How to manage your Fibrom-L Subscription:
This page is designed to help you manage your subscription to the Fibrom-L Listserv. Here you will find the commands and email addresses you will need to change your settings, your user name, add and subtract the topics you wish to receive. Learn how to subscribe or unsubscribe, switch to daily digest mode or go "nomail" for a temporary stoppage of messages.
These "Cheat Sheets" contain all the
information needed to manage your own subscription, but if you have any further questions
about your subscription, the co-fac team is available at: FIBROM-L-REQUEST@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Current co-fac Team:
Audrey Liebl - List Owner
Sue Ellen Colter
Bill Hartwell
Barb Hunter
Laila Newton
Jane Kohler - Back-up Co-fac
Rita Shaw - Back-up Co-fac
- How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe
- The Email addresses you will need.
- How to Add or Remove Topics
- How to Receive the Digest Version
- How to go No Mail (temporarily stop your mail delivery)
- How to turn off Digest Mode or Resume activity after going No Mail.
- How to Check Your Subscription
- How to Change Your Email Address
- How to Turn of The MIME settings in your Email Program (a requirement for this list)
- The Fine are of Snipping Your Posts
- Topics-The proper use of each topic explained and how to type it in correctly
- Rules and commands for contacting
our professional consultants on the MEDQ: Topic
(Current Consultants are; Dr. David Nye and Devin Starlanyl)
How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe
Send to LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Subject: (leave blank)
Message: (your command)
The commands are in capital letters here, but they are not required to be in capital letters when you actually send them.
SUB FIBROM-L YourFirstName YourLastName - gets you on the list
SIGNOFF FIBROM-L - gets you off the list
The Email Addresses you will Need
Printing this information and posting by your
computer is highly recommended.
For more information, refer to your Welcome Message.
Adding these addresses to your address book is also a good idea.
FIBROM-L@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
(to post to the whole Fibrom-L list)
FIBROM-L-REQUEST@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
(to contact the Co-Fac Team)
LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
(to get handouts, change topics, go nomail, etc)
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To change your topics, send an e-mail to: LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Leave the subject line blank.
In the body of the e-mail, type the command and the name(s) of the
topics you wish to receive. (type only what is shown in caps)
EXAMPLES:
SET FIBROM-L TOPICS ADMIN, ANN, FMS, SUP
(you will receive only those four topics)
SET FIBROM-L TOPICS +SPIR
(adds the spiritual topic)
SET FIBROM-L TOPICS -CHAT
(removes the chat topic)
How to Receive the Digest Version
To receive the daily Digest version of the posts,
send an e-mail to: LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
In Digest mode, you will receive mailing list postings in consolidated messages
rather than individually. You
will receive all topics in Digest.
Leave the subject line blank.
In the body of the e-mail, put the following command
SET FIBROM-L DIGEST
To temporarily stop receiving messages from the
Listserv, send an e-mail to: LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Leave the subject line blank.
In the body of the e-mail, type the following command
SET FIBROM-L NOMAIL
Turn off Digest Mode or Return After being set to No Mail.
If you have been set to No Mail and you now wish to
start receiving messages again, or if you have been on digest mode and now wish to receive
individual messages, send an e-mail to: LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Leave the subject line blank.
In the body of the e-mail, type the following command
SET FIBROM-L MAIL
(turns Digest off and individual messages on)
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How To Check Your Subscription
You may ask the computer to send you a copy of your
current subscription. This command allows you to see what topics you are set to receive,
what mode you are in and your preferences. You will be emailed a copy of your
subscription.
To Query the computer, send an e-mail to: LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Leave the subject line blank.
In the body of the e-mail, type the following command
QUERY FIBROM-L
How to Change Your Email Address
This will change your subscription email address
from an old one to a new one, ONLY if the command is sent from your OLD address.
send an e-mail to: LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Leave the subject line blank.
In the body of the e-mail, type the following command
CHANGE FIBROM-L janedoe@newaddress.com
If you have already closed your old e-mail address, contact the co-facs at the request line FIBROM-L-REQUEST@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
How To Turn Off Your MIME Settings
If your post came through with a bunch of extra
characters thrown in for good measure (kinda like a bad Harold Robbins book), then
you might be guilty of indulging in MIME.
No, that doesn't mean you paint your face white and try to find your way out of an
invisible box!
Here is the "official explanation"....
"Please check your email program settings which specify how your mail
messages are composed. These settings can be found under Preferences
in Netscape or under Tools in Outlook Express. If you have a
different email program and can't find the settings, let us know.
