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Rob Kaper asks: "While administrating various e-mail mailing lists (with ezmlm), I noticed that most users lack an understanding of Netiquette. For example, they send their reply above the original, while quoting the entire original message. I could of course tighten the list policies and kick off offenders, but that would be a rather harsh solution. Is there software available that enforces or stimulates obedience of the Netiquette guidelines? (for example mailing list software that reformats ugly replies, converts HTML to plain text or bounces such e-mails)" Such programs would be useful to mailing-list maintainers who have bandwidth quotas. Any clues?

Rob Kaper sent us a link to something you might have missed on Freshmeat. It's a nifty site that is tracking Server uptimes. El wrote in to send us a link to "Penguin Lust" which I found silly enough to post. Josh Baugher sent us a link to the so called Christmas Document that you might find amusing. Quazi sent us a link to a ZDNet IE5 Review that normally wouldn't deserve a glance. But apparently a Slashdot fan was involved. Or just as likely, they wanted some hits and figured that this publicity might send some clicks their way *grin*. iota wrote in to send us a link about Mexico using Linux in schools and saving themselves over a hundred million bucks in the process. Mark Woon sent us a link to a funny BMW ad poking fun of MS. Lastly, worth noting (and based on the submissions box, and my msglog, a lot of you did) Red Hat has updated their website with a cleaner, and frameless design. Joy!

Robin Hood writes "The Linux Game Breeding site is working on some cool games, including a Red Alert clone and an Ultima Online clone. They need programmers and graphics artists (especially graphics artists!). I don't know about you, but I'd love to see some cool GPL'ed Linux games to show off this OS to all my friends. Go help them out! "

Robin Hood writes "The Linux Game Breeding site is working on some cool games, including a Red Alert clone and an Ultima Online clone. They need programmers and graphics artists (especially graphics artists!). I don't know about you, but I'd love to see some cool GPL'ed Linux games to show off this OS to all my friends. Go help them out! "

Robin Hood writes "The Linux Game Breeding site is working on some cool games, including a Red Alert clone and an Ultima Online clone. They need programmers and graphics artists (especially graphics artists!). I don't know about you, but I'd love to see some cool GPL'ed Linux games to show off this OS to all my friends. Go help them out! "

arielb wrote in to plug a website that will focus on Mozilla Skins. Wayne Schlitt wrote in to send us a link to a page of spoofs on O'Reilly books. Features "How to pronounce Linux", "Practical cp", and "Managing ls". BOredAtWork wrote in to tell us about a new site called Linux Game Breeding. The site aims to focus on creating new games. Finally someone from linuxpower.org wrote in to announce the opening of their site. The site will feature documention, tutorials etc. to help everyone coax more out of their Linux boxes.