Default Mailing List Charter

This charter applies to any list hosted on this server that does not have its own charter statement, or if this charter is included by explicit reference in such a charter document. It does not apply otherwise.

Basic Requirements

  1. All interactions with this list must comply with the standard mailing list terms of use.
  2. For the sake of politeness, messages must not:
  3. For the technical compliance, messages must not: and must:

It is your responsibility as the sender to ensure that your messages comply with these requirements; this means that you have to understand what will happen when you hit the "send" button: it's your duty to know what the consequences of your actions will be. If you are unsure of how to ensure compliance with these requirements, please contact me for more information.

Common Mistakes

  1. Adding the list address to your address book without checking the "plain text only" option.
  2. Misunderstanding the "no attachments" rule:
    I was careful, I sent my document "as message" rather than "as attachment".
    The important part of the rule isn't whether it's an attachment or not, it's the requirement for "nothing but plain text"; sending it as the body instead of as an attachment doesn't alter the fact that most "documents" are not plain text.
  3. Using a word processing program (such as MS Word or Lotus Notes) to prepare the text of a message, and then sending it without checking the "send as plain text" option: if the program doesn't have a "plain text" option then don't use it for e-mail.