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About the forums

The PPDM Association forums are used to facilitate communication between members of the Association and between the Association and its members. Participation on the PPDMforums is open to members of the PPDM Association at their discretion. Certain forums  are open to the general public.

You must be subscribed to a forums in order to send email to the list. Information list servers (such as Masterlist-l and info-l) only accept postings from specified individuals, such as PPDM Association staff.

Email Address Privacy Policy

The PPDM Association will not sell, license, distribute, disclose or otherwise use any participant’s email address or other contact information for non-PPDM services without that participant’s express permission to do so.

The PPDM Association does not send spam mail, and does not solicit unnecessary information from its members. We will not ask for personal information about you, credit card information or other financial information without your express consent for a specific purpose (such as membership or conference fees).

Spoofing Policy

Email spoofing causes a user to receive an email that appears to have originated from one source when it was actually sent from another source. The spoof email source is out of the control of the legitimate owner of an email address. Spoof email may be used to send spam or to solicit information from the recipient.

If you think you have received an inappropriate email from the PPDM Association, check the detailed routing information in the email header to determine if it originated at the PPDM Association’s domain (www.ppdm.org). You may also forward the email to us at so we can review it. Please do not respond to any suspect email unless we confirm that the email is legitimate.

Spamming Policy

Spam email is used to market various products and services through broadcasting. The PPDM Association does not endorse spamming, and has taken steps to protect our members.

PPDM Association forum users may not use the system to send unsolicited emails (SPAM) for any purpose commercial or non-commercial. An email will be considered spam if the contents of the email message are not directly related to the business purpose of the list server.

Prohibited Content

The PPDM Association list servers are not to be used for the creation or distribution of any offensive, or disruptive messages, including messages containing offensive comments about race, gender, age, sexual orientation, pornography, religious or political beliefs, national origin or disability. Users who receive any emails with this content should report the matter to The PPDM Association. Unlawful messages, such as copyright infringing emails are also prohibited. Users deemed in violation of these rules may have their accounts revolked.