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Last revised 11 September 1999
********************************************************************* NOTE: You are receiving this file as a result of your subscribing to the TANGO-A list (Announcements of Argentine Tango Events). There is another complementary list TANGO-L which is for General Discussion of Tango-related topics. You may also want to subscribe to that list, which you do by sending e-mail to <listserv @mitvma.mit.edu> with the message subscribe LISTNAME Firstname Lastname in the body of the message (replacing "Firstname Lastname" with your actual first and last names and "LISTNAME" with Tango-A or Tango-L as appropriate). ********************************************************************* This list uses the TOPICS feature of Listserv to provide a segregation of postings by subject matter or other grouping. Even if you are familiar with Listserv, you should understand the topics feature well to use it effectively. Please read Section 7A for details about the topics feature. CONTENTS0. How to unsubscribe from this list (and how NOT to) ===================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send the command unsubscribe TANGO-A to LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. If you need help unsubscribing an old e-mail address that you no longer use, send e-mail to TANGO-A-Request @MITVMA.MIT.EDU, indicating the complete address that you want removed (or, if you don't remember it exactly, any information that will help identify it, such as portions of the old address). Do NOT send e-mail to the entire list asking to be removed from the list, as you may get 500 copies of these instructions telling you the right way of doing it! Back to Topics Index 1. Introduction -- Why you should read and save this message ============================================================ TANGO-A is a public electronic mailing list for Announcements of Argentine Tango Events. It is sponsored by the MIT Ballroom Dance Club, but is a general discussion list for everyone in the worldwide Argentine Tango community. Please read this message completely and then SAVE IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, even if you are familiar with LISTSERV and/or the TANGO-A list. This might look like a waste of disk space now, but in 6 months you will be glad you saved this information when you realize that you cannot remember what are the lists you are subscribed to, or what is the command to leave the list to avoid filling up your mailbox while you are on vacations. In fact, you should create a new mail folder for subscription confirmation messages like this one, and for additional "welcome messages" from the list owners that you are will occasionally receive after subscribing to a new list. Back to Topics Index 2. Use of the Digest option to reduce your mail volume ====================================================== This list is available in a digested or undigested format; unless you specifically requested a digest, you are subscribed to the undigested list. The digest option to a list concatenates all the messages over a period of time (daily for the TANGO-A list) into one message and sends out the consolidated message, with an index at the top. This reduces the number of e-mail messages you get and lets you scan the subjects quickly; however, it is a little more difficult to respond to individual messages. Back to Topics Index 3. How to change your subscription or subscription options ========================================================== In case you prefer an option other than the one you currently signed up for, here are the instructions for subscribing or changing your subscription options to TANGO-A. You should e-mail the command(s) shown below in the BODY of a message to LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. Multiple commands may appear in the same e-mail message, and are processed sequentially. The exception to this is the subscribe command, which generates a confirmation message to you that you must reply to before you are subscribed; until you are finally subscribed, you cannot change any options (like digest), so you cannot "subscribe" and "set" in the same e-mail message. a. To subscribe to TANGO-A (UN-digested): subscribe TANGO-A Yourfirstname Yourlastname b. To change to the (daily) digest option to TANGO-A, after your subscription has been confirmed: set TANGO-A digest c. To change from digest to regular mail, use: set TANGO-A mail d. You can also turn mail off temporarily with: set TANGO-A nomail This may be useful to do if you are going to be away for some time and don't want your mail to pile up. e. To turn mail back on (that was turned off with the "set TANGO-A nomail" command), use the command: set TANGO-A mail (for undigested), or set TANGO-A digest (for digested) f. To unsubscribe completely from a list, use: signoff TANGO-A or unsubscribe TANGO-A Note that the digest/mail/nomail settings are all mutually exclusive, so that exactly one will always be active (default when you subscribe is "mail"). This means that you cannot, for instance, receive both the digested and undigested versions of the SAME list, unless you subscribe twice under two different e-mail addresses. Back to Topics Index 4. Sending messages to the everyone on the list =============================================== To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list, just send mail to TANGO-A @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. This is called "sending mail to the list," because you send mail to a single address and LISTSERV makes copies for all the people who have subscribed. This address (TANGO-A @MITVMA.MIT.EDU) is also called the "list address." It generally takes between a few minutes and a few hours for everyone on the list to receive the message, but some remote addresses could conceivably incur delays of a few days, at times. You must never try to send any command to that address, as it would be distributed to all the people who have subscribed. All commands must be sent to the "LISTSERV address", LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. It is very important to understand the difference between the two, as people on the list get annoyed if you send commands meant for LISTSERV to the entire membership of the list! This list is restricted to receiving messages only from subscribers to the list, to avoid unwanted "spams." If your submission is rejected, it is probably because you are sending the e-mail from a different account than the one you subscribed under. The best method is to use the same login and machine for sending mail that you used when you originally subscribed. If this is not practical for you, another option is to subscribe all of the two or three machines that you use, and set all but one to "nomail"; this will let you send mail from any of the machines without receiving multiple copies. All postings from new subcribers to the list are initially forwarded to one of a handful of list administrators, who will need to approve your posting to the list. This catches most postings with format or content problems from new members--after a few postings, your subscription will be modified so that you will be able to post directly to the list. Until then, you may incur 1-3 days of delay before your postings appear on the list. (In rare cases, other subscribers may also be set to have their