Guidelines, Rules, Regulations, etc	1. Introduction
	2. History
	3. Acknowledgments
	4. Membership Policy
	5. Discussion Guidelines
	6. Membership Management
To subscribe or unsubscribe, see Section 6. Subscription and other administrative requests must be sent to thelist@toronado.net. To post a message to the list, send a message to thelist@toronado.net.	7. Member Registry
	8. Disclaimer
	9. Contact Information

1. Introduction

The Toronado Mailing List exists for the purpose of exchanging information and promoting discussion about Oldsmobile Toronados of all years and models. Discussion about all aspects of the Toronado and the mutual interests of their owners is encouraged.

This list is based Miami, Florida and administered by Mike Frederick in Tampa. mikefrederick@take5-net.com

Members interested in information on a wider range of Oldsmobile models may want to consider also subscribing to the general Oldsmobile list at this location.

The Toro Mail List is the direct descendent of the Toro Mini-List, a subgroup of the original Oldsmobile list. The Toro Mini-List had been started earlier that year by Greg Kalkhoff and Mike Frederick as a method to allow the Toronado owners of the Oldsmobile list to exchange information without cluttering the bandwidth of the full Olds list. With the arrival of Dave Voorhis of Armchair Airlines Computer Services, the mini-list became a full Majordomo based list server in August of 1996. In 2003, Dave Duffner and PSCGi Internet Services came onboard to upgrade the Toro List servers and provide a steady base for its growth to the present day version.

The members of the Toro Mail List would like to thank the following for their support:

• Dave Voorhis and Armchair Airlines Computer Services for early sponsorship of the list
• Dave Duffner and PSCGi/TrofeoWorld for picking up the their sponsorship of the list
• Greg Beaulieu, administrator of the Oldsmobile list for his authorization to use the Oldsmobile list guidelines as a basis for our own.

The Toro Mail List is an open list. No qualification is required to join, nor is ownership of a Toronado a prerequisite.

All postings should be Toronado-related in some way. Net etiquette is strongly encouraged at all times and the list is intended to be self- managing. Postings are unmoderated and therefore the list requires members to be responsible and courteous in what they post. Discussions of a personal nature, flames, profanity, or excessively commercial posts will not be permitted. Questions regarding the appropriateness of a commercial post should be directed to the list administrator.

Violations of these guidelines will result in two private warnings to the offending party. A third violation will result in the party being removed from the list. Any instance of overt mailbombing shall result in immediate removal from the list. All such actions shall be solely at the discretion of the list administrator.

Members who disagree with the appropriateness of a posting should first contact the other party by private email and make their views known directly. Please use courtesy, respect and discretion in any such discussions. Public embarrassment of any member via the list is not permitted. Remember, the Toro Mail List exists for both informative and entertainment purposes and is intended to be enjoyable for all.

Follow-up discussions should only quote relevant passages of the original posting. The daily volume of messages requires members to be responsible in removing unnecessary text from follow-ups to efficiently use net resources. Repetitive or me-too postings are discouraged.

In order to prevent spreading computer viruses and causing problems with some mail software, postings of graphics or image files, sound files, attached files, or very large (over 40,000 characters) messages will automatically be deleted. Notice of availability of such files should instead be posted if distribution is desired, and mailings can be made privately to interested individuals. Alternatively, notify the administrator privately, and he will make the files available for download via FTP and/or the Web.

Individuals can subscribe and unsubscribe from the Toro Mail List directly. All membership requests are to be sent to majordomo and not the list itself.

Send subscribe or unsubscribe requests to:

thelist@toronado.net

Include one of the following as the only text in the body of the message:

• subscribe
  
• unsubscribe
  
• help
  

Members are strongly encouraged to unsubscribe from the list if their mail will be unreachable by majordomo for any period of time, or if they are changing internet addresses. Chronic bounced mail (i.e. mailbox full, user unknown, unreachable mail address, or other such error messages) will result in removal of an address from the list by the administrator. Generally several days grace will be provided unless the volume of bounces becomes unmanageable. Please contact the list administrator, Mike Frederick mikefrederick@take5-net.com if you require assistance.

The Toronado Mailing List is run on an automated mailing list manager. It is software, therefore it only understands simple commands like 'subscribe' and 'help'. If you need to talk to a human, send email to Mike Frederick mikefrederick@take5-net.com

It is requested that all new members fill out the member registry. The purpose of the registry is to provide other members with a consolidated contact list. For example, if a member locates several '68 Toronados, this registry will help locate members needing those parts. Members may also want to locate other members in their area or in an area they may travel to.

To be added to the registry, just fill out the Registration Form.

This registry is maintained by Mike Frederick. Please direct questions concerning the registry to him at mikefrederick@take5-net.com

The technical administrator of the list and its sponsors are in no way responsible for the content of any message, or for any consequences resulting directly or indirectly from the receipt of or failure to receive any message.

If you have questions or comments regarding this list, contact the administrators:
Mike Frederick mikefrederick@take5-net.com

This web page and the membership registry are maintained by Mike Frederick.
Please direct questions concerning the registry to mikefrederick@take5-net.com

This is an automated mailing list manager. It is software, therefore it only understands simple commands like 'subscribe' and 'help'. If you need to talk to a human, send email to Mike Frederick mikefrederick@take5-net.com