Jarvis Nostalgia Discussion Group -Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What happened to the 'old' mailing list?
2. How does this affect me?
3. Why do I need a Google account?
4. What are the advantages of using the online group?
5. How do I get out of this group?
6. I'm still getting lots of email. What gives?
7. I forgot my password. Can you send it to me?
8. Am I supposed to fill in all that Profile information?
9. How do I use the [specific] online group feature?
10. Where are all the messages from the old mailing list?
11. We could not send email attachments before. Can we now?
12. How do I help get someone subscribed to the group?
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1. What happened to the 'old' mailing list?
The 'old' (majordomo-based) list could not limit the amount of email directed to each subscriber. The old list could not archive messages.
Approximately half of JCINostalgia members responding to our subscriber survey in early November 2007 indicated that they would prefer an online group.
The original announcement message is available here.
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2. How does this affect me?
Members of the 'old' mailing list are affected only if they wish to use the additional facilities of the online group.
If you'd like to carry on replying to emails as before, you may do so. But new messages should be addressed to: JCINostalgia@googlegroups.com
Members wishing to take advantage of the additional facilities can do so at: http://groups.google.ca/group/jcinostalgia
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3. Why do I need a Google account?
You need a Google account only to use the online group facilities.
Email-only subscribers to JCINostalgia do not need an account.
Users of Gmail or other Google services can use their existing account if their Google account's email address matches the email address of their majordomo subscription.
Opening a Google account takes only a moment, is free, and requires no personal information. Visit: http://groups.google.ca/group/jcinostalgia. Be sure to enter your email address as the one under which you're subscribed to the list.
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4. What are the advantages of using the online facilities?
The online JCINostalgia group enables you to control the amount of email you receive.
You may choose to receive a separate message for each posting or be emailed a digest of each day's messages. You may opt to receive no email at all, doing all your reading and posting online.
Other online services include posting new messages, replying to other members' messages, uploading images, contacting other members, viewing previous (archived) postings and even deleting your previous postings.
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5. How do I get out of this group?
You can unsubscribe yourself at any time.
Members with Google accounts can do so using the Edit my membership panel at http://groups.google.ca/group/jcinostalgia. (However, you might consider simply setting your email preference to No Email, retaining your membership so you can later come back and view messages online.)
Email-only subscribers should follow the directions in the footer included in each message from the group.
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6. I'm still getting lots of email. What gives?
By default, you will continue to receive a copy of each message posted to this discussion group (just as with the 'old' majordomo list).
Members with Google accounts can visit http://groups.google.ca/group/jcinostalgia and select the Edit my membership menu option to change your notification preference.
Email only members who'd prefer to receive a daily digest of messages should send a message to the group owner.
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7. I forgot my password. Can you send it to me?
No. The JCINostalgia group is now hosted by Google and we have no access to that information.
Please use Google's "I cannot access my account" service, available from the Sign In panel.
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8. Am I supposed to fill in all that Profile information?
No. Not unless you'd like to. Some members will feel more comfortable than others about publishing this kind of information.
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9. How do I use the [specific] online group feature?
For information on using specific features in the online version of JCINostalgia, please refer to Google Groups Help.
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10. Where are all the messages from the old mailing list?
Unlike our 'old' mailing list, the online group does retain messages.
As part of the move from majordomo to the new online group most of the previous postings were uploaded. These are now available for anyone who may be interested.
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11. We could not send email attachments before. Can we now?
The 'old' majordomo list server would not pass postings with attachments. The online discussion group will handle attachments from most email clients.
Members using the Web interface may upload files directly. Refer to the Posting Images page on the group site.
Email only members are confined to submitting images as email attachments. Please bear in mind that other email only subscribers may, in many cases, not be able to see your attachment.
However, in all cases, we enourage members to keep attachments as small as practical. Images should normally be limited to no more than 800 pixels of width. If you are unsure of how to reduce an image, please refer to Reducing Your Image Size.
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12. How do I help get someone subscribed to the group?
All Jarvis alumni from the 1960s are welcome to join the group. If you know of someone who might be interested in the discussion, invite them to join.
Members using the Web interface may click the Invite new members button at the bottom of the Members section. The individual whose email address you enter will have to respond to the inivitation before they can become a member.
Email only members should send a message to the group owner providing the name and email address of the individual they'd like to have added.
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