[NTLUG:Discuss] Flashcards

[MadHat]

Randall Gibson wrote:
> 
> When I posrted something over the size limit, I was notified that it was rejected, and why. As his letter says, he was not.
> 

He may not have been because an .EXE (which means for another OS) that
has nothing to do with linux looks more like spam (or a viral something
or other) and may have been thought of as such, in which case spam is
rarely announced as being rejected for fear of the spammer trying again,
and again, and again...  I don't think this was rejected on just the
size limit, but I do not remember.  

Yes most of the time a message is sent to the poster as to why the
message was rejected, but this is not always the case.

Either way this was so far off topic (his post, not this discussion)
that it shouldn't matter.  Arithmetic flashcards in the form of an .EXE
is not linux related and should not have been sent to the list in the
first place.

It was decided to leave the list mostly open, but we do have a few rules
we try to stick to:
- Keep the topics on linux or linux related subjects
- Don't send .EXE's (or linux executables for that matter)
- Don't send overly large emails (40K limit right now)
- Be kind (as much as we can, for as we all know, Unix can make people a
bit...  ever read BoFH?)

Anyway, I do apologize for not having a rejection notice to that post.

> On Mon, 28 Aug 2000 08:07:50 MadHat wrote:
> > MadHat wrote:
> > >
> > > > Charles Jacobus wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I sent you all (the discuss list) a program to drill kids in
> > > > arithmatic tables on Aug. 22, and it didn't show up. Was it cut out as
> > > > being off-subject, or what? Thought the rules would notify me if such
> > > > is the case.
> > > >
> > > > Who is the editor? Send me an off-list reply - OK? Thanks.
> > >
> > > Do not send attatchments to the list (unless they are very small and/or
> > > text).  And yes, that is very off topic.
> >
> > so everyone knows, anything sent that is over 40K will be rejected, it
> > is just how the list is set up.  If you need to get more than that
> > across, post it to a URL and send the URL to the list.
> >
> > Thanks

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