Posting Guidelines

Executive summary for the time challenged: (Although, we _strongly_ encourage you to read all our guidelines) To submit messages for the Info-Mac digest:<mailto:digest@info-mac.org> To submit files to the archive by email: <mailto:macgifts@info-mac.org> To submit files via FTP: <ftp://macgifts:macgifts@info-mac.org/> and email abstracts to <mailto:archivist@info-mac.org> To report problems with any file submission: <mailto:archivist@info-mac.org> To report any other problem pertaining to Info-Mac: <mailto:moderator@info-mac.org> *** When in doubt, read this entire document. If that fails, send any questions *** to <moderator@info-mac.org> -=-=- Info-Mac guidelines o We do not accept commercial announcements of products or services. We also do not accept password protected packages as we are not an appropriate distribution site for your profit making ventures. However, we welcome demonstration copies of all such products. o Please do not submit materials that are sexually explicit or may otherwise be deemed as for adults only. The Info-Mac archive is NOT for adults only. o Do not post files or messages to the Info-Mac Archive via comp.sys.mac.digest. it will cause you and us headaches -- FTP and email are much more reliable. o Do not send your files to each of the different MacGifts addresses as they all point to the same distribution list. For example, files sent to macgifts@info-mac.org and to macgifts@umich will result in two copies arriving at Info-Mac and at UMich. We will also automatically forward all files left in our FTP drop box to the rest of the MacGifts distribution list; so, please do not send files to MacGifts and also FTP it to us. o Please do not include other complete programs within your submission. For example, there is no need to send BBEdit or Adobe Acrobat Reader again as we already have these programs at Info-Mac. A simple pointer to these already archived programs would be best. o Whenever appropriate, please indicate the hardware requirements for submitted applications. For example, indicate if the program expects an FPU or the PPC processor. o If you submit something and later decide to retract it (or replace it with another message), you must send a note to <mailto:archivist@info-mac.org> Do NOT mail to info-mac because we usually read that file in chronological order and will likely miss your subsequent correction. o Please keep signatures to a minimum. Long ones are frustrating to those of us on slow modem connections! 80 characters is our preferred limit, although 160 characters is fine if the signature is just the facts. o Please do not prepend [*] to your subject lines -- we will do that for you. o To send us a binary, first compress and BinHex your file, and then write a text blurb to be put in the digests announcing your file. Send the text …