At 06:59 AM 3/7/98 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm a PTG technician in Sandpoint Idaho and would like to join the bulletin
>board. Could you tell me how to proceed.
>Thank you.
>
>James L. Payne
>
Dear James,
Welcome to the list! Somebody else has probably already sent you this, but
just in case, here's the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and information on
subscribing. Andy Rudoff runs the server ... very nice of him.
Susan
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Time for another FAQ posting. For everyone's amusement, here's
how many people are on each list:
135 caut
82 humor
395 pianotech
149 ptg-l
Reminder to AOL users: when your mailbox fills up, incoming messages
get thrown out! Currently about 30 AOL users on pianotech are not
receiving posts due to full mailboxes (so sending this comment didn't
help them either!).
-andy
MAILING LISTS PROVIDED BY THE PIANO TECHNICIANS GUILD
As of February 11, 1998
This file is available on the web at:
http://www.ptg.org/faq/lists.html
The following lists are provided by the PTG as a community
service. The PTG does not maintain any control over the
content of these lists. Each list is described briefly below,
along with subscription information. When posting, please
remember to choose the appropriate list for your topic.
PIANOTECH -- a forum for piano technicians
The "pianotech" list is intended for technical discussions
among piano technicians. Other topics of general interest
to piano technicians do come up, but the main focus is on
sharing technical information. It is an "open" list, allowing
anyone to subscribe and submit posts.
To subscribe, send a message to majordomo@ptg.org
containing only this line:
subscribe pianotech
in the body of the message (the subject field is ignored).
If you wish to receive digests instead of individual posts,
send the line:
subscribe pianotech-digest
instead. Messages are posted by sending them to:
pianotech@ptg.org
To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@ptg.org
containing only this line:
unsubscribe pianotech
This list is archived on the web at:
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PTG-L -- a list for PTG related discussions
The "ptg-l" list is intended for discussions about the PTG
itself (policies, politics, announcements, etc.). It is for
PTG members only.
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subscribe ptg-l
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send the line:
subscribe ptg-l-digest
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The archive for this list is under construction.
CAUT -- a forum for College And University Technicians
The "caut" list is intended for College And University
Technicians (abbreviated CAUT). It is an "open" list,
allowing anyone to subscribe and submit posts.
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subscribe caut-digest
instead. Messages are posted by sending them to:
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To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@ptg.org
containing only this line:
unsubscribe caut
This list is archived on the web at:
http://www.ptg.org/archive/caut.php/
HUMOR -- humor for piano technicians
The "humor" list is a moderated list. Anyone can subscribe to it,
but posts must be approved by a moderator. This keeps the list
volume low and on topic.
The "humor" list is intended for jokes, funny stories, etc.
It is an "open" list, allowing anyone to subscribe and submit posts.
To subscribe, send a message to majordomo@ptg.org
containing only this line:
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send the line:
subscribe humor-digest
instead. Send your posts to:
humor@ptg.org
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unsubscribe humor
This list is archived on the web at:
http://www.ptg.org/archive/humor/
TESTING THE LISTS
PLEASE DO NOT POST TEST MESSAGES TO THE LISTS! When you post a message
that says "just testing" you are cluttering up hundreds of mailboxes and
your message gets entered into the archives for that list. Instead,
send the line:
which
to the address:
majordomo@ptg.org
This line asks the server software to tell you which lists you are on.
The messages take the same path as a posted message, so you end up testing
that you can send mail to the server, and that it can send mail back to you.
In addition, you get to see what lists the server thinks you're on, so that
tells you if you have somehow been unsubscribed. Best of all, you don't
bother hundreds of people with a "testing" message. The "which" command is
handled automatically, so you can do this type of test as often as you like
(i.e. every month, every day, every hour, whatever).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PTG MAILING LISTS
1. What types of posts are allowed and disallowed on each list?
Anyone can post anything. But each list does have its
intended purpose and everyone will be happiest if we all
try to stick to topics appropriate for each list. Sending
a PTG political discussion to pianotech or a completely
non-PTG related message to ptg-l are guaranteed ways to
get flamed.
Please follow these guildlines when posting:
- Sign your real name to your messages (adding your location
and place of employment is even better).
- Don't post large attachments or messages -- offer to send it
to people or make it available on the web instead.
- Don't "cross-post" your message to multiple mailing lists.
Choose the one forum best suited for your topic instead.
2. Why aren't the lists moderated?
The lists are meant to be open forums. Moderating these lists
would be a big job and it would be tricky to filter these lists
in a way that everyone agrees is fair. If enough interest arises,
we can create new, moderated lists in addition to the open lists
we have.
3. How do I tell the list server to send me my own posts?
This list software, majordomo, always sends you copies of your
own posts (it is not configurable).
4. How do I tell the list server to send me digests?
You must unsubscribe to the list and subscribe instead
to the "-digest" version of the list as explained earlier
in this document. For example, subscribing to "pianotech"
will cause you to receive every post individually. Subscribing
to "pianotech-digest" will cause you to receive collections
of posts periodically.
5. I'm going out of town, how do I suspend delivery?
You must unsubscribe and re-subscribe when you return.
6. Is there a way to search the on-line archives?
Not yet, but that is in the works. In the mean time, there is
an excellent searchable archive of the pianotech list maintained
by David Parkhurst at:
http://www.webcom.com/wind/ptsearch.html
7. Why don't the on-line archives contain old messages?
We're currently only archiving those messages sent after the lists
moved to the PTG server. We're in the process of updating the
archives to contain old messages.
8. Why did my message take so long to be sent out on the list?
Several things could cause delays. The two most likely delays are:
- some machine or network is temporarily down
- you message required approval by the list manager
Messages require approval by the list manager if they contain
words like "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" at the top. This avoids
the very common annoyance of someone sending these requests to
the list instead of to majordomo@ptg.org. If the list manager
determines the message should really go out on the list, it is
approved.
If you think your message has been dropped or delayed an unusual
amount of time, DON'T SEND MORE MAIL OUT TO THE LIST! This just
causes a wave of "is the list working?" messages. Be patient!
You can always send the word "help" to majordomo@ptg.org to see
if the server is responding, or contact admin@ptg.org for more
detailed status.
9. Who do I contact for list administrative issues?
admin@ptg.org
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Philomath, OR 97370
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