OANDP-L Guidelines and Usage Instructions (please save for future reference)
Paul E. Prusakowski
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Title:
OANDP-L Guidelines and Usage Instructions (please save for future reference)
Creator:
Paul E. Prusakowski
Date:
10/29/1999
Text:
Hello everyone,
Just a review here of the basic guidelines for oandp-l usage.
1. Commercial postings are NOT allowed
2. Responses to questions should be sent privately then summarized or
compiled by the person who asked the question and reposted for everyone else
to learn from as well
3. Keep open public dialogue to a minimum. OANDP-L is not intended to be a
chat room, so please refrain from prolonging open discussions beyond
necessity.
4. Be respectful of others. This is an international professional forum.
Act appropriately, and remember that sarcasm does not translate well in
typed messages. Vulgarity is unacceptable.
5. Please use descriptive subject lines.
6. When discussing US-Politics, be sure to use US-Politics: as the first
part of the subject line. (for more information, see the US-Politics section
at the bottom of this message)
7. DO NOT post unsubscribe requests to all 1500 users! If you cannot
successfully unsubscribe
using the instructions that are at the bottom of every message, please
contact me directly at <Email Address Redacted>
and I will take care of it for you. If I don't get to it immediately,
please be patient. If you
would like it done very quickly, I do accept cash, check, or credit cards ;)
The following are some basic instructions for using features of oandp-l.
Please save for reference.
Thank you.
Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO
Moderator, OANDP-L
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DIGEST-
What is Digest?
Digest is a feature that is especially helpful for people who don’t check
their mailboxes every day. If you feel as if you are becoming overwhelmed
with the shear volume of messages which are posted to oandp-l, DIGEST will
package up all the messages from the day and send you one compact e-mail per
day that is sure to be chock-full of fun. Instead of being overwhelmed by a
lot of individual messages, you can be overwhelmed by just one!
How do I set my subscription to Digest?
Send a mail message to : <Email Address Redacted>
In the body of the message, type: set oandp-l digest
Send the message. You should receive a confirmation message.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-
Ever wonder if your message really went through? This feature will send a
response to you that states that your message went through.
How to set acknowledgement:
Send a mail message to : <Email Address Redacted>
In the body of the message, type: set oandp-l ack
Send the message. You should receive a confirmation message.
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UNSUBSCRIBING
Send a mail message to : <Email Address Redacted>
In the body of the message, type: unsubscribe oandp-l
If your mail program has different settings than your original subscription
settings, you will have difficulty unsubscribing yourself. If this is the
case, contact me directly and things will be taken care of.
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US-POLITICS
US-Politics will be defined as anything that is not a discussion
of clinical orthotics and prosthetics, but relates to US professional
or industry organizations, US professional regulation (or lack there of),
and US educational standards (or lack there of), etc. Since other nations
have not created any disruption, we will not worry about other problems
until they arise.
Secondly, and most importantly, there is a standard which MUST be used when
posting to oandp-l:
All postings which fall under the description of US Politics MUST
contain the following syntax in the subject line, exactly as you see it
here:
US-Politics:
There MUST be a dash between US and Politics, and there must be a colon
after it.
IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE POSTINGS RELATED TO US-POLITICS, FOLLOW THESE
INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY:
Send a message to: <Email Address Redacted>
In the body of the message type:
Set oandp-l topics= -US-Politics
Now send the message and you shall be free of all US-Politics messages.
That is a minus sign before the word US-Politics.
People MUST use exact syntax in the subject for US-Politics. We will refer
to the subject line from now on as
US DASH POLITICS: so that people do not forget the dash between the two.
Just a review here of the basic guidelines for oandp-l usage.
1. Commercial postings are NOT allowed
2. Responses to questions should be sent privately then summarized or
compiled by the person who asked the question and reposted for everyone else
to learn from as well
3. Keep open public dialogue to a minimum. OANDP-L is not intended to be a
chat room, so please refrain from prolonging open discussions beyond
necessity.
4. Be respectful of others. This is an international professional forum.
Act appropriately, and remember that sarcasm does not translate well in
typed messages. Vulgarity is unacceptable.
5. Please use descriptive subject lines.
6. When discussing US-Politics, be sure to use US-Politics: as the first
part of the subject line. (for more information, see the US-Politics section
at the bottom of this message)
7. DO NOT post unsubscribe requests to all 1500 users! If you cannot
successfully unsubscribe
using the instructions that are at the bottom of every message, please
contact me directly at <Email Address Redacted>
and I will take care of it for you. If I don't get to it immediately,
please be patient. If you
would like it done very quickly, I do accept cash, check, or credit cards ;)
The following are some basic instructions for using features of oandp-l.
Please save for reference.
Thank you.
Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO
Moderator, OANDP-L
----------------------------------
DIGEST-
What is Digest?
Digest is a feature that is especially helpful for people who don’t check
their mailboxes every day. If you feel as if you are becoming overwhelmed
with the shear volume of messages which are posted to oandp-l, DIGEST will
package up all the messages from the day and send you one compact e-mail per
day that is sure to be chock-full of fun. Instead of being overwhelmed by a
lot of individual messages, you can be overwhelmed by just one!
How do I set my subscription to Digest?
Send a mail message to : <Email Address Redacted>
In the body of the message, type: set oandp-l digest
Send the message. You should receive a confirmation message.
------------------------------------
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-
Ever wonder if your message really went through? This feature will send a
response to you that states that your message went through.
How to set acknowledgement:
Send a mail message to : <Email Address Redacted>
In the body of the message, type: set oandp-l ack
Send the message. You should receive a confirmation message.
--------------------------------------
UNSUBSCRIBING
Send a mail message to : <Email Address Redacted>
In the body of the message, type: unsubscribe oandp-l
If your mail program has different settings than your original subscription
settings, you will have difficulty unsubscribing yourself. If this is the
case, contact me directly and things will be taken care of.
--------------------------------------
US-POLITICS
US-Politics will be defined as anything that is not a discussion
of clinical orthotics and prosthetics, but relates to US professional
or industry organizations, US professional regulation (or lack there of),
and US educational standards (or lack there of), etc. Since other nations
have not created any disruption, we will not worry about other problems
until they arise.
Secondly, and most importantly, there is a standard which MUST be used when
posting to oandp-l:
All postings which fall under the description of US Politics MUST
contain the following syntax in the subject line, exactly as you see it
here:
US-Politics:
There MUST be a dash between US and Politics, and there must be a colon
after it.
IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE POSTINGS RELATED TO US-POLITICS, FOLLOW THESE
INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY:
Send a message to: <Email Address Redacted>
In the body of the message type:
Set oandp-l topics= -US-Politics
Now send the message and you shall be free of all US-Politics messages.
That is a minus sign before the word US-Politics.
People MUST use exact syntax in the subject for US-Politics. We will refer
to the subject line from now on as
US DASH POLITICS: so that people do not forget the dash between the two.
Citation
Paul E. Prusakowski, “OANDP-L Guidelines and Usage Instructions (please save for future reference),” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212869.
