Last update: January 2019
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Frequently asked questions = FAQ. |
Legal Disclaimer: Please see the starting
page and this
part of the members-index-page!
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 https://lists.franken.de/lists/suboptions/metab-l
2.enter your email address (the very one you are subscribed to
Metab-l with) and password at the top of the page (right side) OR
3.click on "first login / lost password" at the top of the page if
you do not have a password yet or any longer and once you received
your password do 1. and 2. again. This is how you get your
password for the Archive, as well!
4.go to the "Subscriber Options" button on the left of the page
(about half the page down)
5.Subscriber Options let you edit your Name, Receiving Mode
(e.g. standard single mails or several postings together in a
so-called digest), Visibility in Subscriber List (your email for
other list members (only!) to see) etc. Check it out!
It also lets you disable mail delivery for some time
(e.g. for a vacation if your message box is not unlimited)
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). The Subscriber
Options are 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.
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 https://lists.franken.de/lists/arc/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
Subscriber Options page (compare above)
1.point your www-browser to https://lists.franken.de/lists/suboptions/metab-l
2.enter your email address (the very one you are subscribed to
Metab-l with) and password at the top of the page (right side) OR
3.click on "first login / lost password" at the top of the page if
you do not have a password yet or any longer and once you received
your password do 1. and 2. again. This is how you get your password
for the Archive, as well!
4.go to the "Subscriber Options" button on the left of the page
(about half the page down)
5.Subscriber Options let you edit your Name, Receiving Mode
(e.g. standard single mails or several postings together in a
so-called digest), Visibility in Subscriber List (your email for
other list members (only!) to see) etc. Check it out!
Question: How can I see
which email address I am subscribed to Metab-L with?
Answer: Due to data security
considerations an anonymous search of the subscriber database is no
longer possible. If you do not remember the exact address you are
subscribed to Metab-L with, please email cjrenner@well.com
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
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 - canīt 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
(= Christian Renner) 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.
Question: How do I unsubscribe from the Metab-L mailing
list?
Answer: We would be sorry for you to leave the Metab-L
community permanently (and you are always welcome to rejoin!), but
this is the link you need: https://lists.franken.de/lists/suboptions/metab-l.Look left under Subscriber Options.
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