INTRODUCTION
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I'M GOING ON VACATION/NEED TO UNSUB FOR A SHORT TIME
ABOUT POSTAL BLOWFISH
GUIDELINES
POSTAL BLOWFISH HAS A NEW HOME ON THE INTERNET!!!
Thanks to the folks at smoe.org for hosting the new Postal Blowfish
Here's all the info you need to sign up
TO SEND ANY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMAND TO THE LIST:
send it to mj2@smoe.org.
send a message which says "subscribe postal-blowfish". You'll be prompted as to how to confirm the subscription. *Save the response message*. It contains a password which you'll need to use *if* majordomo ever thinks your mail has changed when you attempt to unsubscribe.
Body of your message should be "unsubscribe postal-blowfish". Note that there *is* no notion of "postal-blowfish-digest" anymore. This unsubscribe will get you off of either list.
Subscribe as above. *Fully approve the subscription and wait until you
get the acknowledgement that you're subscribed*. Then, *change* your subscription
to the digest mode by issuing another mail to mj2@smoe.org
which reads:
set postal-blowfish digest
TO CHANGE A NON-DIGEST SUBSCRIPTION TO DIGEST:
See above under "TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE DIGEST".
TO CHANGE A DIGEST SUBSCRIPTION TO NON-DIGEST:
Send a mail to mj2@smoe.org reading:
set postal-blowfish nodigest
I'M GOING ON VACATION/NEED TO UNSUB FOR A SHORT TIME:
New feature with majordomo-2! You don't need to unsub to tell the list
server "stop sending me mail for awhile". Just send a message to
mj2@smoe.org saying:
set postal-blowfish nomail
When you come back and wish to get mail again (saving all of your old
options as to whether you're on digest, etc), just send mail to mj2@smoe.org
saying:
set postal-blowfish nomail-return
ABOUT POSTAL BLOWFISH
This list is intended to be a flame-free environment, so please refrain from
slamming your fellow Blowfishers. Keep in mind we're all here for the same
reason--we dig Guided By Voices. We pride ourselves on the unique feeling
of community we've established here; as such, the list will not put up with
immature name-calling and postal flaming. We're confident that you'll
like the list enough to never feel the need to vent spleen at your fellow
Blowfishers.
Please try to observe these as much as humanly possible. All of us will appreciate it, and it will help keep the list the best around.
1. Racist, sexist, homophobic, misogynistic, and otherwise offensive comments will NOT be tolerated. So, please be polite and refrain from these types of insults and slurs, as well as explicit sexual references. We want everyone to feel comfortable discussing their opinions here. It's OK to disagree with your fellow 'Fish, but keep the discussion on an intellectual level, not a personal one. We're here because we love GBV, not to bad-mouth our comrades in rock.
2. Minimize the amount of quoted material. Don't resend an entire post when quoting a sentence will do, and NEVER quote an entire digest because NOBODY wants to waste time and money downloading something they already have, and it makes it difficult and sometimes impossible to find what you've added.
3. Try to get permission from the publisher or author before posting copyrighted material. You are responsible for anything you post.
4. Private communications should remain private unless and until all parties to such communications (sender and all receivers) agree to make them public.
5. All opinions expressed in Postal Blowfish are those of the subscribers posting them and not necessarily those of the editorial board.
6. All commercial advertisements or announcements of material for trade are the responsibility of those offering the material. All parties entering into transactions commercial or otherwise as a result of notices in Postal Blowfish do so at their own risk; neither the editorial board nor anyone else not an immediate party to those transactions bear any responsibility for unfulfilled buying or trading obligations.
These guidelines will be readily enforced. Violations of these guidelines will result in a warning; continued violation will cause the termination of your subscription. Please don't force us to do that! Such decisions will be made jointly by the editorial board.
Thank you, enjoy the list, and LONG LIVE ROCKATHON.