The following information can also be found at:
http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm
If you have any problems, let me know.
E-Mail Forum Participation Rules:
As a e-mail forum subscriber, there are two kinds of activities you can perform:
*Post an e-mail message to the forum, or *Administer your subscription status
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Posting to the forum:
To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the forum, just send mail
to <forum name>@ipc.org .
NOTE: Use the e-mail forum name you want to reach in place of the <forum name> string
in the above instructions.
EXAMPLE: TO:<forum name>@ipc.org SUBJECT:<your subject>MESSAGE:<your message>
Please note that sometimes you may receive non-delivery notification messages from
users on the forum who are having problems with their mail systems. These messages
are sent to you by default as to the originator of the message, and can be safely
ignored. As long as you receive the notification of the message distribution to the
forum from the server ([log in to unmask]), there is no reason to be concerned about
your message not being delivered to the forum.
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Administering your subscription status:
All commands (such as subscribe and signoff) must be sent to [log in to unmask] . You
must never try to send any command to mail forum address (i.e. <forum name>@ipc.org),
as it will be distributed to all the subscribers.
Also, please note that no other text, such as electronic signature, etc., should be
present in the messages to [log in to unmask] If your email program automatically
appends your signature to the message, please remove it.
Example for subscribing:
TO:[log in to unmask]: MESSAGE:subscribe TechNet Joseph H. Smith
Example for signing off:
TO:[log in to unmask]: MESSAGE:signoff DesignerCouncil
NOTE: You must send messages to the forum address ONLY from the e-mail address to
which you want to apply changes. In other words, if you want to sign off the mail
list, you must send the SIGNOFF command from the address that you want removed from
the forum.
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Additional Commands:
SET <forum name> <option>
Command enables/disables a specified option.
EXAMPLE: TO:[log in to unmask]: MESSAGE:SET TechNet nomail
Please note that the commands, addresses and forum names are not case sensitive, and
you can send as many commands as you need in one message as long as they are on
separate lines.
The available options are as follows:
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Options: Query This command returns your subscriber options. To be executed
correctly, the message must be sent from the address about which you are making a
query. The syntax is:
QUERY <forum name>
Also, wildcards are supported. For example, sending a command
QUERY *
will return a list of all forums to which you are subscribed, with all subscriber
options for these forums.
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Mail/Nomail Setting the NOMail option stops mail from the forumt to you, but leaves
you subscribed to the list. NOMail is often used by subscribers who are leaving the
office for vacation or an extended business trip, and do not want a full mailbox when
they return.
Setting the Mail option is the complementary command that restarts mail delivery from
the forum to you. It does not alter the Digest/Index normal delivery settings (see
below).
For example, to temporarily disable mail delivery from TechNet to your address, send
the following command:
SET TechNet NOMAIL
Please note, if you use an auto-responder while on vacation without setting your
subscription options to NOMail, your "vacation" messages may bounce back to the mail
list and you may be "served off" from the forum when you return. This is because the
server will be unable to process the message from your auto-responder and will
consider it an error. Being "served off" simply means that any commands you send to
mail list will be ignored until the forum administrator restores your normal status.
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Digest/Nodigest Setting the Digest option causes the subscriber to receive one
e-mail posting per digest cycle (typically daily) rather than individual messages as
they are processed by the mail list. Digest negates Index delivery mode, enables mail
delivery.
Setting the NODigest option causes individual messages to be sent to the subscriber.
For example, to start receiving the TechNet messages in digest form, send a following
command:
SET TechNet DIGEST
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Index/Noindex Setting the Index option causes the subscriber to receive one posting
per digest cycle, containing only an index of subject topics for all messages during
that cycle. Instructions on how to retrieve the individual postings are included with
the index. Index negates Digest delivery mode and enables mail delivery.
Setting the NOIndex option causes individual messages to be sent to the subscriber.
For example, to start receiving TechNet messages in index form, send the following
command:
SET TechNet INDEX
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Search This command allows you to search a database of all previous postings to the
specified forum. The syntax is:
SEARCH <search string> IN <forum name>
For example, to search TechNet for gold plating, send the following command:
SEARCH gold plating IN TechNet
Adding SINCE <date> after the forum name will impose the time constraints on your
search, i.e., command
SEARCH gold plating IN TechNet SINCE 97/01/01
will search all postings since January 1'st 1997.
