Come on really? they're not bad people but don't enable people like that, they should at least do research first.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 23, 2014, at 9:53 AM, "Gordon, Lynne & Tracy" <supp...@mac-access.net> > wrote: > > Hello everybody > > Recently we have been receiving a number of complaints regarding the on-list > behaviour of certain members. I would like to point out a few small items > regarding the behaviour of group members because it would appear that list > policy is sometimes not at the forefront of members minds when they write. > > First of all, however, I’d like to address an issue which is persistently > arising. That is, members who are trying to carbon copy, (CC) other > addresses, or adding other addresses to the “To:” field. Either of these > methods of posting is what is known as “Implicit destinations”. > > Many lists do not enforce the implicit destination control. But we had to > enable it some time ago due to the fact that a member joined our group and > attempted to use us as a spam relay. Implicit destinations is a technique > which spammers use to propagate their malicious or otherwise offensive > content. > > So basically, let me spell it out for the benefit of new or recently new > members. You cannot add Mac Access as either a secondary or a primary address > in a message which you want to send to other groups or to individuals. Both > of these methods are trapped by our server and are flagged for our attention. > > If you believe you have a good reason for doing this on a specific occasion, > you are free to contact us to provide an explanation, and we may opt to use > our discretion and allow the message through that time. However, routinely we > indiscriminately reject such messages without question. > > So, if you want your message to hit the group, don’t use implicit > destinations. It really is as simple as that. > > Next, I’d like to remind members that it is not appropriate for group members > to reprimand others for their comment/suggestions/whatever on list. If you > have any issue with another member’s post, please, in the first instance, > take it up with the author of the message privately. If you still cannot > reach a satisfactory resolution, feel free to write to us here at Mac Access > Support, including a copy of the message which gave you cause for complaint. > Including the message in question is always helpful now because there is a > very much higher volume of traffic on this list now than there was 12 months > ago. Also, we don’t have as much time to administrate the group as we once > did, and we currently have no assistance in this regard from others. The time > factor is the primary reason for our silence on list of late. > > Thirdly, I’d like to remind list members that it is not appropriate for > sarcastic or demeaning responses to people’s questions on this list. Usually, > if somebody asks a question, it is for genuine reasons. Not everybody has the > time or even the ability to trawl through dozens of websites and web pages > looking for the answers to their questions. This list exists as a mutually > beneficial self-help forum. What may seem obvious to one person may not seem > so to another. It is totally wrong for more experienced or more abled members > to demean others who are less so because they ask a question. > > That having been said, I would like to point out that this group does have > two very extensive archives which members may find useful in their quest for > information. Sometimes, just posing a question in the search engine at the > archive sites can prove to be the jackpot and provide the answers which saves > a lot of time and frustration on the part of the member with the question. > The archive addresses are at the foot of each and every message posted to > this group. As are the self-help addresses for those wishing to amend or even > remove their subscription. > > Rudeness to others will also not be tolerated on this list. We clearly state > this in the list policy document which each and every member was sent when > they joined the group. Should you need to review the most up-to-date list > policy document, feel free. There are a couple of ways to do this. You can > request that the list policy document be sent to you again by E-Mail using > the server’s request address. Alternatively, you can visit the web page > containing the policy document directly buy pointing your browser to: > <http://www.mac-access.net/List-Docs/Mac-Access-Welcome.html> > which is always the most up-to-date policy document. > > We are currently undertaking a review of recent traffic and will take any > appropriate action based on any on-list behaviour which constitutes a > significant breech of list policy. Mac Access was founded in 2007 by Gordon > because he wasn’t happy with the alternative resources out there. We want Mac > Access to remain a portal where members new and old may interact in an > easy-going and friendly fashion. The personal touch, in other words, not just > the flaming and bad-mouthing which we know happens in certain other groups. > > Thank you for your time, and we hope that you continue to enjoy your > membership of Mac Access. You can be assured that there’s always somebody on > the other end of the line, so to speak, if you really need our assistance. > > Warm regards > > Lynne > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
