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====This is the mailing list policy of the lists.smcproject.org mailing lists.==== | ====This is the mailing list policy of the lists.smcproject.org mailing lists.==== | ||
* Follow etiquette mentioned in [https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt RFC- 1855] | * Follow etiquette mentioned in [https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt RFC- 1855]. | ||
* First mail to the list will be moderated | * First mail to the list will be moderated. | ||
* If the first mail is not a spam | * If the first mail is not a spam, and it follows the etiquette, the moderation flag will be cleared. | ||
* If somebody acts irresponsibly , S/he will be flagged and alerted after consulting with at least one or more moderators in Mentor IRC-Channel then His/her mails will be cleared by moderators only after crosschecking with one more moderator | * If somebody acts irresponsibly , S/he will be flagged and alerted after consulting with at least one or more moderators in Mentor IRC-Channel then His/her mails will be cleared by moderators only after crosschecking with one more moderator or in the IRC. The flag will be cleared when moderators feel the person follows etiquette. | ||
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* Please respect the fact that bandwidth is not infinite. Not everyone reads email through high-speed connections, so if your posting involves something like the content of config.log or an extensive stack trace, please consider putting that information up on a website somewhere and just provide a URL to it. Remember, too, that these postings will be archived indefinitely, so huge postings will simply inflate the size of the archives long after their purpose has expired. | * Please respect the fact that bandwidth is not infinite. Not everyone reads email through high-speed connections, so if your posting involves something like the content of config.log or an extensive stack trace, please consider putting that information up on a website somewhere and just provide a URL to it. Remember, too, that these postings will be archived indefinitely, so huge postings will simply inflate the size of the archives long after their purpose has expired. | ||
* Format your message so that it is legible, and PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT!!!!!(if you don't know already , text written in uppercase | * Format your message so that it is legible, and PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT!!!!!(if you don't know already ,text written in uppercase is considered as shouting). | ||
*While replying, please include relevant text from the original message. Trim it to the minimum, but do not overdo it. It should still be possible for somebody who did not read the original message to understand what you are talking about. | *While replying, please include relevant text from the original message. Trim it to the minimum, but do not overdo it. It should still be possible for somebody who did not read the original message to understand what you are talking about. | ||
*please read [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html How To Ask Questions The Smart Way] by esr | *please read [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html How To Ask Questions The Smart Way] by esr | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 12 April 2013
This is the mailing list policy of the lists.smcproject.org mailing lists.
- Follow etiquette mentioned in RFC- 1855.
- First mail to the list will be moderated.
- If the first mail is not a spam, and it follows the etiquette, the moderation flag will be cleared.
- If somebody acts irresponsibly , S/he will be flagged and alerted after consulting with at least one or more moderators in Mentor IRC-Channel then His/her mails will be cleared by moderators only after crosschecking with one more moderator or in the IRC. The flag will be cleared when moderators feel the person follows etiquette.
The Following are the guidelines to the mailing list users
- Please respect the fact that bandwidth is not infinite. Not everyone reads email through high-speed connections, so if your posting involves something like the content of config.log or an extensive stack trace, please consider putting that information up on a website somewhere and just provide a URL to it. Remember, too, that these postings will be archived indefinitely, so huge postings will simply inflate the size of the archives long after their purpose has expired.
- Format your message so that it is legible, and PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT!!!!!(if you don't know already ,text written in uppercase is considered as shouting).
- While replying, please include relevant text from the original message. Trim it to the minimum, but do not overdo it. It should still be possible for somebody who did not read the original message to understand what you are talking about.
- please read How To Ask Questions The Smart Way by esr
