GEN: Why your messages may not be posted to LM_NET

[Peter Milbury <pmilbury@ERICIR.SYR.EDU>]

On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Amy Day wrote:
> Third time is a charm I hope. I really starting to get irritated with
> this list.
>
> I am going try this one more time because it seems I didn't follow
> proper rules the first time I tried to post. So hopefully this time I
> will do it correctly.

Dear LM_NET Colleagues,

Why your messages may not be posted to LM_NET

It is actually quite a simple matter. Here is the message that we send to
those who do not include appropriate ID in the body of their postings:

   Your message was forwarded to me as part of an automated system managed
by Listserv. I am unable to forward it for posting to the group until you
have a complete set of identification. Please resubmit in the normal
manner with complete identification (see below).

   LM_NET has moved to a policy of required identification within all
messages posted to LM_NET. Please start the habit of including
identification in all messages posted to LM_NET. You should be sure to
include your:

1. Name   2. Occupation/Job Title/Worksite   3. e-mail address

  Example:

  Jo Booksworth, Librarian
  Best Elementary, Bestville, CA
  JBOOKSWORTH@BEST.K12.CA.US

  Reasons (in addition to common courtesy):

  The number of unsigned messages has been growing, and many appear to be
unrelated to the purposes of LM_NET.

  The address at the top of the header doesn't identify if the person is
supposed to be on LM_NET (i.e., school librarian or related type). If a
person does not belong on LM_NET, and posts inappropriate questions, it
gives us a way to know if we should filter them out.

  Also, due to characteristics of their e-mail software, many people don't
see the person's return address in their e-mail header, so they must
unnecessarily reply to the entire group.

  With 10,000+ members, and 70+ messages a day being posted, we don't want
to have many inappropriate messages posted, especially from those who are
not in our intended audience.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!


Peter Milbury, Co-owner of LM_NET          pmilbury@ericir.syr.edu
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