At 05:48 PM 27-01-99 -0500, you wrote: >My name is Kristy and I have been a part of the mailing list for >two year and suddenly I have not received any mail for the past >three days. I went to sign on again and it said I was already signed >on, does any one have an idea on what I should do? I will be grateful >for any help. Perhaps you should unsubscribe and then resubscribe. I will append the necessary instructions in case you don't have them saved. Hope this helps - sometimes you just gotta make and end run around these silly machines! > The Museum Discussion List (Museum-L) > Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) > Last Revised: July 6, 1998 > >1. OUTLINE. > 2. PURPOSE. > 3. HISTORY. > 4. OWNER. > 5. SOFTWARE. > 6. JOINING / SUBSCRIBING. > 6.1 From the Internet. > 6.2 From CompuServe. > 6.3 From America OnLine. > 6.4 From L-Soft's Web site > 7. LEAVING / UNSUBSCRIBING. > 8. POSTING MESSAGES. > 8.1 From the Internet. > 8.2 From BITNET. > 8.3 From CompuServe. > 8.4 From America OnLine. > 9. MANAGING / CONTROLLING YOUR MESSAGES. > 9.1 NOMAIL/MAIL Option. > 9.2 REVIEW Command. > 9.3 NOREPRO Command. > 9.4 DIGEST Option. > 9.5 OPTIONS Command. > 10. USENET GROUP. > 11. ARCHIVES. > 12. RELATED DISCUSSION LISTS. > 13. RETENTION OF THE MUSEUM-L FAQ. > 14. COPIES OF THE MUSEUM-L FAQ. > 15. AUTHORS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >2. PURPOSE. > >Museum-L is a general purpose, cross-disciplinary electronic discussion >list for museum professionals, students, and all others interested in >museum related issues. All museum related topics are acceptable for >posting and discussion at this time. Membership in Museum-L is open to >anyone with e-mail service. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >3. HISTORY. > >Museum-L was started in April 1991. Membership has grown rapidly and >totaled 1099 on Nov. 1, 1994. The volume of message varies from a "few" >per day, up to as many as 50 messages per day during peak periods. >Museum-L was linked with USENET in September 1994. This cross-link is >full functioning link with messages going in both directions. As of September >11, 1996, there are more than 1400 subscribers in 30 countries. > >With the phasing out of BITNET the University of New Mexico switched >e-mail distribution software to Listprocessor software on July 2, 1996. >Because of differences in the functionality of Listprocessor and >LISTSERV, it became necessary to find a new home for Museum-L. > >Museum-L is supported on L-Soft's Listserv software, version 1.8c, and >is hosted by L-Soft International and Eric Thomas as of August 25, 1996. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >4. OWNER. > >John Chadwick is the "owner", i.e. manager, of the Museum-L discussion >list. Please direct any questions you have about the Museum-L to him >at: [log in to unmask] > OR > [log in to unmask] > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >5. SOFTWARE. > >Museum-L is an electronic discussion list, based on a Pentium PC. The mail >server is a Digital Equipment Corporation AlphaServer 2100 capable of >processing up to 90 e-mail messages per second. The LISTSERV software used to >support Museum-L is L-Soft's LISTSERV software, version 1.8c. More information >is available via the World Wide Web. Point your browser to: > >http://www.lsoft.com > >WARNING: There are several different discussion list software programs >being used on the Internet. The specific command and function can VARY >with each of these different software program. THIS CAN BE VERY >CONFUSING TO PEOPLE. Some of the most frequently used LISTSERV software >commands are listed in this document. > >If you are unacquainted with the LISTSERV commands and software, you can >request additional information by sending an e-mail message to: >[log in to unmask] >and in the body of an e-mail message enter (with no other text following): > >help > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >6. JOINING / SUBSCRIBING. > >There are several methods of joining or subscribing to Museum-L >depending on which computer systems or network you are using. There >is no cost for subscribing to Museum-L discussion list. HOWEVER, THERE >MAYBE BE LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDER CHARGES or CONNECT CHANGES for the >electronic mail messages that you will receive. Check with your service >provider or local computer support person, if this is an issue. > >6.1 From the Internet. >To subscribe to Museum-L from the Internet send the following in the >body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > >SUBSCRIBE Museum-L Full Name > >6.2 From the CompuServe commercial service. >To subscribe to Museum-L from CompuServe send the following in the body >of an e-mail message to >INTERNET: [log in to unmask] > >SUBSCRIBE Museum-L Full Name > >...Beware; it will behoove you to cut costs by using TAPCIS, CIM, >AutoSIG, Navigator, or the offline reader of your choice if reading >Museum-L from CompuServe; the volume reaches or exceeds several dozen >messages a day. CompuServe also levies a per message surcharge after a >certain number of Internet messages. > >6.3 From the America OnLine (AOL) commercial service. >AOL doesn't have a text interface. Internet e-mail is integrated into >AOL's graphical software, so to subscribe to Museum-L from AOL send the >following in the body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > >SUBSCRIBE Museum-L Full Name > >Some people use AOLs "FlashMail" feature to capture messages before >reading them, this will save substantial connect time charges. AOL also >allows reading Museum-L messages via the bit.listserv.museum-l Usenet >newsgroup. > >6.4 From L-Soft's Web site. >The Web-based archives available for LISTSERV allows individuals to manage >their e-mail accounts via the World Wide Web. Point your Web browser to >http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/museum-l.html. From there you may follow >the link to Join or Leave the List. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >7. LEAVING / UNSUBSCRIBING. > >If you absolutely don't want to stay listed at all on Museum-L and never >want to have anything to do with the list again, from the Internet send >the following in the body of an e-mail message to: >[log in to unmask] > >SIGNOFF Museum-L > >For other networks/systems use the same method you used to subscribe. