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Mac Video

list begun 2007.02.08

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Mac Video is Low End Mac's group for people working with digital video on Macs. This includes (but is not limited to) iMovie, iDVD, Final Cut, and other software as well as hardware such as digital camcorders, TV tuners, and analog-to-digital video conversion.

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How can I subscribe?

There are several ways to receive messages:

• Individual messages
• Abridged messages, a daily summary of messages
• Digest mode, a daily collection of full messages
• No email

You can subscribe via email or online.

To subscribe via email, send an email to mac-video-subscribe (at) googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe, send an email to mac-video-unsubscribe (at) googlegroups.com. You must register online if you wish to set your subscription to digest mode, abridged messages, or no email.

To subscribe online, go to http://groups.google.com/group/mac-video and click on Join this group. You do not need a Google/Gmail account to participate. If you don't have a Gmail address or wish to use another address, click on the Sign up now link.

Although you will begin receiving messages from the list right away, Google Groups will not accept an email posting until you confirm your email address. Also, in an attempt to keep spam off the list, the first messages from new members will be checked by a list mananger before they are posted.

You will receive a confirmation email from Google Groups at your subscribed address. You must click on the link in this message to verify your email address. That will generate a second email from Google Groups, and it's only after responding to the second message that you'll be able to post to the list. Watch out - one or both of these may be marked a junk mail by your spam filter.

Use http://groups.google.com/group/mac-video to change your subscription mode or remove yourself from the list.

To help prevent spammers from using the list, and to keep others from subscribing your address without your approval, you will receive a note from the list server asking you to confirm your subscription. Simply reply as instructed and your subscription will be active.

Please report any subscription problems to the list mom at .

How do I switch to digest or unsubscribe?

First, go to the list's Google Groups page and log in with your subscribed email address and password. (If you subscribed via email, you will have to generate a password.)

Click on "Unsubscribe or change membership" in the yellow bar above the postings. On the next page you'll be able to select email (single messages), digest email (multiple messages combined into one email), abridged email (abridged digest), or no email. There's also an unsubscribe button for removing yourself from the list.

You can also change your nickname on this page.

How do I change my nickname in Google Groups?

Google's default behavior is to use your email address as your nickname when you join a list. We've brought this to Google's attention, but if your nickname is also your email address, we strongly suggest you change it.

Anyhow, if you want to change your nickname (whether it's your email address or not), it's a pretty simple process.

1. Log into Google Groups.
2. In the My Groups window, click the "Manage my subscriptions" link.
3. On the My Subscriptions page, you can easily change the nickname for all the lists you're subscribed to.

What about anti-spam services?

We take whatever steps we can to keep spam off our lists, but short of moderating every message on every list, we can't prevent some from occasionally reaching the list. Whatever filtering you do with your email software and your email service is up to you.

That said, we take a dim view of anti-spam services such as Spam Arrest and Cashette that require the sender of a message to respond to a message from the anti-spam service (a "challenge and response" system) before allowing the recipient to receive the posting. Such a service inconveniences anyone who posts to the list and is unnecessary.

These are all closed lists, so there should be virtually no spam. Only those who have requested a subscription and confirmed their subscription are allowed to post. Please don't inconvenience our members by asking them to jump through hoops to keep your mailbox spam free.

Any subscriber using this kind of anti-spam service for list messages will receive one warning and be temporarily blocked from posting to the list. If the situation is not resolved quickly, the subscriber will be banned. The burden should be on the spammers, not innocent list members.

Note that this applies specifically to list messages, not to individual correspondence with list members.

Who oversees Mac Video?

Dan Knight of Low End Mac manages this group, which was begun on Feb. 8, 2007. Amber Robey is an assistant list manager (list nanny).

Is Mac Video only for those working with digital video on Macs?

It will be most helpful to those working with digital video on Macs, but others may find useful information as well.

How does an email list work?

Anyone who has access to the Internet may subscribe using our Google Groups page. Subscribers will receive a copy of every message sent to the posting address: mac-video (at) googlegroups.com. If you wish to reply or post a new message to everyone on the list, send email, either replying to the message to which you are responding or sending a new one, to mac-video (at) googlegroups.com.

The list is set up so selecting "Reply" to an individual message in your emailer will send a message to the entire list. (Replying to the digest will send your email to noreply@googlegroups.com, a black hole for email.) If you wish to respond individually to the sender of the message, be sure to address your message accordingly. There should be no need to copy messages to both the author and the list, since the author is a member of the list.

When replying, always ask yourself if your reply should go privately to the sender or to the entire list.

Do you have rules for replying to the list?

Yes, we do.

Please post your messages in English, as Low End Mac and these lists serve a primarily English-speaking audience. Postings in other languages will be rejected by the list managers.

We ask that you only quote relevant portions of the original posting in your reply, and we recognize that the Google Groups online reply system may not allow that.

We also ask that you not use your email program's reply feature to create a new posting to the list. This is because Google Groups may see that your message is a reply based on data in the message header and add it to an existing thread. When starting a new discussion thread, be sure to compose a new email instead of replying to an unrelated message.

What is netiquette?

There are informal rules of the internet which are termed "netiquette" to help people use proper etiquette within this form of communication. For more on list netiquette, click here.

Who is on the list?

That would be telling.

We currently have over 95 subscriptions, and people don't need to subscribe to read the list online.

How can I get a copy of the email addresses on the list?

You can't. To communicate with the list, send messages to the posting address: mac-video (at) googlegroups.com. We have deliberately blocked access to the subscriber list to prevent addresses from being harvested by spammers.

What topics may be discussed?

