[clue-tech] Please trim your posts - netiquette again

[mike havlicek]

--- Chris Tubutis <ctubutis at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 23 Apr, J wrote:
> > I noticed that clue sends out a monthly reminder
> to explain that you
> > are subscribed to clue
> 
> Yes, many lists send out such messages, many of
> which also remind you of
> your username & password (and that gets some people
> upset - OMG!!!
> You're sending my password in CLEAR TEXT!!! *GASP*
> Oh, the HORRORS!!!
> But that's a different topic).
> 
> > which seems silly since you would notice that
> > you are getting mail from clue way before you get
> this notice but...
> 
> Some lists I'm on are very low-traffic, and those
> reminders have been
> helpful. Say, when I want to go on vacation and
> don't want my Inbox to
> fill up while I'm away, I can typically go set my
> delivery options to No
> Mail before I leave and then change it back when I
> return.
> 
> The messages also remind people how to unsubscribe;
> if you were on
> e-mail lists 10 years ago you probably remember all
> the "unsubscribe"
> messages that were sent to the lists.
> 
> > This seems like a wasted opportunity to educate
> people about the
> > expectations we list critters have for stuff that
> lands in our inbox.
> 
> This might be a good idea, include some sort of
> Netiquette guidelines in
> that monthly mail. Or maybe just in the initial
> Welcome message. That's
> for the list maintainers to determine....
> 
> ct
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Kinda makes you wonder if you have to be reminded how
to use e-mail??????

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