The Museum-Ed Discussion List Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) May 2002 Please save this message for future reference, especially if you are not familiar with Majordomo list software. This might look like a waste of disk space now, but in 6 months you will be glad you saved this information. In fact, you should create a new mail folder for subscription confirmation messages like this one, and for the "welcome messages" from the list owners that you will occasionally receive after subscribing to a new list. Please contact Larisa Somsel at [log in to unmask] if you have any questions. PURPOSE & HISTORY: MUSEUM-ED is an open, unmoderated discussion list that serves as a forum for museum educators. It was created in response to an EDCOM luncheon at AAM in Philadelphia (1995). At that luncheon, museum educators expressed a need to create a network for the easy exchange of information. With that goal in mind the list was created by Kris Wetterlund and Larisa Somsel. Topics for discussion will most likely be wide-ranging. We hope that MUSEUM-ED will provide participants with opportunities to ask questions, to exchange ideas, to explore current issues, to share experiences, to reflect on the process, and to inspire new directions in museum education. The exchange of information is the key here, so if you feel it is important to the museum education community, go ahead and discuss it! Owners and Managers: Larisa Somsel [log in to unmask] Kris Wetterlund Education Consultant Saint Paul, Minnesota Please contact Larisa Somsel at [log in to unmask] if you have any questions. ABOUT MAJORDOMO SOFTWARE: Majordomo is an automated system that allows users to subscribe and unsubscribe to mailing lists, and to retrieve files from list archives. You can interact with the Majordomo software by sending it commands in the body of mail messages addressed to [log in to unmask] Please do not put your commands on the subject line; Majordomo does not process commands in the subject line. SENDING MESSAGES: To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list, just send mail to [log in to unmask] This is called "sending mail to the list," because you send mail to a single address and Majordomo makes copies for all the people who have subscribed. This address is also called the "list address." You must never try to send any command to that address, as it would be distributed to all the people who have subscribed. All commands must be sent to the "Majordomo address", [log in to unmask] It is very important to understand the difference between the two. SUBSCRIBING: To subscribe to the list send an email to [log in to unmask] with the subject line blank and the body reading: subscribe museum-ed UNSUBSCRIBING: To unsubscribe to the list send an email to [log in to unmask] with the subject line blank and the body reading: unsubscribe museum-ed If your email address has changed since you first subscribed and you need to unsubscribe from a different address than you are sending from, give that address in the command: unsubscribe museum-ed [log in to unmask] ARCHIVES: For a searchable archive of Museum-ed, please visit the new archives at: http://www.topica.com/lists/museum-ed-archive/ DIGEST FORMAT: If you'd like to receive one summary email a day from museum-ed, you should subscribe to the digest list by sending the following command to [log in to unmask]: subscribe museum-ed-digest POSTPONE: Unlike some other list software, majordomo does not have a postpone feature. ATTACHMENTS: At this time attachments are not allowed on the museum-ed list. If you have any questions or problems, please contact Larisa Somsel at [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).