Roger Smith wrote:
>
> Did anyone else on the list receive this message? It appears to have been
> sent to the entire list
> I personally do not wish to have an account with ironlight.com. and know
> nothing of them.
> Maybe the List supervisor can elaborate?
>
> Roger Smith
> [log in to unmask]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wednesday, 23 December 1998 15:12
> Subject: Form: Greeting Soundvision - Cloaked
>
> >An electronic mail account has just been opened for you and has been
> >configured as indicated below.  For information on how to make changes
> >to your mail account or to obtain explanations about any of the fields,
> >see the instructions that follow this account summary.
> >
> >    Your-Name:              [Soundvision - Cloaked]
> >
> >    (Note: Your name is sometimes referred to as your account name.)
> >
> >    Internet-Addresses:     [[log in to unmask]]
> >
> >    Finger-Information:     []
> >
> >==========================================================================
> >Here's some information about changing your account:
> >
> >Only the system administrator can change your name or Internet addresses.
> >If you want to change your password or finger information you can do so
> >with a World Wide Web browser or via E-mail.  You simply fill out a form
> >indicating the desired changes and submit the form to the mail system.
> >To request the required Information form:
> >
> >     via the Web:  connect to http://clifford.ironlight.com:666
> >
> >     via E-mail:   You can get the E-mail form to modify your
> >                   account by sending a new message to the
> >                   address, <[log in to unmask]>,
> >                   with the word "Information" as the message
> >                   body like this:
> >
> >                         To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >                         Information
> >
> >                   Note:  The word "Information" is case sensitive and
> >                   must be entered exactly as indicated.
> >
> >After receiving the Information form, make the appropriate changes,
> >put in your password, and submit the form.  (Note:  If you are using
> >the E-mail interface you'll need to create a reply message including
> >the content of the original E-mail, then edit and submit that reply.)
> >
> >If you don't receive an error message, the changes have been accepted.
> >
> >==========================================================================
> >Here is an explanation of each of the fields shown for your account:
> >
> >Your-Name
> >---------
> >This field is for your real name as you prefer to see it in written form.
> >It is not your E-mail address, although it will be included with your
> >E-mail address on messages sent out from your account if the Postmaster
> >has configured your account to rewrite the "From" address on outgoing mail.
> >If your name is misspelled, you should inform your Postmaster as only
> >the Postmaster can make changes to this field.
> >
> >Internet-Addresses
> >------------------
> >You can receive mail at any of the Internet addresses listed. The first
> >one is your Primary Internet Address.  Your Primary Internet Address
> >is usually the address included in all outgoing mail and should be the
> >one you generally give out as your E-mail address.
> >
> >All Internet addresses are matched in a case-insensitive manner so they
> >may be written in any mixture of upper and lowercase characters.  The case
> >of your Primary Internet Address is important only if you want to have your
> >address on all outgoing mail written a specific way.
> >
> >Multiple addresses may be used to accommodate common misspellings
> >(e.g. Jane.MacFarlane@Domain and Jane.McFarland@Domain), various address
> >formats including hostname hiding on outgoing mail (e.g. Jane.Doe@Domain,
> >[log in to unmask], doej@domain, doe@domain, etc.), or addresses in
> >multiple domains (Jane@Domain1, DoeJ@Domain2).
> >
> >Finger-Information
> >------------------
> >The "finger" directory service lets people find information about other
> >people with E-mail accounts.  The information specified here will be
> returned
> >to other users who request information about you (as long as the Postmaster
> >has not limited access to your account).
> >
> >Your finger information can include anything you want people to know, such
> as
> >your postal mailing address and favorite quote.
> >
Yes, I received it.  It didn't make a lot of sense to me, although
admittedly, I didn't study it very long.
--
Bob Handy, Director
Brazoria County Historical Museum
100 East Cedar
Angleton, Texas 77515
(409) 864-1208
(409) 864-1217 (Fax)
http://www.bchm.org