Three tips to help the list run more smoothly while I'm away: first,
if your message contains the words "help" or "information" in the
first five lines (i.e., "Hi, I need some help with my M38") your
message will bounce to me for administrative attention, and I won't
see it until I get back. Just don't use the word "help" in the first
five lines of your message (I am hoping that a future edition of
majordomo will do this more intelligently). Sorry I couldn't install
a newer majordomo. I'll do it as soon as I can after I get back.
Second, if you want to unsubscribe, be sure to send the message
from the same account that you used to subscribe originally. To
reduce spam and drive-by postings, only mail sent from addresses
that are members of the list may post to it, or unsubscribe themselves.
Finally, please don't quote an entire message (or even a major chunk
of it) in your follow-ups. Just select a few choice lines to remind
everyone what you are talking about.
We are now at 401 subscribers.
Thanks.
--Arthur Kyle, mil-veh list admin
ack@skylee.com
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