Framingham E-mail Lists: Subscription Management FAQ

How can I manage my e-mail list subscriptions?

Before we start on the topic of email list subscription management, it is important to note that some of these instructions provide a method that is via the web and via email, and some things can only be done via email. You are always welcome to ask us for help.

With regard to sending commands via email, please be aware that if you send html, it may fail. The markup that you inadvertantly send may not be properly interpreted.

How do I subscribe to FRAMBORS, FRAMCOM, and other Framingham e-mail lists?

To subscribe, go to this link and answer the questions.

1. Provide your name, email address, and choose which list you want to subscribe to.

2. Decide whether you want the list to be delivered as each message happens (one message at a time) or in digest mode (all the day's messages together in one e-mail). Further, if you want digest mode, then you will have to pick whether you want plain text digest mode or MIME digest mode.

3. Click on the subscribe button.

4. You will have a confirmation emailed to you. You must respond to the confirmation for your subscription to be completed. If you do not then the subscribe process will not complete.

Once you confirm, your randomly generated password will be emailed to you along with the intro file explaining details of the list. If you want to subscribe to more than one list, you must do this for each list that you want to be subscribed to.

How do I unsubscribe from FRAMBORS, FRAMCOM, and other Framingham e-mail lists?

• To unsubscribe, you'll need your list password. If you don't have it, please see see the instructions below for instructions on how to get it.

• Then go to

here and click on the Unsubscribe or Change Settings button at the top or bottom of the page. * Enter the e-mail address under which you are subscribed and the Sign in radio button and then hit Go. This will take you to a page with your settings for each list that you are subscribed to. This list of settings includes an option to unsubscribe.

Again, a confirmation message will be mailed to you. If you do not confirm the request then you will not be unsubscribed. We do this so other people can not affect your settings.

How can I find out my password if I can't remember it?

1. Go here and

2. Click on the button at the top or bottom of the page that says Sign in.

3. Fill in your email address and click the radio button that says I forgot my password. Then click on the Go button.

You will soon receive a message asking you to confirm the fact that someone is requesting your secret password. You need to confirm that request. (Instructions on how to confirm will be included in the email.) Once your request is confirmed, your password will be e-mailed to you. It may take a few minutes for it to arrive.

I have a new e-mail address and I'd like to switch my subscriptions. How do I do it?

(Note: if these instructions seem daunting, please feel free to send us e-mail <frambors DASH owner YOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN ARE YOU AT syslang DOT net>, and we'll be happy to take care of it for you.)

• You'll need your list password for the old subscription in order to proceed. If you don't have it, please see above instructions on how to get it.

• To switch your subscription, go here and hit the Unsubscribe or Change Settings button at the top or bottom of the page.

* Almost at the bottom of the page will be an option called Changing your Address. Just fill in your address and click on changeaddr. * You will then receive confirmation instructions. (Did we mention that you must confirm the request?)

I'd like to disable mail delivery for a little while without unsubscribing. How do I do it?

You will need your list password to do this. If you don't have it, please see above instructions on how to get it.

There is no web interface to do this. Instead, you need to send commands via email in the body of your message to <majordomo AT ATATAT syslang DOT net>.

Here are some examples:
approve PASSWORD set LISTNAME vacation-4d
This will turn your delivery off for four days (You do need to put FRAMCOM or FRAMBORS in place of LISTNAME.)

approve PASSWORD set LISTNAME vacation-1m
This will turn your delivery off for one month.

If you get back early and want to turn your delivery back on, just say:
approve PASSWORD set LISTNAME nomail-return

For full documentation send a message to majordomo <majordomo AT ATATAT syslang DOT net> and say help set in the body of the message.

What else can I change about my list subscription?

You'll need your list password to change any of your subscription options. If you don't have it, please see above instructions on how to get it.

You can set your account to be in hideaddress mode where your name will be visible but not your email address. You can also set hideall mode where no one will be able to see you from the who command at all except for the list owner. You need to send commands via email in the body of your message to <majordomo AT ATATAT syslang DOT net>. Here is a sample command: set FRAMBORS hideall

Send a message to majordomo <majordomo AT syslang DOT net> to see all of the documentation on the set command by saying help set in the body of the message.