, please let me know, and I will
address them.

Chris

Here are the updated rules:

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  This list is dedicated to the discussion of all prairie-related topics,
  including restoration, management, botany and ecology.

  Mail that you wish to send to the list should be addressed to
  prairie@mallorn.com.

  The list is maintained by Christopher Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com>

  Mallorn Computing
  Horticultural Software Solutions

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RULES:

   o No images are to be transmitted via email.  If you have a need
     to share pictures, send mail to owner-prairie@mallorn.com 
     and a common area can be set up.

   o Users must respect other users and the content of this list.  We
     reserve the right to remove users from this list if they cannot
     observe these rules.

   o Keep frivolous messages to a minimum, and keep message content
     short.  Each message sent to the list gets redistributed to
     each member, putting a heavy load on our mail server.  Shorter
     messages mean faster delivery and better performance.

   o Have fun.

   For more information on netiquette within mailing lists, look at:

      http://www.plu.edu/home/netiquette.html#OneToMany

Legal Stuff:

   Receipt of this message is taken as acknowledgement of the
   following legalities:

      Space and resources for this mailing list are provided by Mallorn
      Computing ("Mallorn").  Mallorn reserves the right to review any
      material stored in public files to which all users have access
      and will edit or remove any material which the staff, in its sole
      discretion, believes may be unlawful, obscene, or abusive.

      By posting a message to this list, you agree to assign to Mallorn
      all rights to whatever copyright you may hold on materials posted.

      Mallorn reserves the right to remove any member from this list.

      Any illegal activity on this mailing list is the sole responsibility
      of the individuals involved -- by subscribing to this list you
      agree to hold Mallorn harmless for the actions of its subscribers.

Archives:

   All messages sent to this list will be archived so that they may be
   accessed at a later date.  They are available at

      http://www.mallorn.com/lists/prairie/

   By posting a message to this list, you agree to assign all rights
   to whatever copyright you may hold on its included matter to Mallorn
   Computing.  If you do not wish to assign your copyright or have your
   positings archived, then do not post to this list.

   Mailbox formatted archives by month, but only by special request
   to lindsey@mallorn.com.

Help:

   To see what options are available to you, send mail to
   majordomo@mallorn.com with a message reading:

      help

   Mail will be sent back to you listing available commands.

Subscription:

   ALWAYS send mail to majordomo@mallorn.com!  Your message should
   contain the following lines of text:

      to subscribe to this list,
         subscribe prairie
      to unsubscribe from this list,
         unsubscribe prairie
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