Before you send mail to a list Please don't just send mail to a list without knowing information about the topic of the list. All lists have a topic or purpose. You should also lurk on the list for a while before you send mail to it. Lurking means you sit back and read messages from the list without participating in it. If you just jump in and annoy the members of the list they will flame you.
Flames are hostile and rude messages from members of a list.
Please read the Netiquette Home Page , if you have any more questions or concerns. To put it in the simplist form. A mailing list is a place on the internet, at which subscribers can email a central place about a common topic. We offer moderated, closed, and open lists. You should receive a response giving you some description of the list and an address to send a message to.