Anything relating replacing working with digital video on Macs. This is an unmoderated closed list. Unmoderated means messages are sent to the list without prior knowledge of the list mom; closed means only subscribers may post. The list is closed to help fight spam, and first postings from new members must be checked by a list manager before they are sent to the list, a step made necessary by list spammers.

List managers are authorized to remove the following types of messages from the list archive: spam, test messages, and unsubscribe postings. Content of each message is the responsibility of the person posting it.

Because the list is closed, you will only be able to post from a subscribed address.

What topics may not be discussed?

Anything not related to working with digital video.

What tone is expected in the discussion and who will facilitate this?

This should become a kind and helpful community. Since users range from beginners to gurus, please be tolerant of "dumb" questions, and please don't bait or snipe at each other.

As these lists serve members of all ages and persuasions, potentially offensive, inflammatory, or controversial nicknames, email addresses, domain names, and signatures are not welcome and may lead to your subscription being moderated, suspended, or cancelled.

The list is expected to handle things responsibly, and members are expected to behave in such a way that the list requires minimal administrative intervention. When action is required, the list mom and nannies will act in accordance with our Rules of List Management. This page also defines terms (ban, block, flame, troll, etc.) and lists the responsibilities of subscribers.

Please report any major breach of netiquette to the .

Is there an accessible archive of messages?

Yes, Google Groups maintains a searchable archive of this email list on our Google Groups page.

I subscribed, but get no messages. What's up?

Google Groups can be set so that "no email" is the default option, and all of our lists were inadvertently set that way. We have since set them so subscribers will receive individual emails as the default. My apologies.

It's possible (but not easy) to subscribe with an incorrect email address. The list server checks all bounced messages to determine why they bounced. If the address is invalid, it is removed from the subscriber list. If the problem is temporary, like a full mailbox, the server temporarily suspends your subscription. If this results in still more bounces, the server will eventually remove the address.

If you are subscribing from a free email account, note that some of these services are very busy and messages may bounce. This can even happen with commercial services, and Apple's .mac seems to experience this frequently. If this persists, it could lead to your name being removed the list. We recommend you to use an ISP account for the list instead of a free email service.

We take a hard line against unsolicited commercial email. To prevent spam, the list is closed and certain domains are blocked by the mail server and the list server.

I sent a reply to the list, but I never received a copy.

Google Groups sometimes makes the assumption that you know what you've posted, so you don't need to receive a copy; there's no way we can change that if it happens. However, your posting will show up online and you will see it if you receive the list in digest form.

I subscribed, but I can't post.

Google Groups requires you to confirm and verify your subscription before you can post. And, like most email lists, their software may not me@recognize mail.domain.com and me@domain.com as being the same. Make sure the From: and Reply-to: address in your email client match the address you used to join the list.

I have had reports of people who are subscribed and unable to post. If this happens to you, please forward your message to so we can investigate. We're still learning how Google Groups works, and Google Groups remains in beta.

I sent a message, but it never appeared. Why?

There are several possible reasons a posting can bounce.

• You may not have confirmed your subscription yet. Until you do so, you are not officially on the list and thus unable to post.
• Your return address may not match the address you subscribed from (for instance, the server sees "yourname@mail.maclaunch.com" and "yourname@maclaunch.com" as different addresses). The list server uses your return (reply to) address to confirm that you are subscribed to the list and allowed to post.
• You may have sent email which contains an attachment, styled text, or something other than plain text.
• You may have inadvertently sent your message to the wrong address. Never use the "listname-requests" address.
• Your mail server may have appended something to your email which changes your return address so that it no longer matches the subscribed address. I've only seen that with Yahoo mail so far.

Do you have any policies about selling products or services on the list?

I've learned that some of the experts on any list gain their expertise professionally. For instance, I was the information systems manager for an 85 Mac network. For those who make a living selling equipment or services, we have the following guidelines.

1. List members may mention the availability of commercial services or products on the list, but no prices. (Individuals may list personal equipment with prices.)
2. All correspondence regarding services or products should be conducted privately, not on the list.
3. Neither the publisher nor the list mom makes any claim regarding services or products offered by members of the list.

To simplify things, we set up the Low End Mac Swap List as a place for list members to buy, sell, and trade Mac-related goods.

For the most part, items for sale should be listed on the Swap List, which has over 2,200 subscriptions. We make exceptions for the international lists (Australia, Canada, UK), the non-Mac lists (Apple II, Lisa, Newton), and items that would only be of interest to members of a specific list. Keep in mind that the swap list is generally the best place to list items for sale, since it has more subscribers than any of the other lists.

That said, the swap list is a very busy list, and we don't think anyone should have to subscribe just so they can sell a personal item or system, so we do allow posting of items for sale on all lists - but only when they are specifically related to that list. That means no posting Quadras for sale on the iMac list, for instance.

To avoid this list turning into a swapfest, we restrict subscribers to one such postings per calendar year

We discourage posting links to your eBay and other online auctions, and such postings are explicitly forbidden on the swap list. We also discourage links to other items available through online auctions unless they are unusual and of special interest to that list, such as the Piña tomes covering vintage Macs.

Do you block any specific domains?

We are firmly committed to the free exchange of information on our lists. Some mail servers censor incoming email - orvis.com in particular. We don't take preemptive action against subscribers using such mail servers, but we do reserve the right to unceremoniously unsubscribe them without advance notice when their content filters "quarantine" list messages.

If you receive a "quarantine" message, please forward it to the so we can deal with it. Thanks!

Dan Knight,

How to Email the List Mom

Please email me at .

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