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| A FEW SIMPLE GUIDELINES FOR USING THE POLAR CIRCLE DISCUSSION LIST |
| 1. When you register, be sure to make a note of your login name and password. |
| 2. Once you are registered with Yahoo! Groups, posting to the list is easy. Simply send an e-mail message to polarcircle@ yahoogroups.com and your message will be transmitted automatically to all list subscribers. In turn, you will receive e-mail copies of all messages posted by other list subscribers. Please feel free to use the list to ask--and answer--questions, share information and ideas, learn from the "experts" and help the newcomers, and in general to communicate with others worldwide who share your interests and enthusiasm. |
| 3. The e-mail address of the sender appears in the "FROM" portion of a message (sometimes list subscribers include their e-mail addresses in the body of a message as well). Be sure to use this address if you wish to correspond individually with a list subscriber. Please keep in mind that if you use the "REPLY" function of your e-mail program, the message will be transmitted to ALL list subscribers rather than to the individual sender. |
| 4. Polar Circle e-mail supports HTML format and subscribers, whose e-mail programs permit, may insert images such as photos and maps--in .jpg. or .gif format ONLY--in their postings. However, primarily because of the danger of inadvertently transmitting viruses and because of possible long download times, subscribers are asked not to include other file attachments. |
| 5. To unsubscribe send a blank e-mail to polarcircle-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com and confirm by replying to the message you receive. |
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| SOME DO'S AND DON'T'S |
| 1. No off-topic postings. Postings must be north polar-related. |
| 2. Absolutely no spam or any other use of the list for annoying and inappropriate e-mail. Please note that the term "spam" is not limited to commercial use or advertising; it refers to any form of irrelevant, unwanted, and/or unsolicited mail. |
| 3. No overtly commercial postings. "Overtly commercial" generally means advertising or offering a product or service for profit. However, general information of interest to list subscribers, particularly in response to a query, such as where and how to obtain books, posters, maps, or other polar-related items, certainly is permissible. If in doubt, contact the list moderator first before posting. Please note, however, that inclusion of an e-mail "signature" containing such information as the URL for a business-related website is not considered to be overtly commercial. Many people have such signatures as a default setting on their e-mail programs. |
| 4. Please, English language only. Due to formatting restrictions, this reflects a Yahoo! Groups requirement that all postings must be in the same language. |
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