General Usage Guidelines:

1.  Save: Please read and save this message, and be aware that the commands used to participate in this list might be different from those that you are used to using on other lists.

2.  Relevance: The purpose of this list is to provide an open forum for the posting and discussion of news and information related to the topic specified by the list. However, if you have something that is not related to coding in this specialty it would be better to post it elsewhere.

3.  No Commercial Announcements or Job Postings. Postings of this nature, other than by the list administrator are discouraged in this forum. Posting of this sort can result in loss of your list membership and privileges.

4. Guest Status  Remember, as a member, we are guests on this server, and a level of decorum commensurate with our status as guests will be enforced on this list.

Please keep discussion civil and constructive, and take heated discussions and non-constructive comments off the list. Failure to do so will result in the subscribers' posting privileges being revoked by the list administrators.

Please feel free to contact service@medville.com with questions regarding the Discussion List, or if you experience any problems with the server.

Specific List Commands:

Just so that you have all the commands neatly contained in one place, here is just about everything you will need to know. Note that the list is running on a Lyris server; so be aware that the commands might be different from those that you are used to using on other lists.

USE A DESCRIPTIVE SUBJECT LINE!!!
Please also identify yourself in the body of your message.

E-MAIL COMMANDS: (if web access is not available)
In case you do not have Web access, The default server address is: lyris@codelist.net Other addresses are shown where appropriate. Here are some key commands:

1.  TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE LIST that all subscribers will receive,
send the message to [listname]@codelist.net

2.  ACCESS THE LIST FROM THE WEB:
Almost everything that you might need to do on the server is easily and effectively performed via Web interface at codelist.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl

3. SUBSCRIBING:
Send a message to lyris@codelist.net
With the subject : join [listname] NAME
and where NAME=your full name)

4.  UNSUBSCRIBING:
The easiest way is to use the unsubscribe link included in every message you receive from the list.
Alternate method to unsubscribe:
Send a message to lyris@codelist.net with the subject : "leave [listname]"

5.  TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING MAIL FROM THE LIST:
Send a message to lyris@codelist.net with the subject : set [listname] nomail

6.  RESUME SUSPENDED MAIL:
Send a message to the list at lyris@codelist.net
with the subject : "set [listname] mail"

7.  RETRIEVING THE CURRENT VERSION OF THIS DOCUMENT:
Send a message to the list at lyris@codelist.net
with the subject: "get [listname] hello"

8.  POSTING TO THE LIST: You must be a subscriber to post messages. Sending mail to this address will distribute it to all the members of the mailing list: [listname]@codelist.net

9.  CHANGING YOUR SETTINGS/ADDRESS VIA THE WEB INTERFACE:
To do this, go to codelist.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl You'll need to enter your e-mail address and password to continue.

At the following page, you can read messages, post a message, adjust your settings, or unsubscribe. You can also change your e-mail address if you need to. When you change your settings, make sure you click the "Save"
button at the bottom of the page.

10.  If you've forgotten your password, click the "lost password" link on the login page.
You can type in your e-mail address in the field at the bottom of the page and click "Get password" to request the server to e-mail your password to you.

11.  ARCHIVES: The archives are available and searchable on the Web, at the same url.

12.  BOUNCED MAIL: One of the key features of Lyris is its ability to handle mail bounces transparently to the list owner; as such, bounced mail will be handled primarily by the Lyris list server.

13.  POSTS/REPLIES FROM DIGEST USERS: You *must* change the Subject: line
when replying to a digest; all posts with "[listname] DIGEST" in the Subject line will be rejected by the server (you will receive a "rejection letter" when this happens).

14.  PROBLEMS: If you have ANY problems related to the Discussion
List, *please* do not post them to the list, send a message to
service@medville.com

Once again, welcome to the discussion list...