Subscription Information for TECHWR-L

["Eric J. Ray" <ejray -at- GALAXY -dot- GALSTAR -dot- COM>]

     Gang,
     Due to the anti-spamming restrictions, you have to be a
     subscriber to post to TECHWR-L. If you prefer accessing
     the list through USENET, you can still do that. You'll just
     have to subscribe, set NOMAIL (as described below), and
     send postings from that E-mail account.

     I hope this information helps. Let me know if there is anything
     else I can provide.

     Eric
     ejray -at- galaxy -dot- galstar -dot- com
     TECHWR-L Listowner

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     Q: How do I subscribe to TECHWR-L?
     A: Send a message to:
        LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU

        Leave the subject line blank, and include on the
        first line of the message:
        SUB TECHWR-L first_name last_name

        For example:
        SUB TECHWR-L Eric Ray

     Q: How do I unsubscribe?
     A: Send a message to:
        LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU

        Leave the subject line blank, and include on the
        first line of the message:
        UNSUB TECHWR-L

     Q: How do I post messages to the TECHWR-L list?
     A: Send a message to:
        TECHWR-L -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU

     Q: What are digests and how do I get them?
     A: Digests are daily mailings which include all
        postings to TECHWR-L from the last 24 hours. These
        are unedited, and unmoderated--they just give you
        one big message instead of many little ones.
        To get digests (assuming you are a subscriber),
        send a message to:
        LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU

        Leave the subject line blank, and include on the
        first line of the message:
        SET TECHWR-L DIGEST

     Q: I want to stop my mail, but I don't want to unsubscribe
        because I hate that confirmation process. What do I do?
     A: To stop your mail (assuming you are a subscriber),
        send a message to:
        LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU

        Leave the subject line blank, and include on the
        first line of the message:
        SET TECHWR-L NOMAIL

     Q: I stopped my mail using NOMAIL, and now I want reqular mail. What do
        I do?
     A: To change back to regular mail,
        send a message to:
        LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU

        Leave the subject line blank, and include on the
        first line of the message:
        SET TECHWR-L MAIL

     Q: I got digests, and now I want reqular mail. What do
        I do?
     A: To change from digests back to regular mail,
        send a message to:
        LISTSERV -at- VM1 -dot- UCC -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU

        Leave the subject line blank, and include on the
        first line of the message:
        SET TECHWR-L MAIL

     Q: I would rather read TECHWR-L through a newsgroup. Is this
        possible?
     A: Look for bit.listserv.techwr-l. If you don't already
        have access to it, ask your system administrator to
        help.

     Q: Who is the listowner and how do I contact him?
     A: Eric Ray is the owner (that's me), and my address is
        EJRAY -at- GALAXY -dot- GALSTAR -dot- COM -dot- 

     Q: Who is responsible for the information posted to the
        list, and who controls what gets posted?
     A: The listowner and Oklahoma State University are not
        responsible for anything posted to the list. The list is public
        and unmoderated, so people who choose to post claim full
        responsibility for anything posted under their respective
        addresses and userids. The POSTMASTER@<whatever the address is>
        is the only other person with any control over individual
        postings from any userid.

     Q: What is STC and how do I contact them?
     A: STC is the Society for Technical Communication, and is
        main professional organization for technical
        and scientific communicators. Any questions, comments
        or suggestions for STC should go to:

        Society for Technical Communication
        901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 904
        Arlington VA 22203-1854
        703/522-4114

     Q: How do STC and TECHWR-L relate?
     A: They don't officially. Many STC members are on the list,
        but most aren't. Many list subscribers are STC members,
        but some aren't.

     Q: Where do I send additions, corrections, and comments about
        this posting?
     A: To Eric, the listowner, of course. EJRAY -at- GALAXY -dot- GALSTAR -dot- COM


  GUIDELINES FOR POSTING MESSAGES:
  (from WINHLP-L owner George Byrnes   byrnes -at- admin -dot- humberc -dot- on -dot- ca)
  (Thanks to Christopher Salter for these suggestions)

  1. If you have something to contribute to a discussion, please try
     to post to the list rather than respond via private email. List
     subscribers other than the one who asked the original question will
     be interested in reading your response.

  2. Questions concerning the administration of the list should be
     emailed privately to the list administrator and not to the list
     itself. The exception to this is if you are raising a question
     that you feel should be discussed by all list subscribers.

  3. If you receive a post via the list which you feel is inappropriate
     and wish to say so, please do so by private email.

  4. If you wish to thank subscribers for their assistance, a courtesy
     which is appreciated, please do so by private email unless you
     have some feedback which will be of interest to all subscribers.

  5. To assist in the use of private email when appropriate, please
     try to include your email address in the body of any list
     contribution you make.

  6. Forwarding questions from people who for whatever reason do not
     have access to the list is more than acceptable. It's all grist
     for the mill.

(end of message from Byrnes)

     Part 1:
     * If it is about technical communication and of general
       interest, post it.
     * If it is about technical communication and humorous,
       post it.

     Part 2:
     * If it doesn't relate to technical communication,
       don't post it.
     * If it is a personal message to a single subscriber,
       don't post it. Even if mail to that person bounces.
     * If you aren't sure, don't post it.
     * If it relates to language use but not technical
       communication, it probably isn't appropriate.
     * If it continues an irrelevant thread in any way
       (rebuttal, rebuke, rerun, revision, remark), don't
       post it.
     * If it is something cute, interesting, or funny that
       you found on the Internet (e.g. Dr. Seuss on Tech
       Writing, origin of spam), don't post it. I assure
       you that most readers have seen it already.

     Part 3:
     * Direct all commentary about this message to my
       address, not the list.


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   Eric J. Ray
   ejray -at- galaxy -dot- galstar -dot- com