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Members Info - Susquehanna SeniorNet
WELCOME
to the "Susquehanna SeniorNet" Listserver
at Yahoo! Groups.
Below are
answers to some commonly-asked questions about
Listservers.
Why am I
receiving this email ?
This
file is being automatically sent to you by
the Yahoo "Susquehanna SeniorNet" Listserver
because you have joined -- or we have added your
name -- to the group.
What
does this Listserver do ?
This
Listserver sends email announcements for
SeniorNet events --
classes, Computer Club workshops, and annual
meeting --
for Williamsport, Pennsylvania and nearby
areas.
What if I
DON'T WANT to get these emails ?
You can
unsubscribe yourself --
see below Para. B.
Browsing, Unsubscribing, & Subscribing,
or
telephone me using contact info at the
bottom.
Contents
- A.
What's A Listserver?
- What the
heck is a "Listserver" and what's an "eGroup"
and what's a Yahoo ?
- Does a
Listserver function like an electronic
newspaper ?
- How can I
tell when an email is from the Listserver
?
- B.
Unsubscribing, Browsing, &
Subscribing
- How can I
browse the announcement emails when I'm away
from my own computer ?
- How can I
UNSUBSCRIBE from this Listserver
?
- How can my
friends subscribe to this Listserver
?
- C. Add'l
Info -- Web Page, Multiple Groups,
Publicizing
- Where can
I find the descriptions of the SeniorNet
classes ?
- If I
belong to, for example, 4 different Yahoo
eGroups (Listservers), and my email changes
--
. . . How
can I update my address for all 4, rather
than having to unsubscribe and re-subscribe 4
times ?
- Are there
any easy ways I can help publicize this
Listserver ?
- Why am I
seeing advertisements in these Listserver
announcements ?
- D. How's A
Listserver Similar To A Newspaper
?
- E.
Contacting Moderator J Ingram By
Phone
A.
What's A Listserver?
What the heck
is a "Listserver" and what's an "eGroup" and what's
a Yahoo ?
I use
the term Listserver and eGroup
more or less interchangeably. Yahoo.com is one
of several companies that make Listservers
available to us. A Listserver is an email
announcement system.
Does a
Listserver function like an electronic newspaper
?
A
Listserver (eGroup) is similar to an electronic
newspaper in the following ways:
- Delivery
-- With a Listserver, a writer creates an
announcement message,
then sends (posts) it to the Listserver, and
the Listserver
delivers that message via email to all
subscribers.
- Unsubscribing
-- If a reader doesn't want to receive the
announcements,
they can UNSUBSCRIBE themselves from that
Listserver.
- Subscribing
-- If a person who is not subscribed wants to
begin receiving the announcements,
they can SUBSCRIBE themselves to the
Listserver.
- Archives
-- Whenever a Listserver announcement is
sent,
the Listserver stores a copy of that
announcement on an ARCHIVE web page,
which you can BROWSE.
For more
details, see below Section "D. How's a
Listserver similar to a newspaper
?"
How can I tell
when an email is from the Listserver
?
Announcements
will be identified by the subject tag
[SeniorNet]
at the beginning of the subject line.
B.
Unsubscribing, Browsing, &
Subscribing
How can I
UNSUBSCRIBE from this Listserver ?
You can
UNSUBSCRIBE from this group any time.
You simply
send a blank email (no subject, no body)
to the "unsubscribe address"
SusquehannaSeniorNet-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
then
reply to the "request for confirmation of
unsubscription" message
that Yahoo will send you.
This
"unsubscribe address" is included in every
announcement.
How can I
browse the announcement emails when I'm away from
my own computer ?
You can
browse announcements in the Track2 DancenNet
Listserver's message archives at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SusquehannaSeniorNet/messages
How can my
friends subscribe to this Listserver
?
Your
friends can SUBSCRIBE to this group any time
they want to receive these announcements.
They simply
send a blank email (no subject, no body)
to the "subscribe address"
SusquehannaSeniorNet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
then
reply to the "request for confirmation of
subscription" message
that Yahoo will send you.
This
"subscribe address" is included in every
announcement.
C.
