Hello Listers,
I moderate the duxuser list. I just wanted to drop a note with a few
reminders. Please save this email, perhaps in a separate folder called
"List Instructions," it has information you may need in the future.
Duxuser is a discussion list for people who use the Duxbury Systems braille
translation software. It exists so that its members can ask and answer
questions about how to best use our braille translators to meet their needs
as well as receiving announcements from Duxbury Systems about updates and
improvements to our products.
This list has hundreds of subscribers and you've probably noticed that the
volume of messages is getting quite high. Despite the fact Duxuser has an
exceptionally polite and considerate subscribership for such a large group,
I've noticed the volume of off-topic messages is staring to creep up (and,
indeed, several people have complained to me privately).
Thus, I am asking that each of you considers carefully, before posting or
replying to a post (please note that ALL replies go to the whole list),
whether your message or reply is of general interest to the other 300 plus
people on duxuser. The following are some general examples of messages
which would be of interest to our subscribers:
A question or answer about how to use DS braille software to accomplish a
certain task.
A question, answer or comment about a feature of one of our products.
A question, answer or comment about how one of our products interacts with
another well-known product such as a word processor or screen reader.
A product announcement or newsletter originating from Duxbury Systems or
approved by Duxbury Systems for distribution on Duxuser. We try to keep
these to a minimum and only post information which will be of general
interest to our subscribers.
Off-topic:
Thank-you's. These should be emailed privately off the list.
Technical support questions. These should be emailed to Duxbury Systems at
<support@xxxxxxxxxx>, please include your license number.
Personal notes and anecdotes about other subjects such as the weather or
vacation dates. These should be emailed privately.
Discussions of the pros and cons of the various braille codes, embossers,
screen readers, etc. when the conversation doesn't pertain to our products.
There are other listservs for those discussions.
Commands, such as "unsubscribe." The unsubscribe command will not work if
it is sent to the list. It will only work if it is sent to
duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx . If you don't remember this, the same
information appears at the end of every single duxuser post.
Questions or complaints about list mechanics such as "I can't unsubscribe."
Please email me OFF THE LIST at <anne@xxxxxxxxxx> and I will be happy to help.
Spam. If you sell or know of a product, web site or conference which you
think may be of interest to our subscribers, you must clear it with me (my
email address is anne@xxxxxxxxxx) before posting it to duxuser. If you
don't clear it with me first, it is spam and you may be banned.
That about wraps it up. Some general information about duxuser follows:
To unsubscribe send a message to:
duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (NOT to duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx , which won't work)
with unsubscribe as the subject. If that doesn't work, please email me OFF
THE LIST at <anne@xxxxxxxxxx> for help.
To subscribe, follow the same procedure, but with subscribe as the subject.
DUXUSER DOES NOT HAVE A VACATION MODE. If you go on vacation and want to
stop duxuser temporarily, please unsubscribe (following the above
instructions) and wait for the automated confirmation message to be sure
that it worked. When you return from vacation you will need to subscribe
again. If you use an autoresponder, you should unsubscribe from this (and
any other) listserv. Please confirm that you are unsubscribed BEFORE you
turn on an autoresponder and make sure it is off BEFORE you subscribe again.
I appreciate that you read this and hope that following these guidelines
will keep Duxuser the wonderful resource it has been, and still is, for
everyone. Comments or questions about this message should be sent to me
privately at <anne@xxxxxxxxxx>.
Thanks!
Anne Ronco email: Anne@xxxxxxxxxx
Duxbury Systems, Inc. 270 Littleton Road, #6; Westford, MA 01886-3523 USA TEL: + 978-692-3000 FAX: + 978-692-7912 Email (general): info@xxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.DuxburySystems.com Duxbury Systems, the first name in software for Braille - since 1975.
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