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