MAXDEV - The Maximus Third-Party Developer & Support Conference
Moderator - Gary Gilmore, 1:2410/400
Asst. Moderator:  Kevin Bentz, 1:2410/213
Last updated: 01/01/2000

 1 - This echo is for the development -and- support of third-party
     utilities for Maximus and Squish.  Programs that have their own
     support echo(s) should be discussed in their echo, not here.

     Discussions that start to lean more toward Maximus, Squish, or
     MEX/MECCA scripts should be continued in one of these echoes:

   - MUFFIN, Maximus & related utilities.
   - TUB, the Squish echo.
   - MEX/MECCA scripts, the MECCA echo.

     English is the language of this echo.

 2 - Leave Politics at the door.  Discussions about things like current
     Network policies do not belong here.  (See rule #1)

 3 - This echo is restricted to Sysops (or soon-to-be sysops) and/or
     programmers who are developing/supporting third-party utilities for
     Maximus or Squish.  It may not be made generally available to users,
     and is not for general Q&A about Maximus, Squish, or MEX/MECCA
     scripts.
     
 4 - Please use your real name in this echo.  If you aren't sure, look at
     your birth certificate.

 5 - 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.

      ("high-bit" ASCII characters are permitted ONLY in the context of
      demonstration of a Max/Squish related util.  Other uses are not
      allowed.  ANSI is -never- allowed.)

      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.)
  
      "Internet-style" 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.

      Please, do not use a "shotgun" approach to posting, cc'ing a message
      to all Maximus-related echoes.  Pick the one echo that applies to
      your topic, and post the message only in that one.

 6 - 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.

 7 - "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?)
     
 8 - Rules of Common Courtesy apply at -all- times.  If you want to argue
     with, or complain to someone, do it elsewhere.

 9 - 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.

10 - This echo may not be gated (in or out) to any other FTN-style network,
     or the internet, without 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 MAXDEV echo!

--gary,
  MAXDEV moderator
  The Maximus Home Page: http://oeonline.com/~garyg/maximus/