Some instructions on using the KICTANet mailing list and other virtual forums for new folks and others need a reminder/refresher: * *TO SEND A NEW MESSAGE*: Simply address an email to *kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke * * *TO REPLY TO A MESSAGE SENT BY SOMEONE ELSE*: Please *do NOT hit "reply to sender".* While you may think the message is going only to sender, it comes for release to all the entire list serve, which generally is not your intent! To reply only to the sender, cut and paste in the address line the sender's email address. If you do want your reply to go to all members of the reservists then by all means use the "Reply to all". * *WHAT KINDS OF MESSAGES ARE APPROPRIATE? *The listserv is appropriately used for discussion, raising questions, responding to issues on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) policy, regulation, practice, research, posting notices of ICT related events, discussions, job vacancies, sharing a review of a news articles, papers, reports, or an upcoming conference or workshop that you think will be of broad interest, asking if others know of ICT related resources on a particular topic, commenting on a discussion thread, and the like. * *WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE LISTSERV?** *The listserv should *not* be used at this time for personal advertising of services or the advertisement of services available from someone else. Please do *not* send updates of your addresses or other personal contact details to the listserv. Greetings to your friends, etc only flood mailboxes and should *not *be done through the listserv. Gender inappropriate or other references that may be offensive to some groups or individuals should not be posted, of course. * *Mailing list manners you must mind*: Don’t send rude, political, tribal and offensive e-mails or postings. * Be polite - virtual members are real not a cyberspace dunderheads with no feelings.* Watch your words - We can’t see your face, and the emotions in words can get misinterpreted.* Kick the bad language - People are listening.* Laws are laws - What’s real in the real world are the same in cyberspace. Be ethical in your posting, don't lie, plagiarize, or deliberately do harm to another KICTANet forum user. * *WHAT DO I DO IF MY EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGES? *If any of your personal contact details change, please send an email to: evelyne@kictanet.or.ke or jwalu@yahoo.com or alice@apc.org * *HOW ABOUT IF MY TITLE OR BUSINESS ADDRESS CHANGES?* Same as above best regards alice