Unsubscribe On Apr 12, 2016 1:06 AM, "Ralf Mardorf" <silver.bullet@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 03:08:06 -0400, Eli Schwartz wrote: > >On 04/12/2016 02:23 AM, Stephen wrote: > >> I apologise, I didn't realise this was the case. I've often read, but > >> never participated in, mailing lists. Is there a list of "common > >> etiquette" that you'd recommend reading? I'd like to avoid > >> embarrassing issues such as this again. > > > >You can google "mailing list etiquette" to see some examples. > > > >The main rules are: > >- plaintext, not HTML mail > >- no attachments > > Some mailing lists allow small attachments. But it's also common > practise to use http://pastebin.com/, http://picpaste.com/ and smlar > sites and then just to post links. > > >- wrap lines at 72 characters > > At around 72, <= 80. 72 is the most common used value. > When posting snippets of code or command line output, line wrapping > should be avoided. > > >- post replies inline, below the quote (bottom-posting) > >- remove extraneous quoted matter, especially nested quotes > > In addition: > > - If somebody wants to reply to digest, MIME digest should be used, to > keep subject and thread of the original posts. > > Reply-to headers shouldn't be used, they could break mailing list > replies for some MUAs on some mailing lists and we usually should reply > to the mailing lists only. >
