Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 03:00:57 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Norm Saunders Subject: Re: this list In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Since very few people seem to read and/or keep the welcome message they receive when they subscribe to MDOsprey, here it is again, for everyone's benefit. I think it answers Kevin's questions. MDOsprey is a mailing list for the discussion of birds and birding in Maryland and the District of Columbia. All interested birders and nature enthusiasts are welcome! To post to the list, send your e-mail message to: MDOSPREY@home.ease.lsoft.com To send commands to the list, send your message to: LISTSERV@home.ease.lsoft.com More on this topic later. Here are a few rules you should know about: 1) Please sign all of your messages with a signature block so people know who you are, where you live, and how they can get in touch with you. Most mailers allow you to specify one or more signature blocks which are then automatically appended to all messages you send. Here is an example of the signature block I use: = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D Norm Saunders Colesville, MD marshhawk@worldnet.att.net = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D 2) Please post reports about birding trips you have taken in Maryland and in DC. For all other locales please use common sense. There are many other fine lists available for all of our surrounding states and I don't want MDOsprey to become a clearinghouse for Middle Atlantic Coast bird reports. Limit out-of-area rare bird reports to first sightings only, along with information on where people should go on the Internet for the latest updates. 3) Other more generalized discussions about optics, field guides, or other general birding or nature topics are welcomed and encouraged. If you're not sure whether a topic is relevant or not, post it and see what kind of a response you get--we're all friends here. 4) You are welcome to post requests for birding info in places other than Maryland, but we ask that you request responses be addressed to your personal e-mail address. 5) Any discussion list will often have differing points of view expressed. This is fine and leads to some interesting exchanges. Do think long and hard before loosing a flame at someone that you disagree with, however. It really *IS* possible to express disagreement in a civilized, human manner. If you absolutely must post a nasty flame, please confine it to private e-mail. 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First, pointing your browser to the MDOsprey archives: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/mdosprey.html. Once here, click on Subscriber's Corner, in the upper left hand corner of your screen. Here's the tricky part--you will be prompted for your e-mail address and your password. If you have never set a listserv password you need to look for the underlined command in the opening paragraph of the sign-in page: Get a new LISTSERV password. Once you have set a password (you only need to do this once) you can complete the sign-in page and you will then be taken to the Subscriber's Corner. From here you can manage all of your list subscriptions--signing on to new lists, signing off from lists you are currently subscribed to, and managing the settings for lists you are currently subscribed to. Take your time, read the online help carefully as you use the Subscriber's Corner capabilities and if you get things hopelessly messed up, just send an e-mail to mdosprey-support@home.ease.lsoft.com. As a new subscriber you will receive another message shortly with some detailed information about LISTSERV lists. Please save this message in case you want to make changes to your user profile or in case you wish to sign off the list in the future. Good birding! Norm & Fran Saunders MDOsprey list owners Last updated: 2 June 2003 > -----Original Message----- > From: Maryland Birds & Birding=20 >[mailto:MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On Behalf Of Kevin Caldwell > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:43 PM > To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM > Subject: [MDOSPREY] this list >=20 >=20 > Does anyone know how to just read this list (like in the Jack=20 >Siler's Birdmail form) vs. getting all the email in your=20 inbox? Do >you just have to go to the site and read? Can you=20 still post if you >don't want an inbox full? 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