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Version 8/27/2009

Automatic Join & Reminder Message

[SeniorNet] Yahoo Group

Dear [SeniorNet] Listserver Member,

Thanks for being a part of the Susquehanna SeniorNet's [SeniorNet] Listserver email network.

This message is sent to all subscribers upon joining, and periodically thereafter to the entire list. If this message hasn't been updated since the last time you read it, feel free to move on to the next post.

 

If you're new to the group or want a quick refresher on how this email group works, please read on! This message contains essential knowledge for all members and will answer MANY common new-user questions, so please take the time to read it through.

 

If you have any questions about any of the below information

please telephone me using the contact info at the end of this message.

Setting up some of the operations described below may require you to CONSULT with someone familiar with them; going into all the necessary details is beyond the scope of this document.

 

Sections Below:

1. Introduction

2. Automatic Message Sorting

3. Unsubscribing

4. Re-Subscribing (when your address changes)

5. Additional Listserver Information

6. How You Can Help 'Grow' This Listserver

7. Contacting the Volunteer Moderator

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== 1. INTRODUCTION

This file is being automatically sent to you by the Yahoo eGroup Listserver because you have joined -- or else a moderator has added your name to the group -- or else the Listserver is sending an automatic monthly 'reminder' message.

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WHAT'S A LISTSERVER??

A Listserver (aka Yahoo eGroup) works similar to a newspaper.

When an announcment is sent,

the Listserver automatically distributes it to all 'subscribers'.

 

This Listserver sends email announcements for local SeniorNet events --
classes, Computer Club workshops, and annual meetings.

 

It's an ideal system, because:

• it's FREE to both announcers and readers
• People can SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE themselves as they wish
  • Thus NOBODY should be receiving announcements that does not want them.
• It automatically creates a 'web archive page' of each announcement, that can be viewed by ANYBODY from any browser from any computer anywhere.

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IDENTIFICATION -- The Listserver automatically adds the 'subject tag' [SeniorNet] at the beginning of the subject line, so you will know the message came to you via the Listserver.

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== 2. AUTOMATIC MESSAGE SORTING

We recommend you consider creating a separate email mailbox named 'SeniorNetEgroup' or similar. Then use your email program to create a 'Rule' (sometimes called 'filter') that will automatically sort any incoming messages with 'Subject Tag' of '[SeniorNet]' into the 'SeniorNetEgroup' mailbox.

 

All email programs have this filtering capability. Setting up this Rule will prevent Inbox clutter from Listserver messages accumulating in your Inbox.

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== 3. UNSUBSCRIBING

You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this group any time

you no longer want to receive announcements from this Listserver.

 

You simply send a blank email (no subject, no body)

to the 'unsubscribe address',

SusquehannaSeniornet-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com .

(case insensitive)

Then just hit the 'Reply' button in response to the confirmation request that Yahoo will send you.

 

This 'unsubscribe address' will also be in the 'Moderators Notes'

at the bottom of every email, for your convenient reference. 

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== 4. RE-SUBSCRIBING (WHEN YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES)

You can also SUBSCRIBE a new address to this group any time.

 

You simply send a blank email (no subject, no body)

to the 'subscribe address'

SusquehannaSeniornet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .

(case insensitive)

Then just hit the 'Reply' button in response to the confirmation request that Yahoo will send you.

 

Be sure you send this request using your NEW address, because the Listserver performs the requested action for whatever email address you are using.

 

This 'subscribe address' will also be in the 'Moderators Notes

at the bottom of every email you receive from the Listserver. 

 

Please try to do this 'resubscribing' process yourself. It's not that difficult.

If you and all other members with changing addresses wait for a volunteer to do this task for you, then they have to stop what they are doing, to do this task for you.

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Options (If you belong to more than 1 Yahoo group)

Alternate Method 1: Yahoo ID -- Note that if you belong to multiple Yahoo groups and your email address changes:

You can update the address ONCE in Yahoo, rather than having to unsubscribe and resubscribe to several groups.

 

To do this, you first need to get a 'Yahoo ID', then 'link' it to your actual email address using your Yahoo 'Profile'. Consult someone familiar with this process for more info.

 

Alternate Method 2: Gmail Address -- Another method is to get a free Gmail address from Google (Gmail.com), and subscribe it to any Yahoo groups you belong to. Then you can forward the Gmail address to your actual address.

 Then if your actual address changes, you just change the forwarding address ONCE in Gmail, and all your Listserver messages are now forwarded to your new address.

 

Hotmail gets bad reviews, and is NOT recommended.

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== 5. ADDITIONAL LISTSERVER INFORMATION

ANNOUNCE ONLY --

This group is set up to be 'announce only',

so only 'approved announcers' can post announcements.

I.e., it is not a discussion group.

MESSAGE ARCHIVES --

The Yahoo Listserver automatically stores an 'archive copy' of every announcement sent in the "Message Archives", which you can browse by going to the 'Listserver Home Page'

( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/susquehannaseniornet ) ;

then use the 'Messages' link in the left menu bar to view messages.

LISTSERVER HELP & SCHEDULES

HELP -- Additional information on how the Listserver operates

is on the Susquehanna SeniorNet 'Listserver Help' web page .

 

SCHEDULES for classes and other upcoming Susquehanna SeniorNet events are on the blog Schedule page at SusquehannaSeniorNet.org .

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== 6. HOW YOU CAN HELP 'GROW' THIS LISTSERVER

Encourage your friends to subscribe themselves.

The larger the membership, the better the chances that

SeniorNet will have the "influence" to offer more events.

 

This should be a "win-win". The more people you motivate join this Listserver and attend events,

the more events you'll have to choose from.

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== 7. CONTACTING THE VOLUNTEER MODERATOR

Any questions not answered by this message,
please email me a telephone number,

or leave a message on my below voicemail number.

(I do not like trying to conduct discussions by typing lots of email.)

 

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THANKS, Listserver Moderator, James R. Ingram, Williamsport PA

Voicemail/landline: (570) 322-7597.

Email address at bottom of Track2 Home Page

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The attached 2 photos show SeniorNet volunteer instructor John Beirne (sitting at computer holding mouse), hard at work during the SeniorNet iPod workshop, held last Thursday, and concluding this Thursday evening, which was available to current SeniorNet members.

John's syllabus started right off with the technically-challenging question "Who's the funny guy with a beard and suspenders, Santa Clause?", and went from there to "Learning is like being outside on a sunny warm fall day, if we can relax and enjoy it we can have a wonderful time", and then progressed on to the main topic, the "ins and outs" of iPods and other portable audio players.

Don't forget, the next scheduled workshop for Susquehanna SeniorNet members (and the last one for this year) is the "Holiday Letters" workshop, 2 sessions starting Wed Nov 18 at 10:15 (registration required -- see the Susquehanna SeniorNet Schedule Page Paragraph 3 for details.)

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SusquehannaSeniorNet.org                     (verdana)

Other Upcoming Dates:

• Thur's Nov 12 &  19, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: iPod Workshop (2 evenings)

Holiday Letters Workshop

Wednesdays, Nov 18 & Dec 2   

  (2 mornings, 10:15 am to 12:15 pm)

• Holiday Letters Workshop   (greeting cards, etc)
  
  This workshop will include page and text formatting, inserting photos, and several other kinds of graphics and working with preprinted stationary.
  A manual is included.  

Registration:  

This workshop is $10 for current SeniorNet members.  Advance registration is requested 1 week in advance -- in order to print your copy of the manual, and to reserve your seat at one of the 10 computer workstations  (by calling the Library 326-0536 by Nov 11, and tell them you want to take the SeniorNet Holiday Letters workshop).