Cayugabirds-L – Subscribe, Configuration and Leave

 

Cayugabirds-L is an email list (the List) focused on the discussion of birds and birding in the Finger Lakes Region, centered on the Cayuga Lake Basin.

 

For additional information and rules of the List, including information about archives and list settings, please visit the following page:

 

Cayugabirds-L – Information and Rules

 

For basic details about the List, visit the following welcome page:

 

Cayugabirds-L – Welcome and Basics

 

Subscription Creation

 

In order to become a subscriber of the List, you must do the following:

 

  1. Create a new message, addressed to: 

 

Cayugabirds-L-Request@cornell.edu

 

  1. Type the following text into the body of the new message:

 

JOIN “Your Name”

 

  1. NOTE: The text within the quotation marks is to be replaced with your own first name and your own last name. You must include the quotation marks as a part of the text.

 

  1. Send your message. You will receive a subscription confirmation message shortly.

 

Subscription Configuration

 

PLEASE NOTE: each Configuration option outlined below must not be sent to the entire List. These Configuration options must only be sent to the Request address identified below.

 

Digest

 

Once you are subscribed, you may choose to set your subscription to Digest, so that you only receive one message at the end of each day. This message will contain all individual postings for that day, within that one Digest message. With this setting, you will not receive each of the postings at the time that they are contributed to the List.

 

In order to set your subscription to Digest mode, you must do the following:

 

1.   Create a new message, addressed to:

 

Cayugabirds-L-Request@cornell.edu

 

2.   Type the following text into the body of the new message:

 

SET DIGEST

 

3.   NOTE: The message must be sent from the email address which was originally subscribed to the List.

 

4.   Send your message. You will now receive one daily message in Digest mode.

 

Regular Mail

 

At any time, you may choose to return your subscription settings back to Regular Mail mode, so that you will receive each of the postings at the time that they are contributed to the List.

 

In order to return your subscription to Regular Mail mode, you must do the following:

 

1.   Create a new message, addressed to:

 

Cayugabirds-L-Request@cornell.edu

 

2.   Type the following text into the body of the new message:

 

SET MAIL

 

3.   NOTE: The message must be sent from the email address which was originally subscribed to the List.

 

4.   Send your message. You will now receive each of the postings at the time that they are contributed to the List.

 

Vacation

 

Once you are subscribed, you may find the need to set your subscription to No Mail, so that you stop receiving messages altogether. This setting is useful if you are going on vacation or are going to be “out of the office” for some extended period of time. No Mail will allow you to maintain your subscription to the List, but will cease delivery of messages to your subscribed email address.

 

In order to set your subscription to No Mail mode, you must do the following:

 

1.   Create a new message, addressed to:

 

Cayugabirds-L-Request@cornell.edu

 

2.   Type the following text into the body of the new message:

 

SET NOMAIL

 

1.   NOTE: The message must be sent from the email address which was originally subscribed to the List.

 

2.   Send your message. You will now no longer receive messages from the List.

 

3.   When you are prepared to begin receiving messages again, simply follow the instructions on how to set your subscription settings to Regular Mail again. These instructions are outlined above in the Regular Mail section.

 

Email Address Change

 

Over time, you may find the need to change your email address to a different email provider. The most effective way to change your old subscribed email address to a new subscribed email address is to do the following:

 

1.   Subscribe your new email address by following the specific instructions outlined above in the Subscription Creation section.

 

2.   Remove your old email address by following the specific instructions outlined below in the Subscription Removal section.

 

3.   NOTE: you must still have access to your old email address in order to complete step number two (2). If you do not have access to your old email address any more and would like to have the old subscribed address removed from the List, you must contact the current Listowner to request manual removal. The contact information for the current Listowner is below, in the Questions, Concerns, and Comments section.

 

Subscription Removal

 

In order to remove your email address from the List, you must do the following:

 

  1. Create a new message, addressed to: 

 

Cayugabirds-L-Request@cornell.edu

 

  1. Type the following text into the body of the new message:

 

LEAVE

 

  1. NOTE: The message must be sent from the email address which was originally subscribed to the List.

 

  1. Send your message. You will receive a removal confirmation message shortly.

 

Posting Messages to the List

 

In order to contribute a message for all subscribers to read, you must do the following:

 

1.   Create a new message, addressed to: 

 

Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu

 

2.   Type in a pertinent subject heading.

 

3.   Type your information into the body of the message. Be sure to identify any necessary location information if this message is sighting-related.

 

4.   As a courtesy, please sign all messages with your name and your location (City or Town and State), if this information is not already included in your signature.

 

5.   Send your message. Depending upon your subscription configuration, you will receive a copy of your message once it has been distributed.

 

If you are new to the list, it is generally advised to observe the List activities for a week before posting a message. Doing so will allow you to become familiar with how the List is being used.

 

PLEASE NOTE: There are well over 500 email addresses subscribed to the List. Make sure that your message is appropriate and intended for all subscribers on the List.

 

Questions, Concerns or Comments

 

All questions, concerns or comments about the List, must be directed to the current Listowner, Chris Tessaglia-Hymes, at cth4@cornell.edu.

 

Please do not post any List-related or subscriber-related issues directly to the List. It is imperative that these be directed to the Listowner, in order to keep the List orderly and flowing smoothly.

 

If there are any questions specifically about the functioning of the Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) Lyris Server, please contact the Cornell List Manager, at listmgr@cornell.edu.

 

 

Enjoy Cayugabirds-L and good birding!

 

 

Sincerely,


Chris T-H

 

 

Listowner, Cayugabirds-L
Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
cth4@cornell.edu