Edward Jaffe wrote:
Not just common sense. RFC 1855 (http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html),
prepared by Responsible Use of the Network (RUN) Working Group of the
IETF, contains this admonishment with respect to processing email:
<RFC 1855 Text>
In general, it's a good idea to at least check all your mail subjects
before responding to a message. Sometimes a person who asks you for
help (or clarification) will send another message which effectively
says "Never Mind".
</RFC 1855 Text>
The above quoted section of RFC 1855 deals specifically with email.
There are additional sections that apply to newsgroups (what they call
"NetNews") and mailing lists such as IBM-MAIN. They contain similar
admonishments and many other common sense guidelines that make sense for
those engaging in public electronic discussions. There are also
cross-posting guidelines.
IMO, *all* IBM-MAIN discussion participants should read this RFC. Even
experienced listers might learn something...
http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html
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Edward E Jaffe
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El Segundo, CA 90245
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edja...@phoenixsoftware.com
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