FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
"HOW CAN MEXLIST
BE FREE?"
MEXLIST is supported entirely by voluntary donations.
"WILL I GET
SPAMMED?"
Not because of MEXLIST! Please read the MEXLIST Privacy Policy
regarding unwanted email.
"HOW DO I SET UP
MY EMAIL PROGRAM FOR MEXLIST?"
If you wish to post, add "MEXLIST" to
your email contacts with the
address "mexlist@groups.io".
"HOW DO I POST
TO MEXLIST?"
Send your posts to mexlist@groups.io
from an email account that is subscribed to
MEXLIST. Your message will be distributed as soon as it is
approved by the Administrator. This usually takes no more than
a few hours.
"WHAT MATERIAL
IS APPROPRIATE TO POST?"
Appropriate material includes news, sightings,
questions, answers, history, websites, trip
reports, media reviews, re-posts, and almost
anything factual that relates to the topic of
Mexican railways, regardless of where it happens. Please respect
copyrighted material.
"WHAT MATERIAL
IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO POST?"
Inappropriate material includes non-factual
opinions, comments on Mexican or non-Mexican
politics, spam, flames, chain letters, virus
alerts, ASCII art, anything in bad taste, copyrighted material, and
general or rail-related material unrelated to the
Mexican railways. Inappropriate material will not
be approved for distribution.
"MAY I POST
ATTACHMENTS?"
Only image attachments may be posted to the group.
Please do not embed images in your posts.
If the material is text, copy and paste it into
the body of your message. If it is on a website,
post the URL.
"MAY I RE-POST
FROM OTHER GROUPS?"
Yes, if the material is appropriate to the topic
of MEXLIST. Please forward the post rather than
sending it as an attachment. If necessary, copy
and paste the material into the body of a new
message.
"MAY I RE-POST
MEXLIST POSTS ELSEWHERE?"
Certainly! Please be sure to include the MEXLIST
URL, which is at the bottom of each post. Readers
might like to join us.
"HOW SHOULD I
REPLY TO POSTS?"
Replies of interest to the general membership may
be posted to MEXLIST, but other replies should be
sent to the author individually.
"ARE PAST POSTS
ARCHIVED?"
The MEXLIST Message Archive contains posts since February 26, 1999.
"IS A DAILY
DIGEST OPTION AVAILABLE?"
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of MEXLIST posts instead of each individual
message. Send a request to the MEXLIST
Administrator.
"HOW CAN I GET
REMOVED FROM MEXLIST?"
For permanent removal, send a blank email
message to
MEXLIST+unsubscribe@groups.io.
For a temporary stop, see the following question.
"CAN I GET MY
MESSAGES STOPPED TEMPORARILY?"
Yes. This is most useful when you go on vacation. Send
a request to the MEXLIST
Administrator
whenever your want your messages stopped or
restarted.
"WHO RUNS
MEXLIST?"
MEXLIST was founded and is administered by Lowell
G. McManus of Eagle Pass, Texas, USA, a
retired educator whose experience with travel,
research, and writing related to the
Mexican nation and its railways began in 1977. The Deputy
Administrator is the noted locomotive and railway
historian Michael M. Palmieri of Hurst,
Texas, USA.
"WHAT IF I HAVE
OTHER QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS?"
Please send them to the MEXLIST
Administrator.
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