THE DARKSTEP MAILING LIST
Welcome to the darkstep mailing list, where the topics are all
aspects of the harder and faster, darker kinds of drum n bass and
breaks (darkstep, broken beat, breakcore, digital hardcore,
darkness, techstep etc.)
The list administrators is skinner[at]hyperreal.org
Following is a small list of answers to frequently asked
questions related to the darkstep list administration procedures
and netiquette. Please read before you post to the list!
"How do I get on the list?"
If you haven't already joined the list, you may do so by sending
the word "subscribe" by itself in the body of a message
to either darkstep-subscribe@hyperreal.org
or darkstep-digest-subscribe@hyperreal.org
depending on whether you want to receive individual
messages as they are posted (darkstep-request) or periodic 20K
digests of accumulated postings (darkstep-digest-request).
"How do I get off the list?"
Send the word "unsubscribe" by itself in the body of a
message to either darkstep-subscribe@hyperreal.org
or darkstep-digest-subscribe@hyperreal.org
depending on whether you were subscribed to the
normal (darkstep-subscribe) or digest version (darkstep-digest-subscribe).
Send the mail from the same address you used to subscribe to the
list.
"How do I post a message to the list?"
Send your message to darkstep@hyperreal.org and it will be forwarded to all the subscribers of
the darkstep list. Post to this address even if you are on the
darkstep-digest list. Note: you must be subscribed to the
darkstep or darkstep-digest list in order to post to it.
All messages sent to the address above will also be added to the
darkstep-digest queue. When 20 kilobytes worth of messages
accumulate in the queue, they will all be packaged into one long
message called a digest. The digest will then be sent to all the
subscribers who are on the darkstep-digest list. There is no need
to be on both the message-by- message list and the periodic
digest list, because the content is the same.
Please make sure you post messages to darkstep@hyperreal.org. Some email software uses the wrong return address
when sending replies; you may need to edit the "To:"
field. If you accidentally send mail to darkstep-owner, it may
not ever show up on the list.
And you must send only plain text, with no attachments, to the
list. Some email software such as Outlook Express or Netscape
Communicator/Mail may default to sending your mail out as "text/html"
rather than "text/plain". Make whatever changes are
necessary to ensure that your outgoing mail is not specially
encoded. Look for a "plain text" or "7 bit"
option. Again, do not send attachments to the list.
"Why have I been removed from the list?"
If mail cannot be delivered to your email address for even a
short period of time, you may be dropped from the list without
notification, and you will have to re-subscribe using the
instructions above. This is especially true for AOL users who let
their mailbox get full.
Other administrativa & netiquette:
The Darkstep list is a very specific forum. General questions not
related to darkstep music should be posted to other forums. Spams,
get-rich-quick schemes, commercial advertising, virus alerts,
alerts and calls-to- action of a political nature, harrassment,
or any other disruptive, off-topic posts will not be tolerated.
Before replying to all the list, think first about whether your
reply is of interest to everyone or just the person who wrote the
message. Your mailreader (such as PINE) will usually ask you if
you want to "Reply to all recipients"; by answering
"No", your mail will be sent to the original sender of
the message only.
If you're answering a question then it's a good idea to check the
rest of your mail first to see if it's been answered by somebody
else already.
Personal advertising is acceptable as long as it's for things
that are related to the list, such as secondhand records. However,
if you've got a long list of items then it's better to just post
a short note asking people to mail you for the full list.
Do trim excess quoted material from replies. There is never any
need to quote someone else's entire message in your reply. Digest
subscribers need to be especially careful to not accidentally
attach large segments of the previous digest to their replies,
and to edit the Subject line.
Big signatures at the bottom of messages waste space and soon get
irritating. 3-4 lines is ideal.
If you've posted a message once and got no response then don't
keep on posting again and again hoping that you'll get an answer.
The lack of response usually means that nobody can help.
Writing ALL IN CAPITALS is considered by people to be the same as
shouting. Writing in lower case is much friendlier.
If someone has posted a message that is clearly in violation of
netiquette, simply ignore the message, and please DON'T flame
this person to all the list, since this will only result in more
off topic posts.
If you've just joined the list, it's probably a good idea to
monitor the discussions for a while before posting anything
yourself.
"Where are the Darkstep list web pages?"
http://www.darkstep.org
Here you'll find the archives, FAQ, party reviews, links and some
samples.
The darkstep list is archived at: http://www.hyperreal.org/music/lists/darkstep/
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