[Dreamboat] Admin Stuff -- Please Read

[Shirean Harrison]

Hey Ken,

Thanks for posting the Admin stuff again  - I'm guilty of #2!

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!

Cheers,
Shirean


On 11/26/04 1:10 PM, "Ken" <mitch at monger.net> wrote:

> 
> Happy Thanksgiving/Black Friday to everyone!
> 
> A couple quick notes about the list (at least what passes for quick from me):
> 
> 1) If you read the digest-version of the list, and "reply" to a digest
> without changing the "subject" line (ie RE: Dreamboat Digest)  your message
> will *NOT* be posted to the list.  It will be stuck in "the queue"  Hopefully
> you'll get some email telling you that it's pending approval.  See below
> 
> 2) If you try to post to the list from an email address that is not subscribed
> to the list (ie the one you get the mail at) your message will *NOT* be
> posted to the list.  It will be stuck in "the queue"  Hopefully you'll get
> some email telling you that it's pending approval.  See below
> 
> 3) The list *should* be sending you a monthly reminder about what email
> address you're subscribed from.  You can modify many aspects of your account
> at the following URL: http://monger.net/mailman/options/dreamboat
> 
> If you don't know your password, enter your email address and click "remind"
> and it will be mailed to you.
> 
> If you want to post from an address that you don't get the list at, right
> now the only option is to subscribe the second address via
> http://monger.net/mailman/listinfo/dreamboat and set "nomail" so that the
> second address is subscribed but gets "no mail"  I keep threatening to
> update the mailing list software but life keeps happening  :)
> 
> 4) Colin, after a lengthy stint managing most of the day-to-day of the
> list decided that he needed a hiatus.  This actually happened a while ago.
> He may be reading the list now, but please send admin requests to me
> (mitch at monger.net)
> 
> 
> One quick note on "the queue"  The mailing list software that we're using
> puts email that needs approval in a queue for me to review.  Picture the
> most spam-filled mailbox you have and multiply it by about a billion.
> Based on the nature of the queue, it tends to become a spam magnet and
> running any kind of anti-spam software on it would make it work very poorly.
> 
> Wading through "the queue" is not a lot of fun, and even with the best
> intentions it's rare if I really go through it more than every few months.
> Best thing is to not GET in the queue (see above)
> 
> If you have any questions about any of the above, or have any problems with
> the list, please mail me at mitch at monger.net
> 
> --Ken
>