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Purpose and Guidelines for International WIN32 FidoNet Conference
Overview
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The International WIN32 FidoNet Echomail conference is owned and moderated by
Dale Ross. All systems carrying this echo must agree to the following rules
and expected conduct for their users.
This echo is for discussions concerning WIN32. WIN32 was established to allow
a general discussion area for developers, users, and interested parties to
learn about Microsoft's WIN32 Operating Systems. Any and everyone is
encouraged to post messages that are in good conduct and according to the
purpose outlined in this document. NOTE! You are not required to first have
our permission to post in WIN32! Please feel free to post in WIN32.
A participant of the WIN32 echo must agree to stop posting in WIN32 if
directed to do so by the moderator(s). System Operators that carry this echo
must agree to assist the moderators in enforcing these rules. A System
Operator will be contacted via NetMail if their assistance is required. For
problem resolution, the moderators will attempt to deal with users that do
not follow these posted rules in echomail or through netmail.
In all cases the moderators reserve the right to cut access to a system or
user that is in violation of these rules without notice.
Purpose
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The purpose of this echo is for advancing the knowledge of WIN32 users by
providing an echo for technical and general discussion. This echo will also
be used to help improve WIN32 Operating Systems released by Microsoft. We
encourage the discussion of current problems and issues that you have with
released WIN32 Operating Systems. We also encourage WIN32 users to make
suggestions for future WIN32 products. We will make sure that these reports
and suggestions are passed on to the proper individuals at Mic
osoft.
Expected Conduct
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All members and guests of this echo agree to be civil and polite to each
other at all times, and in all messages posted. We will not tolerate any
negative comments about another member, guest, product or company. No
profanity or "flame" of any kind is allowed.
Members and guests are directed to ignore any off topic post or negative
comment by anyone attempting to disrupt the echo or propagate an off topic
thread or flame attempt.
In all cases members and guests agree to follow any rulings by the moderators
in all decisions and to not attempt to moderate other users for any reason.
Leave the moderating to the modeators.
Rules
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1) All messages must contain a complete real name, either in the header or
the actual message text.
2) If you have a complaint about one of the moderators or a user of WIN32,
you should send PRIVATE NETMAIL to the moderators at the address listed
below. If you do not have access to NETMAIL, you should ask your Sysop
to address your concerns by sending the NETMAIL on your behalf.
Do NOT enter messages of complaint against the moderators or users in
the echo.
3) The official language of this echo is English. Non-English messages are
acceptable if an English translation is included in the message.
4) No coded or encoded messages of any kind, including public/private key,
and
file attachments will be allowed in the echo unless first approved by the
moderator.
5) Discussion of Windows 3.x, MS-DOS, OS/2, UNIX, and Netware is considered
OFF TOPIC except for:
a) The functional operation of applications under WIN32. On topic
examples include running MS-DOS programs, 16-bit OS/2 character mode
applications, 16-bit PM applications and 16 bit Windows applications
under Windows NT.
b) Functional issues that are considered on topic include networking
clients to Windows NT servers (including Windows for Workgroups).
Making Windows NT Workstation a Client in a UNIX enviroment.
Off topic examples include advocate discussions of OS/2 or any
competing operating system, or any discussions not related to running
with a WIN32 product.
6) Message taglines and BBS origin lines are not considered part of echomail
messages entered into this echo. The moderators will not take action
against any user for their tagline or BBS for its origin line unless the
message is in severe poor taste and considered Excessively Annoying.
For the purpose of this rule "Excessively Annoying" is defined as an
origin or tag line that irritates, bothers, or causes harm to some
other person or group of people.
7) This echo is for discussion of RELEASED Microsoft WIN32 products.
Products in beta or otherwise not available to the general public are
considered OFF TOPIC except within the guidelines posted by the
moderators on a case by case basis.
Warnings, Removal & Resolution
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Any member or guest who violates any of these rules may receive a moderator
warning either through the echo or in private netmail. Typical resolution of
problems with users will be in a private dialog with their system operator or
echomail up-link and NEC/REC/ZEC.
The moderators will make every effort to enforce these rules without the
termination of privileges of users to participate or system operators to link
into this echo.
In all cases the moderators reserve the right to cut access to a system or
user that is in violation of these rules without notice.
To contact the moderators, send EMAIL to the following:
Dale Ross NetMail 1:379/45
Interent: win32mod@Win32SupportBBS.vnet.net
Alternate Addresses:
daleross@Win32SupportBBS.vnet.net, daleross@vnet.net, daleross@msn.com
The following are related Echomail areas that I have found on Fidonet. This
list is provided as part of the effort to keep this echo on-topic. If you
know of an area not listed that should be, please let me know!
Related Echomail areas:
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Description Moderator Address EchoTag
Amiga International Echo Asha DeVelder 1:202/720.5 AMIGA
OPENDOS, FREEDOS John Mudge 1:352/111 ALT_DOS
Atari 8-bit computers topic Larry Black 1:3608/121 ATARI
4DOS ECHO Tom Hall 1:342/1 4DOS
Commodore-GEOS discussion Phil Heberer 1:387/800 CBM-GEOS
CP/M Operating System Russell Boyce 1:325/301 CPMTECH
Discussion of Windows 95 David Bowerman 1:153/290 WIN95
General Macintosh Ton Ensing 2:282/541.14 ECHOMAC
Linux OS Echo Rusty Walker 1:3801/31 LINUX
Local Area Networks Mike Bilow 1:323/107 LAN
NETWARE LAN Networking Harold Robbins 8:3000/9 NETWARE
Novell Tech Support Frank Ramsey 1:157/603.70 NOVELL
OS/2 Conference Michael Lavallee 1:225/366 OS2
OS/2 Local Area Networks Alec Herrmann 1:153/8086 OS2LAN
OS-9 Operating System John Wight 1:345/200 OS9
Operating System Debate Quentin Stephens 2:440/4 OSDEBATE
OPENDOS and FREEDOS John Mudge 1:352/111 ALT_DOS
Quarterdeck: DESQview Keith Wineka 1:2220/10 DESQVIEW
TCP/IP Protocol Lawrence Garvin 1:106/6018 TCPIP
Unix Conference Lawrence Garvin 1:106/6018 UNIX
Windows Echo Jerry Schwartz 1:142/928 WINDOWS
Windows Sysop Echo Tony Griffith 1:3603/420 WIN.SYSOP
WinFOSSIL Support Bryan Woodruff 1:343/294 WNFOSSIL
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