This document last updated on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 08:44:00 PM Eastern.
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Bear in mind that some of the posts are not related to tracking, but are related to philosophy/spirituality and survival. When immersed in nature, tracking, survival, and philosophy are all inseparable.
NOTE: You will receive many, many messages a day once joining the list. The list works kind of like a broadcast service: you send a message to the list, and everyone who has subscribed to the list receives the message.
After subscribing to this list, you will receive each message received by the tracker list server as an individual message. The list server gets anywhere from 10 to 30 messages a day. Some people do not like tracker e-mail filling their inbox, so before you subscribe, brace yourself for a whole lot of mail. You might consider the digest version of the list if you only want 1-2 messages per day, however, messages are somewhat delayed when subscribed to the digest version. Be aware that this is a completely different list from the digest list! If subscribed to the digest list and you subscribe to the regular list, you will receive BOTH digests and inidividual messages. You generally would want to unsubscribe from the digest list before subscribing yourself to the regular list.
To: trackers-request@mailinglists.org Subject: SUBSCRIBE
The list server will respond with a message explaining how to use the list. Save this message, print it out, put it somewhere safe where you won't forget where it is. This is your ticket off of the list!
WARNING: The list server gets anywhere from 10 to 30 messages a day. Some people do not like tracker e-mail filling their inbox, so before you subscribe, brace yourself for a whole lot of mail. ONCE YOU HAVE SUBSCRIBED YOURSELF, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION MAINTENANCE!
IF YOU WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, do NOT send your message to trackers@mailinglists.org. Follow the instructions below. The list server is very picky.
To: trackers-request@mailinglists.org Subject: UNSUBSCRIBEThe list server will respond with a message telling you that you have been removed from the list.
Do not send your message to trackers@mailinglists.org... everyone subscribed to the tracker list will receive your request and generally ignore it.
After subscribing to this list, you will periodically receive a digest of all posts made to the trackers list. This typically results in 1-2 messages per day. This is often useful if you do not enjoy being bombarded with 30 or so messages per day, however, messages are somewhat delayed when subscribed to the digest version. If you want messages immediately, subscribe to the regular version. Be aware that this is a completely different list from the regular list! If subscribed to the regular list and you subscribe to the digest list, you will receive BOTH digests and inidividual messages. You generally would want to unsubscribe from the regular list before subscribing yourself to the digest list.
To: trackers-d-request@mailinglists.org Subject: SUBSCRIBE
The list server will respond with a message explaining how to use the list. Save this message, print it out, put it somewhere safe where you won't forget where it is. This is your ticket off of the list!
WARNING: ONCE YOU HAVE SUBSCRIBED YOURSELF, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION MAINTENANCE!
IF YOU WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, do NOT send your message to trackers@mailinglists.org. Follow the instructions below. The list server is very picky.
To: trackers-d-request@mailinglists.org Subject: UNSUBSCRIBEThe list server will respond with a message telling you that you have been removed from the list.
Do not send your message to trackers@mailinglists.org... everyone subscribed to the tracker list will receive your request and generally ignore it.
To post a message to the entire list, send it to trackers@mailinglists.org and your message will get sent to everyone who has subscribed to BOTH the digest version and the regular version of the list.
NOTE: DO NOT send your message to trackers-d@mailinglists.org. Your message will only go to the digest recipients.
List servers are nothing but computer programs. They try their hardest to understand what you are telling it, but sometimes they get confused. Here are a couple of helpful hints.
Helpful Hints
- Make sure you sent your message to trackers-request@mailinglists.org instead of trackers@mailinglists.org.
- Make sure your subject line is blank.
- Make sure that the ONLY text in your body is the command you wish to give to the list server.
- Disable any "signature's" that are appended to your messages.
If Unsubscribe Fails
It is possible that your mail program is recording the incorrect e-mail address in the header (hidden) it sends out with each e-mail message or your e-mail address has changed. Try the following:
Send a message to trackers-request@mailinglists.org with "unsubscribe user@domain.com" in the body of the message without the quotes. Replace "user@domain.com" with your e-mail address.
To: trackers-request@mailinglists.org Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE user@domain.comThe list server will respond with a message telling you that you have been removed from the list.
If All Else Fails
Contact owner-trackers@mailinglists.org for human intervention.
David Schwartz writes: > Which version of Netscape do you have? I've got V4.04. What I did is > click Communicator|Message Center (Ctrl+Shift+1), then click on the > New Folder button to create a new folder. In my case, I've got a > folder named Tracker, and two beneath it, one of which is named List. > This creates the destination folder. > > Then go into Edit|Mail Filters... and set up whatever you want. You > want a name (like Tracker List), and set it to select mail where > Sender contains trackers@mailinglists.org, and you want to send it to > the folder List (or whatever). The drop-down for the destination > folder expands all the nested folders, although only the selected > folder name will appear in the box. (i.e., you could have several > folders named "List", and all you'd see in the box is "List", but the > actual one you selected in the drop-down will be the one where the > mail is placed.) > > NOTE: outgoing mail is STILL stuffed into the Sent folder (or wherever > you directed it to go via one of the Preferences settings). > > Hope this helps. If you've got an older version of Netscape, I > suggest you upgrade. > > -David
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