Hi Folks
I wasn't going to post the Charter and Rules this month as there
seemed to be no need. However, as a file was posted tonight which
contained a virus/trojan it would seem that it _is_ necessary.
If the Charter and Rules had been observed this incident would not
have happened.
I do not believe for one moment that this was due to any malicious
intent but the rules are there for a purpose and it would be
appreciated if they are observed in future.
The rules are not there because either myself or any of the others of
the Steering Committee are power mad control freaks.
My thanks to Peter O'Neil for his timely and early warning.
Hopefully no-one has been inconvenienced by this problem and
everyone had the good sense to check the file before running it.
Charter and rules follow
Horse
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