List administrator required!!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Billinghurst" <billingh(a)rootsweb.com>
To: "Caswell Inc." <mike(a)caswellplating.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: CASWELL List Administrator Welcome
Obviously I misunderstood the previous email that you sent to me. I
have orphaned the mailing list.
Regards, Andrew
RootsWeb staff - mailing lists and mail
On 3 May 2003 at 14:25, Caswell Inc. <mike(a)caswellplating.com> wrote:
> How did this happen? I didn't really want the job.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <listmaster(a)rootsweb.com>
> To: <mike(a)caswellplating.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 11:19 AM
> Subject: CASWELL List Administrator Welcome
>
>
> > You are now the list administrator for RootsWeb's CASWELL mailing
list!
> > Welcome aboard!
> >
> > Here are some brief instructions for managing a RootsWeb
> > mailing list, if you're unfamiliar with our services.
> >
> > VERY QUICK MAILING LIST INSTRUCTIONS
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > First, here's the two-second synopsis. Your mailing list
> > "toolbox" is here:
> >
> >
http://lists.rootsweb.com/tools/CASWELL
> >
> > These tools are where you add people to the CASWELL mailing
> > list, remove them, edit informational messages and other such
> > administrative details.
> >
> > If at any time you run into trouble, or encounter a puzzle
> > that isn't answered here or in our FAQ pages, please feel free
> > to join the LISTOWNERS-L mailing list (send a "subscribe" message
> > to LISTOWNERS-L-request(a)rootsweb.com) and ask our other
> > seasoned mailing list managers for advice.
> >
> > LONGER MAILING LIST INSTRUCTIONS
> > --------------------------------
> >
> > Briefly (very), people can subscribe to your list in mail mode by
> > sending a message to CASWELL-L-request(a)rootsweb.com that
> > contains the word
> >
> > subscribe
> >
> > and nothing else. If they prefer digest mode, they should send
> > the command instead to CASWELL-D-request(a)rootsweb.com. To
> > unsubscribe, they should send the command "unsubscribe" to
> > CASWELL-L-request(a)rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or
> > CASWELL-D-request(a)rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.)
> > To switch from one mode to the other, they should unsubscribe from
> > one and then subscribe to the other. There is no "no mail" mode
> > -- if they want messages to stop, they should simply unsubscribe.
> >
> > To post to both CASWELL-L and CASWELL-D, messages should be sent
> > to CASWELL-L(a)rootsweb.com. Messages sent there will appear both
> > places.
> >
> > Not everyone will be able to follow the directions for subscribing/
> > unsubscribing. You'll find out about them because they'll ask you
> > for help, or because SmartList will forward their messages to you
> > as something it couldn't understand. (It's amazing what SmartList
> > doesn't understand, but don't get me started on that.) Anyhow,
> > you can add/delete people from CASWELL-L and CASWELL-D by using
> > your list tools, which again can be found at
> >
> >
http://lists.rootsweb.com/tools/CASWELL
> >
> > You can also use that form to get a list of all the subscribers. To
> > use the form, you'll need the p a s s w o r d, which is:
> >
> > allyours
> >
> > Can commands be sent instead via e-mail? Yes, but the syntax
> > can seem a bit difficult, and we haven't documented it well.
> > If you find the web form inconvenient, stop by one of the list
managers
> > mailing lists (details below) and ask how this is done and
one
> > of the other list admins will be happy to give you a hand.
> > There's also a discussion of sending comands via e-mail at the URL:
> >
> >
http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/listadmins/xcommands.html
> >
> > If you decide the e-mail approach a go, you need to be aware that the
> > technical ``listowner'' or ``administrator'' address for your
mailing
> > list is CASWELL-admin(a)rootsweb.com. (Don't
> > panic: any and all mail sent to that address is automatically
> > forwarded to you.)
> >
> > The downside of managing a mailing list are the bounce messages.
> > People will sign on with broken addresses, or they'll change ISPs
> > and not unsubscribe first, or their mailboxes will fill up, etc.
