| Who can send to PicoList? |
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| Anyone can register to send to PicoList. PicoList promotes awareness
of the service mostly to local organizations, but individuals can also
register to send messages. top |
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| Why would I send messages to PicoList? |
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| It's an effective way to cut through the flood of information most of us
are exposed to in order to notify people in a specific area about
an event or service that will mostly be of interest to those who
live or work nearby. top |
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| How do I send to PicoList? |
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| Once you're registered as a subscriber, you can register to send to PicoList.
Log in with your email address and password, and click on
'Send a message'. You'll be
asked to register as a sender, then you'll be able to send your message to PicoList
subscribers. top |
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| What kind of news can I send? |
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| PicoList items should be factual and concise and must be appropriate for all ages.
That means, for example, no trade in alcohol, tobacco, firearms, sex or drugs.
Religious or political polemics or proselytizing, aggressive advocacy or advertising,
spam, rudeness and personal attacks won't be tolerated. Violation
will result in termination of sender privileges. For a complete description
of content rules and other terms and condition that apply to senders,
review the terms of service. top |
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| So I can't send news about controversial issues? |
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| There's nothing wrong with controversy, but PicoList isn't a forum for
debate. So, for example, if you're upset about the noise in the
park next door to you, you can send news about a meeting to deal with
the issue, but it's not ok to expound on the problem through PicoList. top |
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| Is there a limit on the number of messages I can send? |
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| Yes. PicoList is intended as a locally targetted service, which means
that you'll generally be sending messages to a limited number of
subscribers near a specific location. top |
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| How often can I send messages? |
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| There's no specific restriction on how often you can send out messages,
but it's important to keep in mind that subscribers have the option
to block your email address, so you should be careful not to send
repeated messages with similar content. top |
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| What does it mean to 'resend' a message? |
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| If you elect to resend a message, the resent message
won't be sent to subscribers who received the first message. You can
use this feature to send messages that have the same purpose to
different, but possibly overlapping, areas. If you resend the same
message to the same area, people who subscribed after you sent the
first message will receive it. top |
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| What is a 'message group'? |
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| If resend a message, it's assigned a group number. If you resend
a message from a particular group, it won't be received by any
subscribers who already received any of the messages in the same
group. top |
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| Can I register more than once? |
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| You can only register one sender address for a specific purpose.
You can register separately for different roles. For example,
you can register an email address as a spokesperson for an organization
and again for personal purposes. You can also register more email
addresses for a single organization if these addresses are used
for distinctly different purposes. top |
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| Is my registration information private? |
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| As a PicoList sender, your registration information
is available to PicoList subscribers. If someone has
received a message from you, they will be able to contact query
your registration information and send an email to your registration
email address for one week after the message has been sent. top |
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| If post from my email address, won't I get spam? |
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| You may get replies from PicoList subscribers
who receive your email, but your email address won't
appear on a public web page at any time, so
the likelihood of getting junk mail as a result of
posting is small. top |
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| What if I just don't want to expose my email address? |
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| You might consider posting from an email address from one
of the many free email providers (yahoo, hotmail, google,
etc.). It's not uncommon for people to have an alternative
account to be used for public purposes. top |
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| Why isn't my message delivered immediately? |
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| When you submit a message, it goes into a mail queue, and there's normally some delay before it
gets sent out. If you need priority service, contact us. top |
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| Can I send HTML mail? |
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| Presently mail is sent in text only. top |
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