List
Serves Procedures
PLEASE
follow the procedures below on list server use and etiquette, and
removing text formatting in messages sent on the list server.
USE AND ETIQUETTE
To send an
e-mail message to the list server group, type the list server address
(pnw_directseed@lyris.cahe.wsu.edu)
in the To box, include a brief subject title in the Subject box,
and then type your message (see also "Remove Text Formatting"
below). If you are responding to a list serve message and your response
would be of interest to others on the list, copy and paste the list
server address into the TO box. HOWEVER, if you want to reply only
to the person sending the message and your reply would not be of
interest to the entire mailing list.... hit the reply key and the
e-mail address of the original author will be inserted in the TO
box. When replying to a list server message and sending it to the
entire list, do not include all of the original message in your
reply, but include just the text excerpts that are pertinent. Everyone's
cooperation and sensitivity on these e-mail etiquette points will
help avoid frustrations with volumes of unwanted e-mail. Please
be selective on what messages you send.... try to keep them focused
on topics related to cropping systems and technologies for direct
seeding /conservation tillage systems.
REMOVE TEXT
FORMATTING Messages
sent on this list server should be sent without character or paragraph
formatting (e.g. bold, underlined, centered, indented, etc.). Although
the formatted text may look fine in the e-mail message, when the
messages are stored (archived) on the list server Internet site,
formatting codes (usually numbers or words with < > or = signs)
can be introduced into the text of the message, making the messages
difficult to read for people accessing them through the Internet.
There are two
approaches to help avoid these formatting code problems. First,
please remove all the character and paragraph formatting before
you copy text from word processing files into e-mail messages for
this list server. Second, check your e-mail software options on
sending mail and select the choice of "always remove formatting"
if the message contains rich (formatted) text.
Thanks for
your help on keeping the list server messages on the Internet site
readable so new list server members can read and respond to messages
sent before they joined. It will also help you in accessing messages
that you deleted after reading your e-mail. |
