[ForSale-Swap] List Guidelines

Mon Aug 27 11:33:37 EDT 2007

I see a lot of political comments and even ads, are these acceptable?  I 
believe by your description they are not welcome, please advise!

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From: "ForSale-Swap List Owner" <forsale-swap-owner at mailman.qth.net>
To: <forsale-swap at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:12 AM
Subject: [ForSale-Swap] List Guidelines

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> ForSale-Swap is a mailing list for individuals to buy, sell, or trade 
> Amateur Radio equipment and related items including computer equipment for 
> Amateur radio, electronics experimenting, scanning, shortwave listening, 
> etc.
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> This list is not intended for use by retailers, or individuals running an 
> official or unofficial business from home.  Real estate listings are 
> strictly prohibited.
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> This is a closed list, therefore you must be subscribed in order to post.
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> If you are having problems setting your list options, posting, or 
> unsubscribing, read the Mailman Users Guide at:
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> ForSale-Swap FAQ
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> The following topics are addressed in this document.
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> What are acceptable items to post for sale?
> What information should be included in my post?
> How often should I post something for sale?
> Why aren't messages addressed to the list when I reply to a post?
> Why do I get mail from the list, but messages I send aren't posted?
> Why have I stopped receiving messages from the list?
> How do I check up on someone selling equipment on ForSale-Swap?
> How do I unsubscribe from this list anyway?
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> Q - What are acceptable items to post for sale?
> A - Ham radio equipment, scanners, computer equipment and parts for repair 
> or experimenting. This isn't a garage sale so please don't post items that 
> don't closely relate to the hobby. Just because a ham owns it or it has a 
> radio in it, doesn't make it ham related.
>
> Please do not offer for sale copies of manuals or other copyrighted 
> material.  You may include copies of manuals with the equipment you are 
> selling but selling them a la carte is not OK.  Original manuals are OK.
>
> If you are in doubt, ask the list owner first.
>
> The following will be considered inappropriate postings and can result in 
> you being unceremoniously removed from the ForSale-Swap list:
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>        Complaints about anyone.
>        Virus Warnings or Chain Letters.
>        Advertising non-Ham related items.
>        Convention or other announcements.
>        Ebay or other auction notices and links.
>        General opinions, debates or licensing issues.
>        Commercial Messages (items offered by or for businesses).
>        Flames, personal attacks, profanity or other offensive material.
>
> Q - What information should be included in my For Sale post?
> A - A descriptive subject line including if you are buying or selling and 
> the items you're posting. A good description (make, model, working and 
> physical condition, modifications or accessories, and age). How much you 
> are asking (does it include shipping, are you willing to trade, are you 
> negotiable). Who you are, your call sign and contact information (while 
> not required an alternative method of contact if email fails).
>
> Q - How often should I post something for sale?
> A - Since most of the members on this list have been subscribed for a year 
> or more, a good practice is not to post the same item for sale more often 
> than once a week unless you have reduced the sale price. In general, if 
> something isn't sold in 3-4 weeks, give it a break and try again in a 
> month or so.
>
> Q - Why aren't messages addressed to the list when I reply to a post?
> A - This is by design. A reply to an advertisement need only go to the 
> original poster. The entire list should not be cluttered up with 
> negotiations or other traffic not beneficial to everyone. Please do not 
> hit REPLY ALL in order to avoid this, and always be conscious of who is in 
> the TO: and CC: fields of any message before hitting the send button. 
> Getting into this habit could save you a red face in the future.
>
> Q - Why do I get mail from the list, but messages I send aren't posted?
> A - The mail servers at QTH.NET are configured to reject mail containing 
> executable attachments, HTML links and mail from known spam friendly IP's. 
> (see: http://mailman.qth.net/spamfaq.htm ) All lists at QTH.NET strip HTML 
> and remaining attachments prior to resending.  This is done to keep our 
> lists from spreading worms and viruses. So, you should send mail to the 
> list in PLAIN TEXT to keep from having problems.  If you don't know how to 
> configure your mail client to send plain text messages, please visit the 
> following link for instructions (most popular email clients are covered).
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> Configuring Mail Clients to Send Plain ASCII Text
> http://mailman.qth.net/plaintext.htm
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> Another possibility is that you are submitting your post from an address 
> other than the one you are subscribed under (this is a closed list). Check 
> the welcome message you received when you subscribed to the list (you did 
> save it didn't you?) or the monthly password reminder. The address you are 
> subscribed under is contained in the body of that message. You must send 
> mail to the list from this address in order to post.  If you want to be 
> able to post from 2 addresses, read http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html 
> which explains how to do this.
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> Q - Why have I stopped receiving messages from the list?
> A - You can expect on an average 6 posts a day from the Swap list (there 
> is rarely a day that at least 1 post doesn't go out). Please make sure 
> that you have room in your mailbox for the mailings from the list. If mail 
> to you bounces because your mailbox is full or is unreachable for various 
> reasons, Mailman will put your subscription on hold and you will be 
> notified. If you do not respond to the notifications, you will be removed 
> from the list.
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> Q - How do I check up on someone selling equipment on ForSale-Swap?
> A - There have been polls taken of the buyers on this list and we have 
> found that it's a rare occasion when someone is actually cheated by a 
> seller here. More often than not when a problem occurs, it's merely a 
> misunderstanding between the buyer and seller. To that end, we DO NOT 
> allow posts of this nature on the list since they have a negative impact 
> on both parties as well as the list. Information about discussion lists 
> for this purpose is included in the welcome message you received when you 
> subscribed. If you are actually cheated by someone posting on this list, 
> you should inform the list owner, who will take appropriate action with 
> the offending list member.
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> Q - How do I unsubscribe from this list anyway?
> A - Every message sent to you from this list contains a link to our home 
> page in the footer. You can unsubscribe or change your address or list 
> options using the web interface.
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