Ezine, Discussion and Announcement List Etiquette

Written by Shelley Lowery


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In addition to followingrepparttar guidelines, make sure that you don't post your message more than once. Announcement lists receive many submissions and only send out a certain number of posts each day. It may take up to a week or longer before your message is approved. Reposting only serves to delayrepparttar 118972 process even further.

Unsubscribing

In order to remove yourself or unsubscribe from an ezine, discussion group or announcement list, you must followrepparttar 118973 instructions for each individual publication. Some lists will provide a link that will instantly remove your email address. Others will require you to send an email message to remove yourself. However, you MUST sendrepparttar 118974 unsubscribe email message fromrepparttar 118975 same address you used to subscribe.

Many times, subscribers may use an email address that redirects to their main email account. When they try to remove themselves from a list, they can't remember which address they used to subscribe. This causes them to become frustrated and take their anger out onrepparttar 118976 list owner. There is no way for a list owner to determine what email address a subscriber used to subscribe torepparttar 118977 list. However, there is a way you can locaterepparttar 118978 address yourself and save yourself andrepparttar 118979 list owner a great deal of frustration.

If you're using Outlook: Underrepparttar 118980 "View" menu, select "Message header" or "Source."

If you're using Eudora: Click onrepparttar 118981 "Bla bla" button.

By viewingrepparttar 118982 message headers, you can determine what email addressrepparttar 118983 message was sent to. This isrepparttar 118984 email address you used to subscribe torepparttar 118985 group. Your unsubscribe message MUST come from this address in order to remove it fromrepparttar 118986 database.

SPAM

Professional list owners will NEVER add your email address to their database without your knowledge. Most ofrepparttar 118987 time, if you're receiving their publication, you subscribed and may have forgotten. Keep in mind,repparttar 118988 keyword is "Professional" list owners. There are many list owners that use unethical means of obtaining email addresses.

Before making a "SPAM" complaint, it is VERY important that you understandrepparttar 118989 consequences. NEVER make a SPAM complaint unless you are absolutely positive that it is in fact, SPAM. It is much better to delete one hundred potential SPAM messages than to wrongly accuse one innocent publisher of SPAM. What you probably don't realize is that when you make a SPAM complaint about a publication, your complaint also affects advertisers and article writers that have no affiliation withrepparttar 118990 publication. One SPAM complaint can cost an innocent publisher, advertiser and writer their entire business. It's just not worth it.

Advertising

Although many ezines will allow you to purchase advertising, discussion groups, announcement lists and forums DO NOT allow blatant advertising. This is considered SPAM and will probably get you immediately removed. Most groups will allow you to include your signature. Make sure you reviewrepparttar 118991 guidelines prior to posting.

If we all work together and follow a few simple guidelines, we can makerepparttar 118992 Internet a better place for us all.

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Practical Information Products for the Internet, 1

Written by Robert Brents


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