[3170] in TECHWR-L
Newsgroup posters, heads up!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick O'Connell)
Thu Nov 11 17:24:23 1993
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1993 16:40:00 PST
Reply-To: "Technical Writers List; for all Technical Communication issues" <TECHWR-L%OSUVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
From: Patrick O'Connell <OCONNELL@DEV.EICON.QC.CA>
To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L <TECHWR-L%OSUVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
If you didn't know: bitnet.listserv.techwr-l, or whatever the exact name is,
is gatewayed with techwr-l mailing list; they are essentially two ways to
receive and transmit to and from the same medium (what you'd call that
medium, I have no idea -- infospace?).
When you post to the newsgroup and fail to attach a signature, or at least
an e-mail address for yourself, those of us who get the postings via mail
have NOT A CLUE who you are; all that's listed in the From: field is
TECHWR-L. Not real helpful for establishing direct e-mail contact with a
kindred spirit. Since most Net-connected folks check their mail more often
than they scan the newsgroup, direct-mailing will usually get you in touch
with X, Y, or Z sooner than reply-posting to the group and hoping they'll
see it sometime soon.
Please, please, PLEASE remember to clearly identify yourself in your
postings! Remember: if someone can help you, but they can't reach you, it's
your loss...
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Patrick O'Connell
Technical Writer, Eicon Technology Corporation
2196 32nd Ave. Lachine, Quebec, Canada, H8T 3H7
Internet: patricko@eicon.qc.ca
Tel: (B) 514-631-9825 x250 (H) 514-482-9279
