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STHC-L: The Science, Technology and Health Care Archives Forum
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STHC-L was moved to a new server at UCLA the end of January, and the posting address changed from "sthc-l@library.ucla.edu" to "sthc-l@lists.ucla.edu". The end of January we automatically subscribed all STHC-L members to the new list location. You should have received a Welcome message from the new list with details about the setting for your subscription, including a password that you will use to configure your membership options. Member options (e.g., setting to daily DIGEST mode) may also be configured by sending a request to the list administrator at: rjohnson@library.ucla.edu The old list was run on LISTPROC software and was administered by email commands. The new list runs on MAILMAN software, which has a web-based administrative interface which I am still learning (the administrative interface is Web-based but instructions are written in early 1980s tech-speak, which I vaguely recall), so please be patient. Some new features: - Each posting from STHC-L has a Subject line which starts with "[STHC-L]" followed by the subject provided by the sender. It also contains several lines at the bottom of the posting: name of the list, its posting address, and the URL of the list's Information Sheet on the Web. This way, it will be very clear that the message came from this list. - I have also changed the "Reply-To" line so when you hit "REPLY" your message goes to the individual who posted the message, NOT to the entire list. To reply to the entire list, you will need to use the "REPLY TO ALL" feature of your email system. This will stifle some list discussion, unfortunately, but it also will prevent people from unintentionally posting private responses and credit card numbers and so forth to the list. - Usually, messages are delivered to all subscribers as soon as they are posted. You may wish to receive at most one combined message from STHC-L each day--especially on those infrequent days when I send a barrage of several new announcements! You may set your subscription to "DIGEST" mode through the list's website and then receive daily cumulations (only on days when there are any postings, of course). I am still wading through documentation and contacting the network manager to see whether the digest can be set for Weekly rather than Daily mode, too, but don't have an answer for this yet. Likewise, I have not yet located the command which allows one to Postpone the list and stop receiving postings while on vacation or otherwise away. - The server and MAILMAN software both have upgraded Spam and Virus filters. Same as before: - STHC-L@lists.ucla.edu will be unmoderated (subscribers' messages are not screened or filtered). - Subscription attempts require my confirmation and approval. This is done to prevent Spam generators from subscribing, posting, and unsubscribing. - Only subscribers may post messages, so Spam attempts are short-circuited (this also means your posting will not be accepted if you try to write from an unsubscribed email address). - Bottom line: any problems you encounter or changes you want to make may be addressed directly to me at: rjohnson@library.ucla.edu cheers, Russell Johnson STHC-L administrator rjohnson@library.ucla.edu ____________________________________________________________ STHC-L - Science, Technology, and Health Care Archives Forum STHC-L@lists.ucla.edu http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sthc-l STHC-L@lists.ucla.edu STHC-L Archives -- Main Index STHC-L Archives -- 2005 Message Index |