CHL FAQ: Basic ChileHead List Questions and "Rules"


B001 Q: What is a Chilehead
     A: Anyone who likes to eat chile peppers - either whole or prepared

B002 Q: What is the Chilehead List
     A: An electronic mailing list established for the discussion of chile peppers.
        Chile-Heads postings are also available in a daily digest format.

B003 Q: How do I subscribe to the email list / digest  Revised: 29 July 05
     A: 1) Send the following command in the body of a mail message:
	              SUBSCRIBE
            to    chile-heads-request @ globalgarden.com           (for list, remove spaces)
            or    chile-heads-digest-request @ globalgarden.com    (for digest, remove spaces)
           Note: If present in your email, the 'Reply To:' will be used (instead of the 'From:' ), so be sure
                    that your Reply To: is either missing or its entry is correct.

        2) When you get the authorization back, don't send it to 'majordomo' as instructed;
           instead send it to the same address you used to send the origional request. 	    

B004 Q: How do I remove myself from the list / digest  Revised: 05 July 05
     A: Send the following command in the body of a mail message
	           UNSUBSCRIBE
            to    chile-heads-request @ globalgarden.com           (for list, remove spaces)
            or    chile-heads-digest-request @ globalgarden.com    (for digest, remove spaces)

        If you need to change your address, it is a two-step process: 
		    1) Using your old ISP UNSUBCRIBE as above;
		    2) Using your new ISP SUBSCRIBE as in B003

B005 Q: How do I get a help file  Revised: 05 July 05
     A: Send the following command to  chile-heads-request @ globalgarden.com
              HELP
        Note: This is a general GlobalGarden response -- not specific to the chile-heads list.
		
B008 Q: How can I send a message to the Chileheads List
     A: First you must be subscribed, as in B003
        Please use a subject
        Send to  chile-heads @ globalgarden.com (remove spaces)

B007 Q: Can I send commercial messages
     A: Absolutely not - this would be considered as spam on this list.

B008 Q: Can I send in HTML format
     A: No, ASCII text only. HTML would automatically be rejected.

B011 Q: Why don't you allow sending in HTML  Revised: 05 July 05
     A: Screws up the Digest. Too much incompatibility.  Not needed.
	    For more information on why you should use plain-text to mailing lists,
		see    http://www.expita.com/nomime.html.

B010 Q: Can I send Attachments
     A: No, these would automatically be rejected

B011 Q: Why don't you allow the sending of Attachments
     A: Too much likelyhood of viruses, worms, etc.

B012 Q: Can I reference a picture
     A: Yes, post it on a website (it should remain there for some time)
        In the text, briefly describe the pic and include its URL.

B013 Q: Why doesn't this webpage use lots of fancy HTML stuff
     A: The CH List is in plain ASCII.  Accordingly, the Q& A parts of this
        website is in the equivalent of ASCII (by using PRE and FONT FACE="TT").
        In this way it is easy to copy from here and paste into an ACSII editor,
        preserving the format as you see it on this web page.

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