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Frequently
asked
questions = FAQ. |
Question: I tried to subscribe
to Metab-L and received a note that my
application was rejected (!) together with the message "please send
some info on your professional background to cjrenner@well.com". Am I
not welcome to Metab-L?
Answer: Metab-L welcomes
professionals in the field of Inborn Errors of
Metabolism and appreciates their participation. For several reasons
(e.g. data security) we try to make sure, though, that only IEM
professionals get access to Metab-L. At the moment unfortunately we
cannot open Metab-L to patients, their families, journalists and
others. We hope this policy is understandable and acceptable. If you
would like to join Metab-L please send some info on your professional
background to cjrenner@well.com.
The term "rejection" or "reject" is a bit unfortunate - it is embedded
in the mailing list software and cannot be changed at the moment,
though. Usually a "rejection" just means that you are being asked to
give some information on your professional background. Please do not be
offended.
Question: My posting to
Metab-L was rejected because it was not
sent by a list member. But I am a listmember!!!
Answer: Most probably your
posting was sent from an email address that
is NOT subscribed to Metab-L, e.g. because your provider changed
something about your email address.
The Metab-L software is very careful and accepts postings only from
exactly those email addresses it finds in the subscriptions databse.
E.g. cjrenner@mail.well.com is NOT the same as cjrenner@well.com to the
software, although to us humans there should not be a difference. This
is really a security feature of the mailing list software, not a
weakness or bug - otherwise Metab-l would be flooded by SPAMs and error
messages and vacation informations and the like. Please inform
cjrenner@well.com and your subscription email address will be updated.
Question: My posting to Metab-L
was classified as SPAM by the Metab-L spamfilter. How can that be?
Answer: Spamfilters are a
nuisance we unfortunately cannot do without. In order for your posting
not to be mistaken for SPAM please
- do configure your email software to give your realname in the
From:-line of the email "header". (Something like "From: Christian
Renner (cjrenner@well.com)" and NOT just "From: cjrenner@well.com")
- please try and configure your email software so that your emails are
NOT in HTML and do not include HTML attachments - emails to
Metab-L (all emails anyway?) should be text-only!
If this (alone) does not work for you and your postings, please let me
know - and please accept my apologies for the nuisance.
Question: Can I have two email
addresses subscribed to Metab-L (for
posting) and receive mail only to one of these?
Answer: No problem. Tell
cjrenner@well.com and you can have as many
email adresses subscribed as you need. A "Disbable Mail Delivery"
option on your personal options page lets you choose which emails will
get mail and which not.
Question: What and where is my
personal options page?
Answer:
1.point your www-browser to http://lists.franken.de
2.click on "listinfo page"
3.click on "metab-l"
4.go to the "Edit options" button at the end of the page and enter the
email
address with which you are subscribed at.
5.click on "Edit options"
This www-page lets you
- retrieve your password for the Metab-l archives
- unsubscribe Metab-L (which I hope you won`t)
- disable mail delivery for some time (e.g. for a vacation if your
message box is not unlimited)
- choose whether to receive each Metab-L posting on its own or several
togethter in a so-called digest.
- some other not so important things which are explained on the page
Question:
How can I interrupt Metab-L emails to me while on a vacation?
Answer: Please also see
directly above! :-)
You may want to further configure your Metab-L account, e.g. change
your password or have it sent to you when you forgot it or have not
received one yet. This is especially important when you want to access
the Metab-L WWW-archives (see above). Please do this via the WWW
at http://lists.franken.de/mailman/options/metab-l/your_email_address.
This URL is the right place for other modifications, as well, e.g. when
you want to temporarily set your account to "no-mail" when you go on
vacation (see below). Please check out this URL, will you?
Question:
How can I recover my password for the Metab-L archives?
Answer: DITO. Please see
directly above. Or see the next question but one (below).
Question: How can I look up
older Metab-L postings? OR How can I access the
Metab-L archives?
Answer: Either you go to the
Metab-L archive via the link on the members` page or point your brwoser
directly to http://lists.franken.de/mailman/private/metab-l/
As "Adress" please give the email address you are subscribed to Metab-L
with and enter your password (see below). Should work :)
Question:
Where can I get a
password for the Metab-L archives?
Answer: This works via the
personal options page (compare above)
1.point your www-browser to http://lists.franken.de
2.click on "listinfo page"
3.click on "metab-l"
4.go to the "Edit options" button at the end of the page and enter the
email
address with which you are subscribed at.
5.click on "Edit options"
6.click on "Email my Password to me" below the heading "Forgotten Your
Password"
7. done
Question: How can I see which
email address I am subscribed to Metab-L with?
Answer: Go to
http://lists.franken.de/mailman/listinfo/metab-l - there is a
paragraph called "metab-l subscribers" which gives you forms for
retrieving a list of Metab-L subscribers.
Question:
Can I change my email
address myself or how is this done?
Answer: Unfortunately you
cannot resubscribe with a new email address on yourself. Allowing this
would mean that we could no longer control who subscribes to Metab-L.
Please just email me at cjrenner@well.com.
Question: How can I reach the
list administrator?
Answer: Email to cjrenner@well.com or metab-l-admin@franken.de
Question: ...and how do I post
to the list?
Answer: Please email your
posting to
metab-l@franken.de (note: listname is
Metab-L(!) not Metab-1(one))
Question: I HATE READING FAQs
or manuals - can´t anybody just tell me in person what I want to
know?
Answer: Oh, ok, please send an
email to cjrenner@well.com :-)
Question: Can the listadmin be
reached by Instant Messaging?
Answer: At times. You may try
Skype (cnrenner), AIM (ChRenner), MSN (cjrenner@well.com),
GoogleTalk/Jabber (Marchal) and almost all IRC servers (Marchal or
_Marchal or Marchal_ or _Marchal_) - if I am online I am usually on all
of these.
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