since I'm (finally) almost ready to move my lists from my majordomo server to my new linux/mailman server, I'm rewriting my rule pages (again...). I dunno about all of you, but I get really sick and tired of pages of "don't do that" rules (and I know end users REALLY hate it), but I also hate dealing with the trolls who insist that if it's not written down, it's okay. So I'm trying something different, just to see if there's a reasonable medium. I'm curious what you all think -- the pages are at: <http://newboy.plaidworks.com/listrules.html> <http://newboy.plaidworks.com/manners.html> <http://newboy.plaidworks.com/faq.html> If you're curious about the site, just start at the root of the server and wander. Because of deadlines, the new server isn't remotely "finished" (what is?), I'm starting out with a list directory piece (a yahoo clone) and the mailman server, and a few html pages linking them. To be added is a real web-archive based on Mhonarc (since the one part of mailman just doesn't cut it), HtDig for the search engine, and digest archives behind some kind of anti-harvesting system I'm still gnawing on. FWIW, after playing around with MIME stuff, I installed Nick's demime in front of the lists, not because I don't want MIME, but because at this point, I don't want ACTIVE CONTENT, and until I can write a tool that cleanly limits what gets sent across a list to provably safe content, I've chosen to stick to plain text. That's On the List to do as well, but it's going to take some thought to do right, and I'd rather err on the side of safety than add features that put users at risk, and irght now, unfiltered MIME is a risky beast. Curious what you think -- there seems to be *no* good way to write list rules without pissing some group or another off, but hopefully, this is less antagonistic than stuff I wrote a couple of versions ago... it's definitely *shorter*, which is a bonus in itself... -- Chuq Von Rospach - Plaidworks Consulting (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Apple Mail List Gnome (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say 'Man, what are you doing here?'"
