Our Roadster list FAQ, Intro posting and Monthly posting is WAY out of date.
Lets start the process by looking at what we have now (see attached FAQ,
Intro and Monthly). Please read them and give your suggestions to me. I'll
write up a draft and sent it out for your comments again.
When we have a final, I'll ask Mark to place it up on the roadster.org site
and send out the new link so that you can update your web pages with it.
The final Intro file will be sent to Mark Bradakis to replace the one going
to new subscribers now.
Should we go back to the practice of sending a "Monthly Posting" to the
list?
I hope this starts discussion on this subject. ALL of your input is welcome
and needed.
Here's the FAQ
http://www.roadster.org/FAQ_JUN96.html
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Here's the intro file
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