Netiquette is good Usenet etiquette. It includes basic rules like the
 ones below. (See also <Q:01.11> [How can I learn more about Usenet?])

 * Always read a newsgroup for a reasonable time before you post an
   article to it.

 * Pick the one right group for your article; don't crosspost unless
   absolutely necessary. If you absolutely must post an article to more
   than one group, do crosspost it and don't post the same article
   separately to each group. See <Q:01.12> [What other technical
   newsgroups should I know about?] when considering where to post an
   article.

 * Before you post a question, make sure you're posting to the right
   newsgroup; the best way to do that is to observe the proceeding rule.
   Check the group's FAQ list (if it has one) to make sure that your
   question isn't already answered there; see <Q:01.13> [Where are FAQ
   lists archived?]

 * When you post a question, if you ask for email responses then promise
   to post a summary. Keep your promise. And make it a real summary:
   don't just append all the email you got. Instead, write your own
   (brief) description of the solution: this is the best way to make sure
   you really understand it.

 * Before you post a follow-up, read the other follow-ups. Very often
   you'll find that someone else has already made the point you had in
   mind.

 * When someone posts a question, if you want to know the answer don't
   post a "me, too". Instead send email to the poster asking him or her
   to share responses with you.

 * When posting a follow-up to another posted article, remove all headers
   and signature lines from the old article; just keep the line "In
   <article>, so-and-so writes:". Also cut the original article down as
   much as possible; just keep enough of it to remind readers of the
   context.

 * Keep lines in posted articles to 72-75 characters. Many newsreaders
   chop off column 81 or arbitrarily insert a newline there, which makes
   longer lines difficult or impossible to read. But you need to keep
   well below 80 characters per line to allow for the > characters that
   get inserted when other people post follow-ups to your article.

 * Keep your signature to 4 lines or less (including any graphics) and
   for heaven's sake make sure it doesn't get posted twice in your
   article.

 * Don't post email without first obtaining the permission of the sender.

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