You should set your program to use the PLAIN TEXT to compose messages
(this can always be overridden if you're not writing to the group)
and the MIME encoding should be turned off or set to "NONE"."
But, if you have problems getting this to work, just let me know and
we will have one of our more "technically minded" co-facs at FIBROM-L-REQUEST@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
to help you out!
Snipping is a courtesy so that FMily members don't
have to endlessly
read the same text to get to the good stuff.
Snips go at the top of your post and should be just enough to
identify the original. You can also tuck small snips within your post
to identify a particular point.
It is also a real nice courtesy (although not a rule) to include the
names of those quoted if you are quoting more than one individual.
Example:
Angela> Why did I think of eggplant? That settles it, the brain is
definitely gone! <
To snip:
1. Highlight the portion that you wish to snip.
2. Click on edit menu and select either copy or cut. Copy reproduces
if you want to save the original message.
3. Place cursor in text of email and Paste.
4. snip > and < endsnip are typed in manually. The little arrow
dooley is above the period and
comma. Some folks type snip>, some folks just >, up to you!
Easy two-fingered tip: Cut is Cntrl x Copy is Cntrl c and Paste is
Cntrl v This works for most windows applications.
Happy snipping to the elegant!
"USING THE CORRECT TOPIC CHEAT SHEET
Printing this information and posting by your computer is highly recommended.
For more information, refer to your Welcome Message.
The mailing list sorts all messages by topic. If you don't use a topic, your mail will not
reach the list. (For in-depth information about the topics, check your Welcome Message.)
These are the ONLY topics the MIT computer will recognize:
ANN: Announce (This
topic is for use ONLY by the mailing list co-hosts.)
ADMIN: Administration
CHAT:
CONJ: Conjecture
DIS: Disability
FMS: Fibromyalgia Syndrome
HUM: Humor
MEDQ: The Mailbox for Medical Professionals ONLY
RES: Research
SPIR: Spiritual
SUP: Support
VENT:
You MUST use a topic, a colon, a space, and title your e-mail. Otherwise your post will
NOT reach the entire list.
EXAMPLE:
ADMIN: Need help with my subscription
CHAT: Going on vacation, anyone live in Atlanta?
CONJ: TV News says paint fumes cause chronic pain
DIS: Need assistance applying for Social Security
FMS: Where are Trigger Spots?
HUM: Lost: a spotted dog named Trigger
MEDQ: What is the difference between FMS and CMP?
RES: Sleep deprivation and pain
SPIR: Prayers for patience
SUP: Trying to explain to my co-workers...
VENT: Doctor refused my meds... again!
Composing a typical post would look like this:
To: FIBROM-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
From: Mary Smith <marysmith@smith.com>
Subject: FMS: Tinnitus
Cc:
Bc:
Attachments:
I would like information about tinnitus. I have some ringing or other noises in my ears.
Is this associated with fibro, or is it something completely separate?
Thanks for your help,
Mary
Use of the MEDQ: Topic
MEDQuery is the newest topic on Fibrom-L. All list
members are automatically subscribed to this topic. If you wish to have it removed, please
follow the procedure at the bottom of this post.
MEDQuery (or MEDQ for short) allows list members to send GENERAL MEDICAL QUERIES ONLY to
the medical professionals on Fibrom-L. Please title your post as follows:
MEDQ: (name of medical professional, if desired, and question here)
for example:
MEDQ: Dr. Nye, question regarding exercise
MEDQ: Devin Starlanyl, is guai helpful to everyone?
These medical professionals will not reply to any question requesting a second opinion, or
interpretation of your tests or diagnosis from your Health Care Provider.
ONLY A QUERY to a medical professional and the response from those professionals will be
allowed under this topic. Please post your original query only once. If you do not
understand the response or
need an elaboration of the response, a follow-up post is permitted.
SENDING EMAIL TO OUR CONSULTANTS PRIVATELY We leave this up to the individual
consultant. As of 6/24/01 you may send private email to Dr. David Nye, but all posts
and/or comments to Devin Starlanyl are to be made on the list only, no private email.
WHEN RESPONDING to an e-mail posted by one of the medical professionals, please send your
reply ONLY TO THE LIST, and remove their names and addresses from the header!
Upon receiving a reply from one of our medical professionals, please take any further
discussion among list members to another topic such as FMS, CONJ, SUP, CHAT, RES...
whatever might be most appropriate.
To remove MEDQuery from your topics, send an e-mail to:
LISTSERV@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Leave the subject line blank.
In the body of the e-mail, type the command (type only what is shown in caps)
SET FIBROM-L TOPICS -MEDQ
(removes only the MEDQuery topic)
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