It is impossible to please everyone in this group, so don't bother trying. That's what makes it so fun. Just enjoy the flame wars and grumbling.
But if you send a private message to the entire list, remember that Google will never forget. These two articles are good to be aware of: http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html And these two are just for fun: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/mel.html http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~weise/unix-haters.html As far as clients go, any standard Linux client should work fine: KMail, Thunderbird, Evolution, Mutt. Cheers, Richard On Tuesday October 2 2012 08:51:40 Matt Melvin <rage_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > CC: plug@plug.org > > From: robertmerr...@gmail.com > > Subject: Re: New member in Lehi > > Date: Mon, Oct 012 0::8::7 -600< > > To: plug@plug.org > > > > Welcome! I'm top-posting and sending in rich text to ensure an [OT] flame > > war netiquette thread starts shortly hereafter. ...It's the best kind of > > welcome we know how to give! > > I now realize I've committed (and am still currently committing) a mailing > list faux pas (or two). > The good news is, I've discovered the "Plain text" setting in Hotmail's web > interface. I'd rather > switch over to my gmail account, but I guess I wasn't sure how much posting > to a mailing list would > expose my email address to spam via bots/spiders. Go easy on me... I'm brand > new to mailing lists. > Any references for good mailing list netiquette would be much appreciated. > Also, any tips on an email > client to use that will ensure proper, plain text messages and appropriate > line length, etc., and will > make these threads easier to read? I've been doing a lot of distro-hopping > and I use several > different machines (also, different OSes), so I don't really even have an > email client that I use > consistently right now. > > So pretty much, I want to do right by as many people as possible here, but > it's a whole new (old) > world, so I'd like some direction. > > And thanks for the strange welcome!... > > > Matt <snip> /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
