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RFC 1855 - eine Netiquette



One-to-Many Communication
- Read both mailing lists and newsgroups for one to two months
before you post anything. This helps you to get an understanding of
the culture of the group.
- Do not blame the system administrator for the behavior of the
system users.
- Consider that a large audience will see your posts. That may
include your present or your next boss. Take care in what you write.
Remember too, that mailing lists and Newsgroups are frequently
archived, and that your words may be stored for a very long time in a
place to which many people have access.
- Assume that individuals speak for themselves, and what they say
does not represent their organization (unless stated explicitly).
- Remember that both mail and news take system resources. Pay
attention to any specific rules covering their uses your organization
may have.
- Messages and articles should be brief and to the point. Don't
wander off-topic, don't ramble and don't send mail or post messages
solely to point out other people's errors in typing or spelling.
These, more than any other behavior, mark you as an immature beginner.
- Subject lines should follow the conventions of the group.
- Forgeries and spoofing are not approved behavior.
- Advertising is welcomed on some lists and Newsgroups, and
abhorred on others! This is another example of knowing your audience
before you post. Unsolicited advertising which is completely off-topic
will most certainly guarantee that you get a lot of hate mail.
- If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just
enough text of the original to give a context. This will make sure
readers understand when they start to read your response. Since
NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the postings from
one host to another, it is possible to see a response to a message
before seeing the original. Giving context helps everyone. But do not
include the entire original!
- Again, be sure to have a signature which you attach to your
message. This will guarantee that any peculiarities of mailers or
newsreaders which strip header information will not delete the only
reference in the message of how people may reach you.
- Be careful when you reply to messages or postings. Frequently
replies are sent back to the address which originated the post - which
in many cases is the address of a list or group! You may accidentally
send a personal response to a great many people, embarrassing all
involved. It's best to type in the address instead of relying on
"reply."
- Delivery receipts, non-delivery notices, and vacation programs
are neither totally standardized nor totally reliable across the range
of systems connected to Internet mail. They are invasive when sent to
mailing lists, and some people consider delivery receipts an invasion
of privacy. In short, do not use them.
- If you find a personal message has gone to a list or group, send
an apology to the person and to the group.
- If you should find yourself in a disagreement with one person,
make your responses to each other via mail rather than continue to
send messages to the list or the group. If you are debating a point on
which the group might have some interest, you may summarize for them
later.
- Don't get involved in flame wars. Neither post nor respond to
incendiary material.
- Avoid sending messages or posting articles which are no more than
gratuitous replies to replies.
- Be careful with monospacing fonts and diagrams. These will
display differently on different systems, and with different mailers
on the same system.
- There are Newsgroups and Mailing Lists which discuss topics of
wide varieties of interests. These represent a diversity of
lifestyles, religions, and cultures. Posting articles or sending
messages to a group whose point of view is offensive to you simply to
tell them they are offensive is not acceptable. Sexually and racially
harassing messages may also have legal implications. There is software
available to filter items you might find objectionable.