The FIdonet COMM Echo   
                            Rules and Guidelines   
                          Modified September 15, 2014   
      
   This conference is moderated by Dallas Hinton of Fidonet 1:153/715.   
      
   Posting rules and guidelines   
      
   This echomail conference is one of the oldest in Fidonet. It is   
   basically a "catch all" for topics not covered in other echomail   
   conferences.  since there are few echoes specifically for discussion of   
   serial communications devices such as modems this is the appropriate   
   place to discuss such topics.   
      
   WHen an echomail conference is widely available (carried on various   
   backbone systems) please post there for best response. OTherwise, feel   
   free to post here.   
      
   All posts in this echo must be germane to computer communications   
   techniques.  Discussion of hardware and software is permitted, although   
   emphasis is on the hardware. All other topics should be taken elsewhere.   
   When the topic drifts, take it to private mail, or an appropriate   
   conference.   
      
   Other than that,  these are the only actual rules I expect to promulgate   
   for this echomail conference.   
      
   First and foremost, it is expected that all systems enabling posts in   
   this echomail conference are properly configured to show the true   
   Fidonet address of origination.  If not, the moderator will ask that the   
   problem be repaired before allowing posts from your system to the comm   
   echo. Along with this, providing a gateway to/from this echomail   
   conference from Fidonet to other networks is strictly prohibited. IF you   
   wish to provide such a gateway ask permission in the echo.  If   
   permission is then granted after a poll of interested users is taken and   
   the results of said poll in favor then the gateway must work in both   
   directions, and the valid address of the gate provider shown.   
      
   Multiple line signatures are strongly discouraged.  Use of real names   
   strongly encouraged.  Keep it clean, keep it polite.   
      
   All communication regarding moderation of this echomail conference will   
   take place via Fidonet netmail.  Not internet email, not smoke signals   
   or telepathy.  IF you post in this echo, or permit users of your system   
   to do so then it is assumed that you have the capability to read and   
   answer netmail.   It is unreasonable to expect moderators to have to   
   hunt down an email address which may not be available, whereas your   
   system's address should be displayed on posts originating from your   
   system. The only moderation issues which will be handled in the open   
   echo are those in which the moderator seeks guidance and input from its   
   users.   
      
   If you're new to the world of serial communications and the terminology   
   used to discuss it you might wish to avail yourself of the Comm echo   
   primer written by Gord Hannah, the previous moderator.  It can be   
   acquired from any Fidonet system carrying the ep-fdn ep-ascii file echo,   
   or from the headquarters of the International Filegate project.  TO   
   acquire it point your web browser to   
      
   http://www.filegate.net/epub/ep-ascii/comprimr.zip   
      
   Questions, comments and suggestions should be sent by netmail to this address.   
      
     MODERATOR:   
       Dallas Hinton         1:153/715   
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    * Origin: The BandMaster -- Vancouver, Canada (1:153/7715)