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Dear Netters,

We shouldn't be too harsh in our criticism of a Good Samaritan! Bravo to those
kind enough to send such files to a needy user!

This is a good opportunity to introduce novices to netiquette, not to chastise
them---->remember, we were all novices once!

So, my attempt it netiquette instruction:

When dealing with a newsgroup or mailing list like the EndNote group, there are
two ways to reply or to comment on messages: (1) to all recipients of the list
(which, depending on the size of the list, can reach the thousands), and (2) to
a specific member of the list.

The basic idea is that even though one person sent the message to the list, it
is THE LIST which sent it to you! Therefore, using "Reply" will send to the
list, not the original sender.

If you are sending a message of general interest, then by all means, use your
email program's "reply" command to share it with all who read the list. Note,
however, that even though a wonderful program like BBedit is of general
interest, it makes for a very large piece of email, which can tie up a lot of
network resources and fill some harddisks, particularly if hundreds of people
are receiving it. In these cases, the reply command isn't appropriate--you just
want to send to one individual, not the list. You should note the intended
recipient's email address from the original message (look either in the body of
the text or in the header), and then compose your message from scratch,
generally using a "compose" or "New Message" command, MANUALLY inputting the
target address. Just make sure it is not something like
"ENDNOTE@UCSBVM.BITNET".

Remember folks, the net is a community, and when you first join a new community
you generally don't know all the rules. Just saying "No!" to a newcomer isn't
enough -- please try to explain politely what is wrong!

Officially jumping off the soapbox,

Joe Cerro * cerro@mbcl.rutgers.edu * jac20@columbia.edu * josephc22@aol.com