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3. This rule is pretty important. When replying to a thread make sure the header matches what the subject is actually about. If you are not sure what this means certainly feel free to ask me.
4. No posting of virus alerts, send them to me if you feel they are important and I'll decide whether to post them or not.
5. All messages are to be in plain text form with no attachments.
(An 'up for discussion' rule perhaps is what to include in the reply to a post and where to put the reply, before or after the original post).
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