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GMCnet is a service of gmcmotorhome.com, which exists as
a result of the encouragement received from members of the
Toronado Mail List. During the
Summer of 1997, members of the Toro List urged Patrick Flowers to write a FAQ for the
GMC motorhomes. David Moninger of The IslandTime Web Site
offered server space for the FAQ, and the project commenced. Once the FAQ was published,
response from GMC owners and fans was overwhelming, prompting the more ambitious project,
gmcmotorhome.com, to be launched. In September of 1997, the circle became complete
with GMCnet coming online.
In August of 2004, Mailinglists.org ceased operations, the domain gmcnet.org was
secured and a dedicated server was rented as a new home for GMCnet.
In July of 2005 the list was temporarily moved the gmcnet.org to
facilitate further development of the GMCnet site.
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I would like to thank the following for their support:
- David Moninger of The IslandTime Web Site
for his gracious donation of server space for the original GMC Motorhome FAQ and his continued
mentoring in the art of HTML programming.
- Zachary Zehnacker for dutifully scanning GMC Motorhome floor plans for the
FAQ.
- Mike Frederick of Edison3, Inc.,
Greg Kalkhoff(aka "Sparky"), Doug Kitchener and all the other members of the
"Toro" List for their encouragement.
- My wife, Sharon, for putting up with yet another bone-headed idea.
- The community of GMC motorhome owners and GMCnetters, whose continuing support make all this possible and without whose participation all this would be meaningless.
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ownership of a GMC motorhome a prerequisite. The only requirement is a genuine interest
in GMC motorhomes.
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that a product doesn't appear safe, this may result in the manufacturer suing
you for injury due to lost sales. Third, should you choose to express your "professional opinion" on GMCnet, you may expect to be challenged to provide not only data to back up your opinion, but also information as to your specific qualifications.
- Excessively commercial posts. Since
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with this premise, then you are free not to participate in that particular
group purchase. All emails regarding purchases should be between the individuals involved and should not be sent through GMCnet.
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- Non-member submissions. GMCnet is
a "closed posting" list, meaning that you must be subscribed in order to post. The list server checks the email "From" header against the subscriber list, rejecting any emails for which it doesn't find a match. It is imperative for subscribers with multiple email accounts to be sure their "From" headers
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- Posts over 5,000
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This is an arbitrary limit mainly intended to prevent digest subscribers
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digest back to the list. Long posts should be edited judiciously. Most
email software quotes the entire email being replied to. Subscribers are
encouraged to "trim their quotes" by editing out all quoted material
not directly relating to their reply.
- Messages with attachments. Since GMCnet is
a "text" medium, binary attachments are not permitted. This also helps prevent the spread of computer viruses and problems with size limited email accounts. Notice of availability of such files should
instead be posted if distribution is desired, and mailings can be made
privately to interested individuals. Several GMCnetters have web sites devoted to GMC motorhomes and will provide space to make these files available for download via FTP or the Web. Unfortunately, this also prevents "forwarding" messages using email software that forwards by attachment. If you're uncertain how your email client works, always use "Reply".
- HTML encoded
or "Rich Text" formatted
messages.
Originally internet email was designed as a "plain text" medium,
but recently many software companies have begun producing email clients with
text formatting capability. Unfortunately these programs work by sending
multiple copies of the same message - one of which contains the formatting
tags. This
is an unnecessary waste of bandwidth and litters the digest and archives
with illegible garbage - therefore all posts to GMCnet must
be in "plain
text" format.
NOTE: HTML encoded or "Rich Text" is now the default message format for many email programs, including MicroSoft Outlook Express, which is included with the Windows operating system. You must reconfigure these programs to use "plain text" before
posting to GMCnet.
Microsoft Outlook Express Users - To turn off "Rich Text",
set up an address book entry for
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then it should be checked.
Check here for further instructions
AOL Users - It is very difficult to send "plain text" email
in AOL's email client. We cannot provide support for AOL's software,
but the following is reported to work in AOL 9.0:
- open the Write page,
- Right click on the space for
typing, a box opens,
- left click on "Compose as Plain Text",
the box closes,
- compose the message and
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