Administrative: New Welcome Message
| Subject: | Administrative: New Welcome Message |
| From: | Todd Gross |
| Date: | Mon Apr 01 04:22:37 1996 |
they first subscribe.. please save it for your records.
>Welcome to the mapug mailing list!
>If you ever want to remove yourself from this mailing list,
>send the following command in email to
>"mapug-request@shore.net":
> unsubscribe
>Or you can send mail to "majordomo@shore.net" with the following command
>in the body of your email message:
> unsubscribe mapug (email address)
>Heres the general information for the list youve
>subscribed to, in case you dont already have it:
>[Last updated on: Thu Mar 14 8:09:48 1996]
>WELCOME AGAIN TO THE MAPUG MAILING LIST (MAPUG@SHORE.NET)
>***ORIGIN OF THIS GROUP****
>The LX200 mail list was originally intended to be a support group for
>LX200 users, a fully computerized telescope available from Meade Instruments.
>By vote, we have evolved into MAPUG (The Meade Advanced Product Users Group). Valid
>topics include anything related to the Meade Advanced Products division line, which
>includes LX50s, Starfinders, LX200s, Apochramtic Refractors, PICTOR CCDs and related
>software.
>Please keep in mind that some list members must pay for their e-mail on a per message
>basis. Therefore, BEFORE POSTING TO THIS GROUP, consider whether the topic is Meade
>product related or should be posted more appropriately to another group that is more
>relevant, such as the newsgroup sci.astro.amateur.
>Any posts that stray from the Meade Advanced Product line, should still have some
>relevance to it, or at the very least, relevance to any Meade product in general.In
>fact, once a "thread" is established about a topic that is not DIRECTLY related to
>serious Meade instruments, etc., it should eventually move to private email, between
>the members who are interested in such topic.
>Examples of this include perhaps discussions on eyepieces, accessories, and general
>observing. Topics totally unrelated to MAPUG, are discouraged.. however, they are
>inevitable, and we do not want to totally discourage the feeling of "community". With
>this in mind..read below:
>WE HAVE DESIGNED AN IMPORTANT METHOD of posting to the mail list, which will help
>organize, and clarify the way the mail list works.
>You must post IN THE SUBJECT LINE, the specific Meade product that you will be talking
>about. Examples include:
>Subject:LX50: Polar Alignment Problems
>Subject: MAGELLAN: Testing its accuracy
>Subject: PICTOR: Can I do CCD with the 201 ,or just guide?
>Observations of objects with an advanced Meade instrument should include "OBS" in
>the subject line too:
>Subject: OBS LX200: Comet Hyakutake sprouting 2 tails
>Off topic posts have varying degrees of relevancy, but should ALL Be preceded by
>OFF TOPIC: or OT: A good example of a fully off-topic post that will eventually move
>to private email would be:
>Subject: OFF TOPIC: Is Todd Gross really as short as on TV?
>an example of a more "gray area" off topic post would be:
>Subject: OFF TOPIC: 35mm Panoptic, better than Superwides?
>NOTE: You can make an eyepiece discussion ON TOPIC too.. watch:
>Subject: LX200: 35mm Panoptic performs well with scope
>Anyway, it all boils down to common sense, and careful crafting of subject line
>topics to help make the list work more efficiently!
>**FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)**
>Check the following web address:
> http://www.astromart.com/meade.html
>This address contains the following:
> 1) LX-200 List Archives going back several months
> 2) Gems from the LX-200 mail list (very helpful)
> 3) Member conributions
>**GENERAL ASTRONOMY RELATED ISSUES**
>Try the following:
> 1) usenet group sci.astro.amateur
> 2) World Wide Web homepage http://www.weatherman.com
>**SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION**
>To subscribe or unsubscribe to the list, it is REALLY simple.. just send an
>email to
> mapug-request@shore.net
>>and in the main body..
> SUBSCRIBE (or) UNSUBSCRIBE
>**TO POST TO THE LIST**
> Just drop the -request, and send to mapug@shore.net
>**DIGEST VERSION OF THE LIST**
> I have also arranged for there to be a digest version of the list..(a
>compilation of the days emails) to subscribe or unsubscribe to that.. send an
>email to:
> mapug-digest-request@shore.net
>and in the main body
> SUBSCRIBE (or) UNSUBSCRIBE
>The digest will be compiled 1-2 times per day.
>If you are a digest member, you still send mail to the list the same as
>outlined previously.
>That is just send email to
>mapug@shore.net
>If you have any problems, please email me at toddg@weatherman.com
>The list should be swift, with quick turn arounds on e-mails based on my past
>experience with this Internet Provider, shore.net. However, there will likely
>be the usual number of bounced messages, and occasionally a delay. Most mail
>will likely be delivered in less than two hours.
>THANKS!
>-Todd
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>Todd Gross, Ch. 7 Meteorologist, Boston
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>eof
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>
-Todd
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Todd Gross, Ch. 7 Meteorologist, Boston
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ON THE NET:
Administrator, Meade Advanced Product Group Mail list: mapug@shore.net
Administrator, New England Weather Observer Mail list: wxobs-sne@shore.net
Channel Operator, #Weather, Undernet, IRC
Weather/Astronomy Home Page: http://www.weatherman.com
Originator & Participant on the ne.weather newsgroup
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Email: toddg@weatherman.com
Work Phone#: (617)725-0777
