[GRLUG] Social norms

Greg Folkert greg at gregfolkert.net
Mon May 12 10:25:49 EDT 2008


On Mon, 2008-05-12 at 08:30 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > RFC 1855:
> > - If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
> >   summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just
> >   enough text of the original to give a context.  This will make
> >   sure readers understand when they start to read your response.
> >   Since NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the
> >   postings from one host to another, it is possible to see a
> >   response to a message before seeing the original.  Giving context
> >   helps everyone.  But do not include the entire original!
> 
> Someone should do a public service announcement on all the major
> networks.  Or mail a copy of RFC1855 to every household in America!

Which Windows SPAM-BOT network should you use?
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