[mapserver-users] General advice on mailing lists

[Jeff McKenna]

Some helpful hints to always remember (most of this message is 
automatically sent by me, as the list admin, to users with held 
messages, but it's still good to review openly here):

Cross-posting
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Please do not cross-post the same message on several different networks 
(StackExchange, mapserver-users, etc) as this duplicates efforts and 
frustrates the great volunteers of the MapServer community.  This is 
poor Open Source karma.

Avoid getting your message Held Automatically
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When sending messages to mailing lists, always be sure to not attach 
anything, like images or files, as mailing lists often reject these. 
The mapserver-users list has a small size limit for messages, and, if 
you paste source code or an image, likely the person trying to respond 
to your message cannot because the response will go over the size limit. 
  So, a good rule on a mailing list is to *never attach images or source 
code*.

Attaching Images
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If you need to include an image, always use an external service such as 
http://pasteboard.co/ and include that link in your message

Pasting Source Code
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If you need to include long text such as source code, always use an 
external service such as http://pastebin.com/ and include that link in 
your message.

Helping Others
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For good Open Source karma, help other MapServer users by answering 
questions, and not only asking your own.  Sharing goes both ways.




There are likely more tips, but those are the ones that are sent out 
often by the list admin (me, ha).

Thanks everyone, and happy MapServing.

-jeff



-- 
Jeff McKenna
MapServer Consulting and Training Services
http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/