> > SmartList will helpfully send you copies of all the messages that
> > are bounced back to it. You can generally ignore these -- one of
> > the "smart" things about SmartList is that after four or so bounces,
> > it automatically removes the subscriber from the mailing list. If
> > the bounces from a given address persist for more than a day, or
> > there are so many that you dread to check your mailbox, you can
> > use the webform above to zap the offending address. If the bounces
> > from a given address persist for more than a day, but that address
> > isn't (and wasn't) subscribed to CASWELL, drop me a note and I
> > may be able to help you figure it out. (People sometimes forward
> > their mail from their subscription address to yet another address,
> > which then goes bad: those can be real headscratchers to decipher.)
> >
> > For more information on managing a SmartList mailing list, please
> > stop by
> >
> >
http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/listadmins/duties.html
> > and
> >
http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/listadmins/start.html
> >
> > If you have a question that wasn't covered here, but one of the
> > other RootsWeb list administrators might be able to answer, please
> > subscribe to LISTOWNERS-L(a)rootsweb.com, the mailing list for
> > RootsWeb list managers, and post your question there. Subscribe
> > by sending the command "subscribe" to
LISTOWNERS-L-request(a)rootsweb.com.
> >
> > Finally, a word about welcome messages. Any new subscribers (no
> > matter how they join, by subscribing themselves or being added by
> > you via the web form) will be sent a welcome message by SmartList.
> > The default message is appended below. You'll probably want to
> > replace it with something a bit more tailored to your list. If
> > you go to the admin page for your list -- remember the URL --
> >
> >
http://lists.rootsweb.com/tools/CASWELL
> >
> > one of the menu items at the top of the page is "Edit Files." Among
the
> > files you can edit are the welcome messages shown below.
> >
> > There are currently two welcome messages, one for CASWELL-L and
> > one for CASWELL-D. Here's the text of the CASWELL-L welcome
> > message. (The CASWELL-D welcome message is basically the same,
> > with "mail mode" and "digest mode" switched around).
> >
> > Welcome to the CASWELL mailing list! You are currently subscribed
in
> > "mail mode", which means that you will
receive every posting made
> > to CASWELL as a separate e-mail. The directions on how to change
to
> > digest mode are given below.
> >
> > 1. How to unsubscribe. Send a message to
> >
> > CASWELL-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
> >
> > that contains (in the body of the message) the command
> >
> > unsubscribe
> >
> > and no additional text.
> >
> > 2. How to subscribe. Whatever you just did worked, or you'd
> > not be getting this message. But for future reference (for
instance,
> > if your subscription is cancelled for whatever reason
and you
> > want to resubscribe), just send the command "subscribe" to
> > CASWELL-L-request(a)rootsweb.com.
> >
> > 3. How to change to digest mode (several postings are combined and
> > sent to you together as a single large message). There are two
> > steps. First, send the command "unsubscribe" to
> > CASWELL-L-request(a)rootsweb.com to discontinue
> > mail mode. Second, send the command "subscribe" to
> > CASWELL-D-request(a)rootsweb.com to start receiving digests.
> >
> > 4. How to change to NOMAIL mode. There is no formal NOMAIL mode.
> > All you have to do is follow the directions above and unsubscribe
> > when you want the messages to stop, and then when you want them
> > to start again, simply subscribe again.
> >
> > 5. If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing
> > list receives it, just send it to CASWELL-L(a)rootsweb.com. It
> > will then be sent on to everyone in both mail and digest mode.
> > You don't need to send it explicitly to both.
> >
> > For your verification, a transcript of the original subscription
> > request is included below.
> >
> > That's about it! Remember, if you have any questions or need some
> > help, don't hesitate to join LISTOWNERS-L(a)rootsweb.com and ask
> > the fine folks here for some assistance. Welcome aboard!
> >
> > -- The
RootsWeb.com mailing list staff
> >
--
Andrew Billinghurst <billingh(a)rootsweb.com>
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