To my knowledge, you have not been taken off. However the listserver is
currently trying to deal with sevral tenths of GB of mails, which have been
spooled for it locally -- and nd probably about as many spooled elsewhere
on other systems while the listserver was physically down.
Worst case, give it a few days to deal with the backlog and then report
anormalities to me. Right now, I can't do a whole lot since most observed
problems can be due to either a backlog (Which I can't do a lot about)or a
real issue to be solved (which I can try to solve....).
Again, apologies for this problem ;(
--thomas
"Bolty" <boldbolty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
was written successfully
> Have I been taken off the list Thomas!?
> I am not getting any emails from the list.
> If so, what can i do to get back on the mail server.
> Cheers Adam
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Heide Clausen" <omlist@xxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 7:22 AM
> Subject: [OM] LIST-ADMIN: How to use the new list-sw
>
>
> >
> > Gentlefolks,
> >
> > Here is a "version zero" of a FAQ for our beloved mailing list. At the
> > moment, it contains only information regarding the technical use of the
> new
> > list sw, i.e. how to subscribe, unsubscribe, change to/from digest mode
> and
> > so on.
> >
> > Of course, should there be any problems, please do not hessitate to send
> an
> > email to olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx, and we will do our best to assist you.
> >
> > A slightly more elaborate FAQ is in the works. Stay tuned....
> >
> > 0. General considerations
> > =========================
> >
> > 0.1 WHAT IS THIS LIST ABOUT?
> >
> > Short answer: Olympus photography.
> >
> > 0.2 WHO CAN SUBSCRIBE?
> >
> > Any user with an email account can subscribe to the list.
> >
> > 0.3 WHO CAN POST MESSAGES TO THE LIST?
> >
> > Only SUBSCRIBED email addresses can post messages to the list.
> > If you have multiple email addresses from which you wish to
> > be able to post messages, but to which you do not wish list-
> > messages sent, you need to add your posting addresses as
> > on "vacation". Please see question 2.3 for instructions on
> > how to set an addres on "vacation".
> >
> > 0.4 WHAT FORMAT(S) CAN I POST IN?
> >
> > Plain text only. No HTML, no text-processor format, no
> > jpeg/gif/tiff/png/xpm/whatever imgages.
> >
> > In fact, the listserver will:
> >
> > - convert html messages to plain text,
> > - remove and discard all attachments from messages.
> >
> > This means, that if your mail-client sends in html by default,
> > you do not need to change anything -- the listserver will convert
> > to txt automagically for you.
> >
> > It also means, that if you send attachment or html-mails, all
> > it will do is consume your bandwidth, before being discarded
> > by the list-server. So better just send plain text if possible.
> >
> > 0.5 WHAT IF I WANT TO SHOW MY PHOTOS TO THE LIST-MEMBERS?
> >
> > Put them on a WWW-page (http://www.free.fr and others provide
> > free www-space just for asking) and send an URL to the list.
> >
> > 1. Simple list management issues
> > ================================
> >
> > 1.0 TO POST MESSAGES TO A LIST:
> >
> > Send your message to olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > 1.1 TO SUBSCRIBE TO A LIST:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "subscribe" (without the quotes).
> >
> > You will receive an email, on the email address you wish to
> > subscribe to the list, asking that you confirm the subscription.
> > You do so by simply replying to that email.
> >
> > 1.2 TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM A LIST:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "unsubscribe" (without the quotes).
> >
> > 1.3 TO GET A DIGEST EVERY DAY:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "set digest" (without the quotes).
> > This will turn on digests, and you will receive a digest
> > however often the server is configured to send them.
> >
> > 1.4 TO STOP GETTING A DIGEST:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "unset digest" (without the quotes).
> > This will turn off digest mode, and instead you will receive
> > an eMail every time something is posted to the list.
> >
> > 2. Advanced list management issues
> > ==================================
> >
> > 2.1 TO GET BOTH A DIGEST AND NORMAL POSTS:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "set digest2" (without the quotes).
> > This will activate digest mode with normal posting. As each
> > message is posted to the list it will be sent to you, and you
> > will receive a digest as well. This flag should be used
> > INSTEAD of digest, NOT IN ADDITION TO.
> >
> > 2.2 TO STOP GETTING DIGESTS BUT CONTINUE TO GET NORMAL POSTS:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "unset digest2" (without the quotes).
> > You will go back to receiving normal posts.
> >
> > 2.3 TO GO ON VACATION FOR AN INDETERMINATE TIME:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "set vacation" (without the quotes).
> > You will remain subscribed to the list but will not receive
> > any eMail as long as this flag is set.
> >
> > 2.4 TO RETURN FROM AN INDETERMINATE VACATION:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "unset vacation" (without the quotes).
> > You will resume receiving eMails as before your vacation.
> >
> > 2.5 TO GO ON VACATION FOR A DETERMINATE TIME:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "vacation <days>" (without the quotes). Replace
> > <days> with the number of days you will be gone.
> > You will remain subscribed to the list but will not receive
> > any eMail for the number of days specified.
> >
> >
> > 2.6 GET THE FAQ (THIS DOCUMENT) FOR THE LIST:
> >
> > Send a message to olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx. In the subject
> > field, enter "faq" (without the quotes).
> > The faq (this document) will be sent to your email address.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --thomas
> >
> >
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> >
> > To contact the list admins:
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>
>
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