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >8. POSTING MESSAGES. > >There are two addresses used in relation to the Museum-L discussing >list, both are located at the host: home.ease.lsoft.com > >Administrative and management messages are sent to: LISTSERV >Posting to the discussion list, which are then broadcast to the >full membership are sent to: Museum-L >PLEASE DO NOT SEND ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE TO MUSEUM-L. >Specific address formatting varies slightly from different networks. > >8.1 From the Internet. >After you receive a subscription confirmation, send postings to the >list using this address: [log in to unmask] > >8.2 From CompuServe. >After you receive a subscription confirmation, send postings to the >list to using this address: >INTERNET: [log in to unmask] > >8.3 From America OnLine. >After you receive a subscription confirmation, send postings to the >list using this address: [log in to unmask] > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >9. MANAGING / CONTROLLING YOUR MESSAGES. > >9.1 NOMAIL Option >If you're interested in staying registered with Museum-L but you don't >want to participate actively (i.e.: can't handle the e-mail volume, not >able to read your e-mail for a period of time ...), send the following >in the body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > >SET Museum-L NOMAIL > >Keep this file handy because you will not receive any messages while you >have your e-mail options set for NOMAIL. We have suspended the annual >renewal process because the listowner was swamped each December by more >than 200 e-mail messages asking how to renew subscriptions. Therefore, >you may go years without receiving a message from Museum-L, and if you >want to start again, send the following message to: >[log in to unmask] > >SET Museum-L MAIL > >9.2 REVIEW Command. >To see the list of subscribers (including yourself, to see where >LISTSERV thinks you are), send the following in the body of an e-mail >message to: [log in to unmask] (subject doesn't matter) > >REVIEW Museum-L > >9.3 NOREPRO Command. >If you don't want to receive a copy of the messages you post, Send the >following in the body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > >SET Museum-L NOREPRO > >9.4 DIGEST Command. >With the DIGEST option ON the LISTSERV software will send one large >message per day from the Museum-L discussion list. With the latest version of >LISTSERV software the default is to send the digest with each message as a >MIME >attachment. You may switch the digest to send a single text message by sending >a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] with the >following in >the body of the message: > >set Museum-L NOMIME > >This single message contains a simple table of contents and the full text of >the day's messages. The DIGEST is distributed shortly after midnight eastern >time. If you would like to switch to the DIGEST option send the following in >the body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > >SET Museum-L DIGEST > >9.5 QUERY Command. >If you want to find out your current Museum-L distribution list options, >send the following in the body of an e-mail message to: >[log in to unmask] > >QUERY Museum-L > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >10. USENET GROUP: bit.listserv.museum-l > >All Museum-L postings are now forwarded to the alternative Usenet >newsgroup bit.listserv.museum-l. Postings to the newsgroup are >automatically forwarded back to the list. Please remember this when >posting to the newsgroup. Museum-L has been known to generate more than >50 messages a day, and the newsgroup was established to allow people >with access the Usenet another option to read messages without having >their mailbox fill up. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >11. ARCHIVES. > >The archives are searchable on the Internet in one of two ways. > >The archives are in searchable format at the University of California Museum >of Paleontology. > >Gopher to host: ucmp1.berkeley.edu > >On the World Wide Web the archives are searchable at: > >http://home.dc.lsoft.com/archives/museum-l.html > >The archives at L-Soft are the log files, as the files are built with each >posting. The L-Soft archives have a graphical web interface for searching. > >**HINT** It is much quicker to search by key words rather than reading >the file. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >12. RELATED DISCUSSION LISTS. > > [To be added later; it may be a different file.] > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >13. RETENTION OF THE MUSEUM-L FAQ. > >IMPORTANT: PRINT OR SAVE THIS INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >14. COPIES OF THE MUSEUM-L FAQ. > >These instructions are available via anonymous FTP from two sites: > >Host: darwin.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us > >Login as anonymous and use your e-mail address as your password. >This file is contained in the misc directory under the file name: > museum-l-faq.txt > >Also host: simsc.si.edu > >Login as anonymous and use your e-mail address as your password. >Change directory to: museums >Change directory to: general >This file is under the name: > museum-l-faq.txt > >These instructions are also available via gopher: > >Host: world.std.com > Go to: Membership and Professional Associations > Then go to: Museum Computer Network > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >15. AUTHORS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. > >This document was written by John Chadwick and David Bridge who are >solely responsible for any errors. We gratefully acknowledge the >contributions and suggestions of the following reviewers: Mignon >Erixon-Stanford, Guy Hermann, Katherine Jones-Garmil and Suzanne >Quigley. > >Please send any corrections or suggestions for FUTURE additions or >improvements to the "Museum-L FAQ" to the listowner (see above). > Anne T. Lane Curatorial Assistant Museum of York County 4621 Mount Gallant Road Rock Hill, SC 29715 803-329-2121, ext 104 [log in to unmask]