Post - another name for sending messages to a list. Archive - electronic storage of posts. Digest - a file compilation of messages sent to a list. Netiquette Netiquette is basically the code of good manners on the Internet. Sending e-mail to a mailing list, for example, about a topic that doesn't have anything to do with the nature of the list would not be considered good netiquette.
Every mailing list has a mission.
Please read the mission statement or the reason why the list was created. Conversations on a given list should pertain to the subject of the list. When posting to a list, be aware that some people get hundreds of e-mail messages a day. If you ask the English grad students' list how to use the library, for example, you may get some rather nasty responses. User's been staring at the screen too long Frequently Used Acronyms Often seen in e-mail messages, this is another way for expressing emotional flavor to messages.