What is a "Slug Group" or Mailing
List?
- Slug-Lines.com now has
automated mailing lists similar to Yahoo Groups! These automated lists, known as "Groups" or "list-server mailing lists",
allow you to receive information about a topic by subscribing (and unsubscribing) to a specific topic. The term "Groups" and
"Lists" are used interchangeably.
- A list-server mailing list can receive mail
and re-send the mail to all the subscribers on the mailing list. List-server
mailing lists are used widely on the Internet to share information about a
topic.
How Does it Help Me With Slugging?
- Existing Slug Lines. Joining a list
can help you by keeping you up-to-date with late breaking news about a
particular slug line.
- Groups allow for the sharing of
information rapidly about a particular slug line which you may have an
interest. If you are concern about changes being made to a particular
slug line, then subscribing to a group will let you communicate to
everyone else interested in the same line.
- New Slug Lines. If you are
trying to create a new slug line, a slug group will allow for everyone
to share information rapidly. If you are trying to create a new slug
line, simply send an email to webmaster@slug-lines.com
and a new group will be created just for your new slug line.
In the past, an individual who wanted to create a new slug line had to
send and resend messages using their own email address. And, if
somebody was no longer interested in being a part of the list, they
had to send and email to the person asking to be removed. Slug Groups
does all this automatically. Subscribe when you want, and unsubscribe
when you want, it's that easy!!
Two Types: Lists and Digests
- There are two types of groups/mailing lists:
Lists and Digests
- Lists: Subscribers of a list
receive an email message every time another subscriber sends an email
message to the group. For example, suppose you are a subscriber to the
group Horner and it has 50 members (subscribers). If you send an email
to the group, all 50 members will receive the email (including
you...because you are a member of the group).
- Digests: Once you have subscribed to a
list, you may select to get messages in a "digest". This is convenient
because some lists receive a large
volume of messages. In the digest mode, all messages are accumulated
and then sent to the subscriber as a single message. A
"digest" of the messages are sent weekly, on Wednesday
at approximately 11:00 a.m.. When subscribers receive a
digest, it will contain all the messages sent to the list since the last
digest was sent. This gives subscribers the
option of periodically receiving a digest rather than being interrupted every
time a new message is sent to a list. See Setting
Up Digest Mode
- You may switch back and forth between the
List mode and Digest mode at any time. Switch as often as you like.
However, you cannot be in both modes at the same time.
How
to "Subscribe" to a List
- Each list is made up of "subscribers". An individual
becomes a "subscriber" by sending an email message addressed to:
imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
and then specifying which list in the body of the message. Use the
automated form to subscribe!
- You may subscribe to as many lists as you wish.
Here's how to subscribe to a list. Send an email to imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
and in the body of the message type the word "subscribe"
followed by the list name, your first name, and your last name. For
example, assume
there is a list named HORNER that John Doe wants to subscribe to. The
commands for subscribing and unsubscribing are as follows:
- Once your have "subscribed" to a group, you will start
receiving all email traffic sent to the group and you will be able to
"posts" messages to the group as well. Subscribers can post by addressing a mail in the form
of listname@list.slug-lines.com. For example if you wanted to
send a message to the Horner group, your email would be sent to: Horner@list.slug-lines.com
Sending
a Message to a Group
- Once you are a subscriber, you may post a
message to a group by addressing the message to the name of the mailing list.
You cannot send a message to a group unless you are already a
subscriber. The format is Listname@list.slug-lines.com
To: Horner@list.slug-lines.com
Subject: Put Your Subject Title in the subject line
... Enter the body of your message ...
Setting
Up Digest Mode
The following examples assume
there is a list named Horner. After you have have subscribed to a list,
you may switch to the digest mode by using the following commands:
- To receive a digest of messages sent to the list, enter
a command in the
form of: set mode digest listname. For
example,
TO: imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
Subject:
set mode digest Horner
To cancel digest mode and receive messages as they
are sent to the list, enter a command in the form of: set mode
standard listname. For example,
TO: imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
Subject:
set mode standard Horner
Use the automated form to switch to and from Digest Mode. Click
HERE!
Requesting
Information and Subscribing
In order for a user to get
information about lists on a particular host, or to subscribe to lists on a
particular host, the user must send a request addressed to imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
(where domain.com is the name of the host). This e-mail address is
a built-in IMail alias that lets users:
- Get general help about the list-server for a
particular mail host
- Get specific help about a particular list
- Get a list of all the lists available on a particular
mail host
- Get a list of all the subscribers to a particular
list
- Subscribe to a subscriber list
- Unsubscribe from a subscriber list
Format
of Requests
Requests addressed to imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
must contain a
list-server command and (when appropriate) a list name in the
body of the message. The following commands may appear in the body of the
message:
- Help
- Help listname
- List
- List listname
- Subscribe listname your_name
- Unsubscribe listname your_name
Commands
for Requesting Information
The following examples assume
there is a list named Horner on a mail host named list.slug-lines.com. The
commands for requesting information are the following:
- To get general help from the list server:
TO: imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
Subject:
help
To display the names of all of the lists on the
IMail server:
TO: imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
Subject:
list
To get a list of users subscribed to a specific
list:
TO: imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
Subject:
list Horner
To get help for a specific list:
TO: imailsrv@list.slug-lines.com
Subject:
help Horner
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