HOME_AUTOMATION - Home Automation/X10 & Security Conference
Moderator - Bob Whiston, 1:104/769
Last updated: 05/10/2000

 1 - This echo is for discussions of all related home automation &
     security, and pretty much anything dealing with marrying technology
     with the use of your home In addition, discussions are also
     permitted on automotive security systems.  Those with more experience
     are asked to offer help to those new to this topic.  Please, be
     patient with the newbies! :-)  Discussion of routine Fidonet info or
     policies should be discussed elsewhere.

     English is the language of this echo.

 2 - Try to get along.  If someone posts something that gives you the urge
     to flame them, walk away from the keyboard until that feeling passes.
     If someone is being a PITA and flaming, let the moderator handle it,
     please!

 3 - Please use your real name when posting here.  If you aren't sure,
     check your birth certificate.

 4 - Avoid creating unneeded traffic.  Here's a list of basic "No-no's":

  No: BBS ads, 'test' messages, "where are you from" chains, multiple
      tearlines, replies to off-topic messages, encrypted messages, PGP
      sigs, multiline sigs or taglines, playing moderator (unless you -are-
      the moderator), additional headers/footers in messages, hi-ASCII ASCII
      "artwork" (we really -don't- care to see it), uuencoded files, or
      huge amounts of over-quoting. <whew!>

      If a program (reader, tagline mgr, etc.) is adding a lot of extra
      junk to messages, please don't use it here.  (The moderator will
      decide what's "extra junk", and let you know.)
  
      Again, large/multiline signatures are -greatly- unwelcome, as well
      as listing every email account or FTN-type address you have.
      Leave it out, please.  One -short- line is an "acceptable" signature.

 5 - Please, limit quoting in your replies.  (If you're quoting more than
     a couple lines, you're probably quoting too much.)  Never quote tag/
     tear/origin lines.

 6 - "OS Bashing" is stupid, and not welcome here.  Don't do it.  Period.
     This also means, leave your cutesy "OS put-down" tag/origin lines
     out of this echo.  (Grow up, ok?)

 7 - Rules of Common Courtesy apply at -all- times.  If you want to argue
     with, or complain to someone, do it elsewhere.  Play nice!

 8 - File announcements are allowed by authors of utilities directly
     related to the topic of this echo.  You are also encouraged to help
     others find programs they may need.  When doing so, please include
     filenames, and what restrictions (if any) you have on file requests.
     In the case of files via HTTP or FTP, *try* to include the URL (and
     directory if needed) of the file as well.

 9 - This echo may not be gated (in or out) to any other FTN-style network,
     or the internet, without prior permission of the moderator. Authorized
     gates will be published in the ELIST*.* listing for this echo.

Changes will be made to this list as needed.  Your input is welcome via
netmail.  (Arguing about moderator decisions/rules is not welcome in the
echo... again, please use netmail.)

Thanks for using the HOME_AUTOMATION echo!

  Bob Whiston,
  HOME_AUTOMATION moderator