Instructions for Discussion Groups

Instructions on subscribing to discussion groups:

You may e-mail any of the discussion lists on our links page simply by clicking on the listed address. You may also contact the listowners by clicking on their names.

Generally, there are 3 types of discussion groups:

LISTSERV: The most common type.

To subscribe to most listserv groups, send an e-mail message addressed to: list name@listserv.somewhere.edu, where "list name" is the name of the particular discussion list, and "somewhere.edu" is the name of the particular institution.
Leave the "subject" area of your e-mail window blank.
In the message area of your window, type in the following: subscribe "list name" "your name". (Do NOT include quotation marks.)
After the above text, leave a space and type the following: "//EOJ". This is especially important if you have a signature file attached to your e-mail.
After a short time, you should receive instructions about using the list and the contact name of the list master.

LISTPROC: Similar to LISTSERV in many respects, the process is the same as subsribing to a LISTSERV except for minor variations in sytax.

To subscibe to a LISTPROC, send an e-mail to: listproc@somewhere.edu. Just as in subscribing to a LISTSERV, leave the subject area of your e-mail window blank.
In the message area of your e-mail window, type the following: subscribe "list name" "your name". (Again, omit the question marks!)
Leave one blank line and type "--". This lets the LISTPROC know that it is the end of the message.
After a short time, you should receive instructions about using the list and the contact name of the list master.

MAILBASE:

Send an e-mail to mailbase@somewhere.edu.
Leave the subject area of your e-mail window blank
In the message area, type the following: JOIN "mailbase name" "your name". Omit quotation marks.
Leave a blank line and type "stop".

MAJORDOMO:

Send an e-mail to majordomo@somewhere.edu.
Leave the subject area of your e-mail window blank
In the message area, type the following: subscribe "list name" your e-mail address. Omit quotation marks.
Leave a blank line and type "end".

General Notes:

Most lists will send instructions for general use shortly after subscribing. This will include the name of the list's owner, to whom all questions and problems should be reported. Save these instructions.
Try to keep posts concise and relevant.
When replying to posts, delete all but the most relevant portions of the message you are responding to. Other wise the messages will keep growing longer and longer, taking up more and more bandwidth.

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