Several topics. Please keep this email handy for future reference.
When contacting me about your subscription, please be sure to tell me
which list(s) you're on. We run about 30 right now, and I don't have a
simple way of finding out what list(s) you may subscribe to.
Three rants about capitalization:
1. Memory is RAM, for Random Access Memory. It's not Ram or ram.
2. Cycles are abbreviated Hz in honor of Mr. Hertz. KHz, MHz, and GHz are
the correct abbreviations for kilohertz, megahertz, and gigahertz.
3. The computer is a Mac, short for Macintosh. MAC stands for the Machine
Address built into ethernet support circuitry.
As an editor, it drives me nuts to see these used incorrectly. (I guess
you have to be a bit anal to be an editor)
We have no control over the bounce messages generated by the Maclaunch
server, nor can we manually reset the bounce counter. We cannot access
the bounce counter.
If you get bounce messages from the list server and your replies are
rejected, try removing everything from the subject line except for the
number and also deleting the entire body of your reply message. That
seems to work.
(I don't know why the list server refuses to acknowledge emails with
attachments or styled text, but we have no control over that.)
Everyone hates spam -- and we can help you fight it. Email addresses at
lemlists.com are available for US$6 per year, and we use Spam Assassin to
identify and label probable spam. This isn't a challenge-response system.
Spam Assassin looks at the email, scores each message based on factors
usually found in spam, and clearly marks them as spam in the subject line.
However, it doesn't delete the spam -- it knows that it could misidentify
a message, so it leaves it up to you to delete your spam. But having
messages marked **SPAM** sure helps.
Email addresses at lemlists.com are only available to members of our
email lists, and the $6/yr helps defray hosting costs for our domains.
For those who want more than just an email address, we also offer email
addresses, personal Web space, and more at lowendmac.net. An email
address is $12/year -- and also protected by Spam Assassin.
http://lemlists.com/ for more on LEMlists email accounts.
http://lowendmac.net/accounts/index.html for email and more.
For the record, I invest about 40 hours a week in Low End Mac and about
20 more working part time at a local camera shop. I don't have enough
time to keep tabs on everything in a timely fashion. Sometimes I don't
get through the lists for a week or two. That's one of the reasons we
have list nannies to help out on the busier lists.
If we can generate enough income from LEMlists and lowendmac.net, I can
cut back on the camera store job and dedicate more time to Low End Mac,
including creating our own mailing list software that will address all of
the shortcomings of the current software. Until then, it's mostly a pipe
dream.
I have the new list manager all outlined, but there just aren't enough
hours to do much work on it, especially working 1-1/2 jobs. It's going to
be the best thing going when it's done. I'll be able to see what lists
you receive by typing in your email address. We'll have a single address
database, so I won't have to update several lists when someone's email
address changes. We'll be able to strip out the styles from styled text
and the attachments, making it that much easier for everyone to post. And
we'll even strip the footers that sometimes get quoted, as well as the
ads some services add to outbound messages.
Like I said, I have very big plans for the list software, but the only
way it's going to happen is if I can cut out at least one day a week from
my part time job. Signing up for LEMlist or lowendmac.net services is one
way you can help that become a reality.
Thanks for your support!
Dan the listmom
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