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ACK/NOACK When you send a message, the server responds with a confirmation message,
saying that "your message was delivered to the forum, etc.", but, by default, the
copy of your message is NOT sent to you. In other words, when you send a message to
the forum, you do not receive it back as a posting. However, you can change this
default for yourself by setting following options:
ACK - A short confirmation message is sent to the sender of the posting (default)
NOACK - No posting acknowledgment is sent
Repro/NORepro REPRO - You receive a copy of your own postings
NOREPRO - You do not receive a copy of your own postings
For example, to receive both confirmation of the posting and the posting itself for
your TechNet submission, send a command:
SET TECHNET REPRO
To receive only your posting but not the posting acknowledgment:
SET TECHNET NOACK
SET TECHNET REPRO
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THANKS You can send this command to see if the server is alive, and the messages to
and from the server are delivered normally.The server politely responds, "You're
welcome!".
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More features and functionality will be added later.
PLEASE NOTE: All of the commands, except your name under the "subscribe" command, are
NOT case sensitive; feel free to type them as you wish.
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Mail List Descriptions
TechNet
This peer networking forum can be used to ask others for technical help, comments or
questions on IPC specifications, or other technical inquiries. IPC will also use
TechNet to announce meetings, important technical issues, surveys, etc. As a general
networking forum, any technical question is fair game.
Discussion of pricing is not appropriate for TechNet. Requests for recommendations of
products or suppliers are appropriate when responses are sent to the individual
requesting the information only and not to the entire TechNet forum.
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Designer Council
This forum provides a means to stay current with the many programs of the IPC
Designers Council, and to exchange information with other designers. Got a question
you know another designer can answer for you? Here's the place to get the answers you
need today. Over 500 designers participate in this special IPC Designers Council
Forum.
Those looking for information on upcoming IPC Designers Council activities should
subscribe. Information, comments, and feedback about local chapter meetings, new
chapters forming, or anything else pertaining to the council are all encouraged.
Also, information about national and local meetings is disseminated.
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ComplianceNet
The ComplianceNet forum covers environmental, safety and related regulations or
issues. In addition to giving you a forum for exchanging information with your
colleagues and IPC staff, and getting information you need to do your jobs today, IPC
will provide the following information on ComplianceNet:
*Regulatory proposals, alerts and draft comments *Legislative updates *New regulatory
interpretations (i.e., photoresist skins) *Grass roots action alerts *Compliance
assistance
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IPCsm840
This peer networking forum is very specific. Sign on here to comment, help or get
help on issues relating to "Qualification and Performance Specification of Permanent
Polymer Coating (Soldermask) for Printed Boards."
ChipNet
This peer networking forum is very specific. Sign on here to comment, help or get
help on issues relating to ANSI/J-STD-012, "Implementation of Flip Chip and Chip
Scale Technology."
Roadmap
This peer-networking forum is very specific. [log in to unmask] provides opportunity for
information exchange that facilitates coordinated development of IPC's National
Technology Roadmap for Electronic Interconnections. The biannual effort for global
benchmarking is also the subject of this forum. [log in to unmask] is used to analyze
recommendations for needed research or technology transfer. Others are encouraged to
use the forum to communicate their needs/questions. This includes members of other
road mapping teams such as NEMI, SIA, EDAC and others.
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Provides notification to subscribers when new and revised IPC publications are
available. Please note: This forum is for broadcast only, and not for posting
messages. The same subscription instructions apply.
<Picture>GenCAM
This peer networking forum can be used for comments or questions on IPC's effort to
standardize electronic data transfer strategies (DTS) and other inquiries regarding
transferring files from CAD to CAM. IPC will also use GenCAM to announce meetings,
important technical issues, new developments, etc.
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If you have any questions or concerns about IPC's e-mail forums, please contact Hugo
Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask]
Hugo Scaramuzza
Electronic Communications Administrator
IPC
2215 Sanders Road
Northbrook IL 60062-6135
(847)509-9700 ext.312
fax:(847)509-9798
[log in to unmask]
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To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet
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