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Dear Member,
This automated message is being sent from
the Listserver (aka Yahoo Group), for the [SsgPrivate]
discussion group, for members of the Susquehanna S Gaugers Model
Railroad Club.
This message is sent to all members upon
being added to this Yahoo Group, 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
browse it.
If you have any questions
about any of the below information
please telephone me, the volunteer Moderator, James Ingram,
using the contact info at the end of this message.
Terminology: In this message, the
term "Listserver" will be used interchangeably with
"Yahoo Group", "group, and "electronic mailing
list". (See Wikipedia
definition for Listserve for more
info.)
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A. THE KEY POINTS ======
On Topic: Please avoid sending
OFF TOPIC messages. Messages are OFF TOPIC if they do not
pertain to Susquehanna S Gaugers club business.
Excessive Messages: Please avoid
sending excessive messages, as people
will unsubscribe if they get too many
messages with information that is not useful to them.
* Members sending off topic or excessive messages may be put on
"moderated" status or have their posting privileges
suspended, to protect the "integrity" of the group.
Discussion: This group is
configured to be 'discussion', so
all members can post announcements.
I.e., it is not a "announcement" group, where only specified
members can send announcements.
* Sending Messages: You can
send a message to the entire group by using the address
ssgprivate@yahoogroups.com
. Put this address in your address book, so it will always be
correct.
This 'posting address'
will also be in the 'Moderators Notes'
at the bottom of every email, for your convenient
reference.
Attachment Size: Please try to
restrict attachment size to 100 Kbytes or less. REASON:
Members with dial-up telephone modems will be inconvenienced by
the long download times.
Message Archives: The Yahoo
Listserver automatically stores an 'archive copy' of every
announcement sent in the "Message Archives".
These archives are private. If you have a Yahoo ID that is
subscribed to the Listserver, you can go to the 'Yahoo
Groups 'SsgPrivate' Home Page' (
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ssgprivate );
then login and browse the messages by using the 'Messages'
link in the left menu bar.
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B. OVERVIEW ======
Message Identification -- The
Listserver automatically adds the 'subject tag'
[SsgPrivate] at the beginning of the subject line,
so you will know the message came to you via the Listserver.
Separate Mailbox & Sorting
Rule:
To avoid cluttering your inbox: We suggest you set up a
separate mailbox named 'SsgPrivate' or similar, then create
a 'Mail Rule' to automatically sort messages from this
Listserver into the separate mailbox. (Consult your email programs
'Help')
Private: This Listserver group is
configured to be completely PRIVATE. Other members cannot see your
address, unless you send a message.
* The general public (and this
includes the Spammers) can see NOTHING -- not the messages,
not addresses . . . nothing.
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C. UNSUBSCRIBING & RE-SUBSCRIBING
======
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this group any
time
you no longer want to receive announcements from this
Listserver.
We hope you won't unsubscribe, but you always have that
option.
You simply send a blank email (no subject, no body)
to the 'unsubscribe address', . . . . . ssgprivate-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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D. RE-SUBSCRIBING ======
This group is PRIVATE, so you cannot
re-subscribe yourself.
You'll need to get your new address to Jim Ingram, or whoever is
the current moderator.
* Members who change addresses frequently, are encouraged to use
one of the two following methods, to avoid creating unnecessary
work for the volunteer moderators.
~~~~~~ Re-subscribing When You Belong To Multiple Yahoo Groups,
or Change Addresses Often
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 your Yahoo section,
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 Yahoo help pages, or 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 again, you just change the
forwarding address ONCE in Gmail, and all your Listserver messages
are now forwarded to your new address.
Any questions not answered by
this message,
please call me on the telephone.
(I do not like trying to conduct discussions by typing lots of
email.)
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THANKS, Listserver Moderator, James R. Ingram, Montoursville
PA
Voicemail/landline: (570) 322-7597.
Email address at bottom of Track2
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