Re: [cobalt-users] Global CGI

["Gregory Galant" <galant@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I didn't mean to start such a long thread and heated debate. I see this list
can get carried away pretty easily.

As others have pointed out, I was never made aware of this policy. I've only
been on a couple of other mailing lists, and it's never been a problem. In
many cases, the format does not make a difference. I've never even paid
attention to the format an e-mail comes to me in, since in the average
user-to-user e-mail it doesn't make a difference. HTML, though not in a
list, does have advantages over plain text. Eventually, all e-mail will
probably be in HTML, even PDAs, due to the extra functionally.


Gregory Galant
President/CEO
Halenet, Inc.
(631) 673-7157
Fax: (631) 673-5557
galant@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.halenet.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "[Your Site Here] Mark Baker" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Global CGI


>
> > >Yes I am! How are new users supposed to even know that HTML posts
aren't
> > >allowed?
> >
> > He makes a good point here.
>
> Thank you
>
> > There are a ton of newbies on this list (me
> > included). Not everyone knows the proper etiquette for posting to a
list.
> > Some of them probably don't understand the "lurk first, post later"
idea.
> I
> > think it would be of great benefit to the list in general if the web
page
> > where you sign up made "the rules" a little more clear and possibly if
the
> > footer at the bottom of these emails had a link to the rules, too. It's
> > harsh to punish someone for violating something they weren't aware of.
>
> There certianly are many newbies, why not calm down about it all?
>
>  Jeff - can we make it more obvious about the rules of posting? Maybe in
the
> automated mail sent when people sign up it could contain the rules or at
> least link to them!
> Anyway... why should these non-lovers of HTML rule this list? Ok so most
of
> them are good, but can't we comprise somehow?
>
> > I'm guessing whoever the list admin is monitors the traffic, so what do
> you
> > say? Can something be done to help alleviate this problem?
>
> Jeff you out there?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Baker
> www.yoursitehere.co.uk
>
>
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