(1) Are there any fees to subscribe to Dizzinews?
Yes, but the fees are completely voluntary. As of this writing, it costs about $35.00/month* Canadian, $26.00/month* US for us to keep Dizzinews going. List subscribers are asked to volunteer to adopt one month (more if you wish) out of the year to donate the Dizzinews operating fee.

Stick around for a while to determine if Dizzinews will be useful and helpful to you. If you determine it is, you too may wish to volunteer to donate the Dizzinews operating fee for one month. If so, you may contact me at .

If for ANY reason you are not able to donate one month of Dizzinews fees, you are still welcome to remain a subscriber. Inability to donate one month of the monthly Dizzinews fee is NOT a reason you should leave the mailing list! ALL who need to participate in this forum are welcome and will always be welcome.

*[These monthly fees are based on the number of subscribers to the mailing list and are subject to change as the mailing list grows.]


(2) How does the Dizzinews mailing list work?
Dizzinews is a mailing list that distributes messages it receives to all of the people on its subscription list. This arrangement allows for group discussion by e-mail. The amount of mail received by an individual subscriber will vary daily.


(3) How do I subscribe to the Dizzinews mailing list?
Please follow this link:

http://my.en.com/~jeffm/subscribing.html


(4) How do I unsubscribe from Dizzinews?
Please follow this link:

http://my.en.com/~jeffm/unsubscribing.html


(5) How do I post a message to Dizzinews?
To send messages to others that subscribe to the mailing list, address the message to dizzinews@lists.samurai.com


(6) What is Dizzinews Digest?
Subscribers of Dizzinews Digest receive all posts in one long file compiled at the end of the day instead of individual posts throughout the day. Nothing is cut or edited out of the digest version. To receive this version of Dizzinews you must either request this at the time of subscription or, if you are already susbcribed, change your subscription status. Both can be done by following this link:

http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/dizzinews

Please note that it is VERY IMPORTANT to remember that when replying to a post from the digest, you must CUT OUT ALL TEXT THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO YOUR REPLY and only include text which is pertinent to your reply. In other words, please DO NOT HIT THE REPLY BUTTON IN YOUR E-MAIL SOFTWARE WHEN REPLYING TO A POST IN THE DIGEST AND QUOTE THE WHOLE DIGEST.


(7) What type of software is running the mailing list and what other commands are available?
Dizzinews is run using Mailman. You can find out more about Mailman by following this link:

http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman.html


(8) Can anyone subscribe?
Yes.


(9) Where can I find copies of messages from the mailing list?
The messages will be archived at:

http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/private/dizzinews/

Please note that you must be subscribed to the mailing list in order to view the archive.


(10) What do all the abbreviations in the posts mean?
Follow this link to find out:

http://my.en.com/~jeffm/abbreviations.html


This file was last modified on January 23, 2002.