MUFFIN - The Maximus Support Echo
Moderator - Gary Gilmore, 1:2410/400
Asst. Moderator:  Kevin Bentz, 1:2410/213
Last updated: 11/26/98

 1 - This echo is for MAXIMUS support.  Messages posted here should
     pertain to Maximus and related utilities.  Discussions that start
     to lean more toward Squish, MEX/MECCA scripts or 3rd party
     software should be continued in one of these echoes:

   - TUB, the Squish echo.
   - MECCA, the MEX/MECCA scripts echo.
   - MAXDEV, development of/support for 3rd party Max/Squish utils.

     English is the official language of this echo.

 2 - When someone posts a message requesting help, please try to be as
     helpful and accurate as possible.

 3 - This echo is restricted to sysops (or soon to be sysops) only.
     It may not be made generally available to your users.

 4 - Aliases are not allowed.  Please post using your real name.
     If you aren't sure, check your birth certificate.

 5 - Avoid creating unneeded traffic.  Here's a list of basic "No-no's":

  No: BBS ads, 'test' messages, "where are you from" chains, multiple
      tearlines, replies to off-topic messages, encrypted messages, PGP
      sigs, multiline sigs or taglines, playing moderator (unless you -are-
      the moderator), additional headers/footers in messages, hi-ascii/ascii
      "artwork" (we really -don't- care to see it), uuencoded files, or
      huge amounts of over-quoting.

      ("high-bit" ASCII characters are permitted ONLY in the context of
      demonstrating something directly related to Maximus or a related
      util.  Other uses are not allowed.  ANSI is -never- allowed.)

      If a program (reader, tagline mgr, etc.) is adding a lot of extra
      junk to messages, please don't use it here.  (The moderator will
      decide what's "extra junk", and let you know.)
  
      "Internet-style" signatures are -greatly- unwelcome, as well as
      listing every email account or FTN-type address you have.
      Leave it out, please.  One -short- line is an "acceptable" signature.

      Please, do not use a "shotgun" approach to posting, cc'ing a message
      to all Maximus-related echoes.  Pick the one echo that applies to
      your topic, and post the message only in that one.

 6 - Please, limit quoting in your replies.  (If you're quoting more than
     a couple lines, you're probably quoting too much.)  Never quote tag/
     tear/origin lines.

 7 - ANY "OS Bashing" will be strongly frowned upon.  Don't do it.  Period.
     This also means, leave your cutesy "OS put-down" tag/origin lines
     out of this echo.  (Grow up, ok?)
     
 8 - Rules of Common Courtesy apply at -all- times.  If you want to argue
     with, or complain to someone, do it in netmail.

 9 - No file announcements are allowed, unless done via the moderator(s).
     You may, however, help others find programs.  When doing so, please
     include filenames, and what (if any) restrictions you have on file
     requests.  In the case of files via ftp, *try* to include the site
     & directory location of the file as well.

     Ads for any *directly* Maximus-related utilities may be posted once,
     and only by the program author.  Please, keep them -short-.  (One
     screenful should be plenty.)

10 - This echo may not be gated (in or out) to any other FTN-style network,
     or the internet, without without prior permission of the moderator.
     Authorized gates will be published in the ELIST*.* listing for this
     echo.

Changes will be made to this list, as needed.  Input is welcome, but via
netmail only, please!  (Arguing about moderator decisions/rules is NOT
welcome in the echo... use netmail.)

Thank you for using the MUFFIN echo,

--gary,
  MUFFIN moderator
  The Maximus Home Page: http://oeonline.com/~garyg/maximus/

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