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Recent Problems and Some New Policies
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- Subject: Recent Problems and Some New Policies
- From: "Art's Mailbox" <ahj@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 09:13:33 -0700
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- Resent-Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 12:20:52 -0400 (EDT)
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Good Morning all and Pardon the Sunday
Intrusion!
I first of all wanted to commend all of you for your
insightful contributions to the list this past year. We now have 250-300
members and it's growing steadily. It is so exciting to see so many people
becoming interested in these rocks from space! We all knew they'd catch
on!
You may have recently noticed that the list was down for two
days last week. This was brought about by a new policy that my host has
regarding lists. As mails can cause massive bandwidth use, my provider has
started to 'crack-down' on high volume sites. (at first this kind of made me
feel good knowing we have a high-volume list!). But the truth of the matter is
the list can cause quite a burden on their mail server and they are starting to
take heed. (to give you an idea , they didn't even notify me that they suspended
the list until I called them!)
So this is what we need to do in the future in order to
continue this valuable resource:
1) Make a
conscious effort to cut back on the ego-mail postings ... that should be kept
for private mails.
2) Please do not attach any
images or html pages to your posts ... links are the way to go - images
take up way to much space. (and wreek havoc on the archive)
Don't get me wrong, I love the long,
interesting, in-depth posts ; just don't attach html formatted media or
images.
3) Try to be extra careful
not to double post messages ... I know it can happen but just try to be
careful!
4) I'm going to start removing addresses after three
bounces; if it's a server problem on your end, you'll just need to re-subscribe
when it's fixed .. sorry
5) I'm also going to switch the list to
'subscriber-only'; meaning you can't post if your not a list member. This will
cut down on some of the spam we've been experiencing.
Well, That's it for now! My ISP wasn't to upset but they did
give a pretty stern warning. Hopefully if we all try to concentrate on the
things I've mentioned, the list can boldly go into the next millenium!
(you know when we'll all be searching the strewn fields of Mars, and terrestial
rocks will be the rarity!)
Best Regards and Happy Hunting ~ there must be something out
there in Arizona! GO MIKE!!
Art Jones