I got curious and dug out the welcome message I received when I re-joined
the list after spending my last vacation taking the digest version:
At 08:58 AM 1/3/01 -0700, Majordomo@autox.team.net wrote:
>Subject: Re: Welcome to vintage-race
>...Also remember that not everyone has the latest and greatest technology at
>their fingertips. Keep your text limited to lines less than 80 characters
>long. Turn off HTML formatting if you send mail out with a web-based mailer.
>Turn off any of those Microsoft attachemnts as well, if you are using any
>Microsoft products to send your mail. Folks with PCs may have trouble with
>this, learn to drive your mailer or go away.
>
>Try to keep the size of your submissions under control. Post writeups
>of events you attend, but don't get too long winded. Feel free to ask about
>technical issues, parts and cars, either wanted or for sale. Do NOT think
>that everybody on the list wants to have some nice big picture dumped in their
>mailbox. If you want to send out pictures, programs or anything more than
>a few paragraphs long, send a short note to the list explaining what you have,
>what boxes it will run on, and how folks can get it if they wish....
It DOESN'T actually come out and say "no attachments allowed." or
"attachments will be discarded.", but...
Rick
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