 EBSS Listserv
Join EBSS-L, our section listserv. (Communication Studies Librarians may also be interested inComLib-Lwhich is managed by the University of Illinois Communications Librarian.)
To join, send a message toLISTSERV@LISTSERV.UNCC.EDU
Leave the subject field blank and in the body of the message enter SUBSCRIBE EBSS-L [your name]
To post a message, send it to EBSS-L@listserv.uncc.edu
Questions? Contact the EBSS-L listserv owner -Judy Walker
Here is a bit more detailed info about the listserv (you'll get this message when you subscribe, but it is more convenient to have it posted here, on the web site!):
Send a message
To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list, just send mail toEBSS-L@listserv.uncc.eduThis is called "sending mail to the list", because you send mail to a single address and LISTSERV makes copies for all the people who have subscribed. This address (EBSS-L@listservl.uncc.edu) is also called the "list address". You must never try to send any command to that address, as it would be distributed to all the people who have subscribed. All commands must be sent to the "LISTSERV address",LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UNCC.EDU.
It is very important to understand the difference between the two, but fortunately it is not complicated. The LISTSERV address is like a FAX number that connects you to a machine, whereas the list address is like a normal voice line connecting you to a person. If you make a mistake and dial the FAX number when you wanted to talk to someone on the phone, you will quickly realize that you used the wrong number and call again. No harm will have been done. If on the other hand you accidentally make your FAX call someone's voice line, the person receiving the call will be inconvenienced, especially if your FAX then re-dials every 5 minutes. The fact that most people will eventually connect the FAX machine to the voice line to allow the FAX to go through and make the calls stop does not mean that you should continue to send FAXes to the voice number. People would just get mad at you. It works pretty much the same way with mailing lists, with the difference that you are calling hundreds or thousands of people at the same time, and consequently you can expect a lot of people to get upset if you consistently send commands to the list address.
Leave the list
You may leave the list at any time by sending a "SIGNOFF EBSS-L" command toLISTSERV@LISTSERV.UNCC.EDU.
Message confirmation
You can also tell LISTSERV how you want it to confirm the receiptof messages you send to the list. If you do not trust the system, send a "SET EBSS-L REPRO" command and LISTSERV will send you a copy of your own messages, so that you can see that the message was distributed and did not get damaged on the way. After a while you may find that this is getting annoying, especially if your mail program does not tell you that the message is from you when it informs you that new mail has arrived from EBSS-L. If you send a "SET EBSS-L ACK NOREPRO" command, LISTSERV will mail you a short acknowledgement instead, which will look different in your mailbox directory. With most mail programs you will know immediately that this is an acknowledgement you can read later. Finally, you can turn off acknowledgements completely with "SET EBSS-L NOACK NOREPRO".
List Archive
Contributions sent to this list are automatically archived and available online.
Subscribers to the list
Please note that it is presently possible for other people to determine that you are signed up to the list through the use of the "REVIEW" command, which returns the e-mail address and name of all the subscribers. If you do not want your name to be visible, just issue a "SET EBSS-L CONCEAL" command.
LISTSERV commands
More information on LISTSERV commands can be found in the LISTSERV reference card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO REFCARD" command to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UNCC.EDU.
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