Add'l Info -- Web Page, Multiple Groups,
Publicizing
Where can I
find the descriptions of the SeniorNet classes
?
Additional
information about SeniorNet classes and the
Listserver is on the web pages at
http://www.SusquehannaSeniorNet.org
If I belong
to, for example, 4 different Yahoo eGroups
(Listservers), and my email changes -- How can I
update my address for all 4, rather than having to
unsubscribe and re-subscribe 4 times
?
If you
belong to several Yahoo groups, and your email
address changes,
you can update the address ONCE in Yahoo,
rather than having to unsubscribe and
resubscribe for each group
To do this,
you need a Yahoo id that is "linked" to your
regular email. The details of this are beyond
the scope of this email, but you can get more
info from Yahoo's Groups Help, or telephone
me.
Are there any
easy ways I can help publicize this Listserver ?
Encourage
your friends to "subscribe"
themselves.
The larger the
membership of this Listserver,
the better the "word" will get passed around
when new classes are offered.
Why am I
seeing advertisements in these Listserver
announcements ?
Most
messages sent via the Listserver, will contain
an advertisement. SeniorNet does not in any way
endorse nor control these ads. Yahoo inserts
these ads to raise revenue, in order that we can
use this Listserver free of charge.
D.
How's A Listserver Similar To A Newspaper
?
If
you are not familiar with Listservers (eGroups),
you can think of them as
being similar to an electronic newspaper in the
following ways:
Delivery --
Newspaper:
A writer creates an announcement article,
and the newspaper delivers that announcement to
all subscribers.
Listserver:
A announcer writes an announcement message,
then emails (posts) it to the Listserver, and
the Listserver
delivers that message via email to all
subscribers.
Unsubscribing
--
Newspaper:
If a reader decides that they no longer want to
receive the articles,
they can UNSUBSCRIBE from that newspaper.
Listserver:
If a reader doesn't want to receive the
announcements,
they can UNSUBSCRIBE themselves from the
Listserver.
Subscribing --
Newspaper:
If a person who is not subscribed wants to begin
receiving the articles,
they can SUBSCRIBE to the newspaper.
Listserver:
If a person who is not subscribed wants to begin
receiving
announcements, they can SUBSCRIBE themselves to
the Listserver.
Archives --
Newspaper:
Whenever a newspaper edition is published,
your local library stores a copy of the articles
its ARCHIVES,
which you can BROWSE.
Listserver:
Whenever a Listserver announcement is sent,
the Listserver stores a copy of that
announcement on an ARCHIVE web page,
which you can BROWSE.
Changing
Address --
Newspaper:
If a subscriber moves and their ADDRESS
CHANGES,
they can have the newspaper delivered to their
new address.
Listserver:
If a subscriber moves and their email ADDRESS
CHANGES,
they can have the Listserver deliver the
announcements to their new email
address.
Cost --
Newspaper:
To receive the newspaper, the subscriber has to
pay a subscription fee.
Listserver:
To receive the Listserver announcements, there
is no cost.
Yahoo currently allows us to operate these
Listservers for FREE.
Yahoo oftens insert ads into the messages in
order to defray their costs.
Maintaining
Editorial Quality --
Newspaper:
To protect its readers from bad articles,
a newspaper will not allow inaccurate or
slanderous articles to be printed.
Listserver:
To protect its readers from
SPAM,
this Listserver is currently set to "announce
only",
so only designated announcers can send
messages.
(I.e., this Listserver is not set to be a
"discussion group" where all members can send
messages.)
Additional
Listserver Information--
Additional
information on how the Listserver operates
is on the "Listserver Help" web page at
http://www.track2.com/trk2/help.listservers.shtml
and the Yahoo "eGroups Help" page at
http://help.yahoo.com/help/groups
.
E.
Contacting Moderator J Ingram By Phone
Any
questions not answered by this message,
email me a telephone number
where I can call you preferably after 9 pm on my
cell phone.
(I do not like
trying to conduct discussions by typing lots of
email.)
------------------------------------------------------------
THANKS.
Listserver Moderator, James R. Ingram
1738 E. Third St, PMB 357
Williamsport PA 17701-3868
24 hour voicemail: 570-477-2520.
(ver 5/19/2005)
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