postings reviewed by a list administrator if there are serious or repeated problems with postings by that susbcriber in either the formatting or content of that subscribers' messages.) Back to Topics Index 5. Who can join? Why might you be removed from the list? ========================================================= Anyone can join the list by sending e-mail to LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU with a SUBSCRIBE command. (You may subscribe a local redistribution list or a gateway to a local newsgroup, as long as whatever you do is local to your site. Please send e-mail, describing what you plan to do, to TANGO-A-Request @MITVMA.MIT.EDU before you do this, so that we may verify that there will be no problems.) Addresses that generate bounced e-mail (i.e., if your e-mail address stops working) will be dropped automatically; you'll have to resubscribe when the problem is fixed, by sending the command subscribe TANGO-A Your Full Name to LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. After your subscription has been confirmed, send the command set TANGO-A digest to LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. (The digest option is strongly recommended if you are resubscribing after problems with your address, since it reduces the number of further bounces that the list administrator has to deal with if the problem has not cleared, and avoids your being removed again prematurely. After you have verified that the address is behaving normally again, you can remove the digest option if you'd like.) Although a message is sent to you indicating this, you will probably not receive it (since e-mail to you was bouncing to start with), and the only way you will know is that you will stop receiving e-mail from the list. This is the only reason that anyone has ever been dropped from the list and, since this is a friendly forum, it is hoped that this will always be the only reason. However, to protect the list and its members, it is necessary to state that you may be removed from the list, and/or kept from posting to it, under circumstances including, but not limited to, the following: Extreme or continued violation of the list guidelines and policies, or of Internet usage conventions (as determined solely by the list administrator or list owner, or person(s) designated by the list administrator or list owner); violation of the acceptable use policies of the sponsoring institution (MIT); violation of any applicable law, including copyright law; any other action that, in the sole opinion of the list administrator or list owner, or person(s) designated by the list administrator or list owner, may be harmful to the list, its members, or the computer facilities or networks that support it. Back to Topics Index 6. Submission Guidelines and Policies (READ THIS before posting anything!) ========================================================================== You will receive a separate file containing the rules that members of the list are expected to adhere to. Acceptance and adherence to these rules is a precondition for participation in TANGO-A. If you have questions about a particular rule, or wish to verify that a posting is within the guidelines, please send e-mail to the list administrator at TANGO-A-Request @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. Please do not ask this on the list, as it will invariably lead to tangential discussions on the list rules, which divert from the primary subject of the list. Back to Topics Index 7. Information on other LISTSERV commands ========================================== A previous section of this message already told you how to subscribe, and chance your digest options for the TANGO-A list. Here are a few other useful commands. For more information about subscription options, send a "QUERY TANGO-A" command to LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. More information on LISTSERV commands can be found in the LISTSERV reference card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO REFCARD" command to LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. This list has been set up so that LISTSERV will send you a copy of your own messages, so that you can see that the message was distributed and did not get damaged on the way. If you would rather not get copies of your own message, send a "SET TANGO-A NOREPRO" command to LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. Back to Topics Index 7A. **IMPORTANT** How to use the TOPICS feature =============================================== This list is set up with multiple topics and your subscription will be set up so that you receive a default set of topics when you first subscribe (typically all topics). Topics provide a useful "sublist" or "list within a list" feature if used properly, so it is important to understand how it works and how you change your selected topics. A set of topics are predefined for this list--these are the only topics that may be used. This list has 8 topics as follows: SA, NA-E, NA-C, NA-W, EU-W, EU-E, AASP, MISC. These refer to geographical regions of the world (South America, North America-East/Central/West, Europe-West/East, Asia+Africa+South Pacific) or Miscellaneous (non-geographical) announcements. There is also a special topic ADMIN for use only by the list administrator for administrative messages. Topics are used in two ways: a. When mail it sent to the list, the sender MUST prefix the subject by the appropriate topic name. E.g., Subject: EU-E: Tango in Slovakia b. If subscribers wish to receive mail on only a subset of the topics defined (the default when they subscribe is all topics), they may modify their subscribed topics with the command "SET TANGO-A TOPICS:" followed by the list of topics desired. E.g., SET TANGO-A TOPICS: SA NA-E NA-C NA-W ADMIN It is also possible to specify just the topics you wish to add or remove, as shown in the following example: SET TANGO-A TOPICS: +AASP -SA which will add topics AASP, remove topic SA and leave the other previously subscribed topics unchanged. *** IMPORTANT *** Make sure that you never remove the ADMIN topic as you could miss the infrequent but important administrative messages! Back to Topics Index 8. Whom to contact for other questions related to operation of the list ======================================================================= If you have further questions, comments or concerns with the management of the TANGO-A list, you should send e-mail to the administrative contact for the list, TANGO-A-Request @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. Remember that normal operations of subscribing, unsubscribing, changing subscription options, etc., are all handled automatically via e-mail commands (in the BODY of the message) to LISTSERV @MITVMA.MIT.EDU. Back to Topics Index
- How to unsubscribe from this list (and how NOT to)
- Introduction -- Why you should read and save this message
- Use of the Digest option to reduce your mail volume
- How to change your subscription or subscription options
- Sending messages to the everyone on the list
- Who can join? Why might you be removed from the list?
- Submission Guidelines and Policies (READ THIS before posting anything!)
- Information on other LISTSERV commands
- **IMPORTANT** How to use the TOPICS feature
- Whom to contact for other questions related to operation of the list
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