BLUE WAVE SUPPORT CONFERENCE GUIDELINES
                        Last Revised on March 30, 1998
                      
                            --- MODERATOR ---
                      Gary Gilmore - 1:2410/400

This is the Blue Wave Support Conference (BLUEWAVE), devoted to discussions
about, and support of, the Blue Wave offline mail system and related
products. We like to think of it as the electronic version of a users
group", a place people can gather to discuss their experiences (and
problems) with Blue Wave and related products.

To participate here, the following simple guidelines should be kept in mind:

1. BE POLITE. (This should speak for itself.) Discussion and debate is
   allowed, but behavior which could be classified even remotely as sub-human
   is not. If you feel you must behave in a boorish manner, we suggest you
   use NetMail (where you can be boorish to your heart's content).

2. STAY ON-TOPIC. Generally, anything which is not in the galactic vicinity
   of Blue Wave, or products related to Blue Wave, is regarded as off-topic.
   (Occasional deviations will be tolerated, of course, but we discourage
   them since they add to the traffic flow without adding anything useful to
   the discussion.) Entering into "Off-Topic Land" will get you a pretty
   nasty slap on the wrist, with even more pain to follow if it persists. :-)

3. NO DISCUSSION OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, particularly discussions which
   encourage it. If you're not sure what constitutes an illegal activity,
   we'll be more than happy to inform you. :-)

4. AVOID ONE-ON-ONE CHIT-CHAT. Even though this conference is being carried
   on the FidoNet backbone, it still costs SysOps money (usually in the form
   of telephone bills) to bring it in. Therefore, help us out by keeping idle
   chatter to NetMail or voice.

5. PLEASE USE YOUR REAL NAME. This is a support echo and it's more
   professional to deal with a real person, as opposed to "Snoopy", "|<ewl
   D00D", or "King of the Hackers". Please use your real name either in the
   message header (preferred) or in your signature.

6. KEEP ANSI AND 8-BIT ASCII TO A MINIMUM. The OFFICIAL (only) language of
   the echo is English. However, this echo is distibuted around the world.
   For this reason, occasional and limited use of the extended character set
   (i.e. high ascii) is allowed in messages *only* in appropriate context,
   e.g. foreign words, degree symbols and currency signs. High ascii
   fractions are not allowed because some BBS software transforms them into
   whole numbers.
                        
   The use of the extended character set (ascii codes 127 and above), the
   control characters (ascii codes 31 and below), or ansi escape code
   sequences for artistic purposes is *not* allowed in messages or signature
   blocks. This should be rather obvious, considering its potential for
   abuse.

7. LISTEN TO THE MODERATORS. We're in charge, so it would behoove you to take
   what we say seriously. Also, don't try to moderate others; that's our job,
   not yours. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the
   Moderators' actions, please communicate by Netmail or Email

8. Encrypted, encoded or rotated messages are not permitted. File attachments
   or UUENCODED messages are not allowed. NO PGP-SIGNED MESSAGES. Despite the
   fact that PGP-signing isn't really "encrypting" messages, enclosing the
   PGP signature within every message you write -- on top of the other
   control, tear, origin, reader ID, and tag lines -- simply increases the
   size of your messages (and wastes and incredible amount of bandwidth) for
   no good reason. The Moderator reserves the right to clear sign messages
   when appropriate.

Note that this does *NOT* affect discussing how to use PGP with Blue Wave, as
it is a topic that is still valid.
    
9. REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSIONS PERTAINING TO REGISTRATION ISSUES. This is due to
   the fact that this echo is not an official support outlet for Cutting Edge
   Computing or Snowman Enterprises. Information on how to contact the
   registration site(s) is given in an upcoming message.
                
10. MISCELLANEOUS. No advertisements... keep quoting to a minimum... NO FANCY
    QUOTING BOXES (particularly ones that use 8-bit ASCII)... plus others
    that we'll undoubtedly think up on-the-fly. Remember, just because
    something bad isn't listed here, it doesn't give you carte blanche to
    engage in it.
            
            Finally...
            
READ ALL THE RULES AGAIN.
    
Let's all try to keep these basic guidelines in mind. If we do, we're bound
to accomplish a great many things, but above all, have a lot of fun!