Instructions to join SLOW email list

In order to receiving SLOW related emails you will need to subscribe to the list. To sign up, please follow the 4 steps set out below.  If you have any problems joining the mailing list then please contact Paul Nixon (webmaster@sloweb.org.uk) for help.

The email list is set up so that anyone in the club will be able to send an email to all other members (although individual email addresses will not be disclosed). However, we want to ensure that all emails sent to the list are appropriate.  If you send an email to the club, please stick to the following principles:

- Your email should be directly related to SLOW or orienteering related activity
- SLOW event notices, requests for helpers, club teams etc
- We do not intend to send out fliers from other club's events unless they relate to unusual last minute changes
- Personal adverts etc should not be sent to the list
- If you are unsure whether a particular email would be suitable to send to the club, please email Paul Nixon (webmaster@sloweb.org.uk) or Don McKerrow (chair@sloweb.org.uk) in advance.


INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN MAILING LIST

1. Send an email to slowmail-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (this can be blank) from the email address to which you wish SLOW emails to go to.

2. You should then receive an email back from the YahooGroups server which will ask you to confirm your request to join the group. Please DO NOT reply directly to this email (even though this is listed as one of the options available).

3. Instead, click on the web-link provided in that email, and then click on the link "Join the mailing list instead" at the bottom of the window which appears (do not click on the "Join the Group" button, which requires you to register a Yahoo ID).

4. You should then receive another email, welcoming you to the group. When you receive this, your registration is complete.  If you do not receive this final email within a day or so then please try again.

HOW TO SEND AN EMAIL TO THE MAILING LIST

Once you have joined the list, all you will need to do to send a message to everyone in the group is to send an email to slowmail@yahoogroups.com. This email will automatically be sent to all members who have subscribed to the list.  (NB by sending a message to the group, your email address will be displayed to all members.)

When replying to emails sent to the list, if you hit "Reply" your email will just go to the sender of the email, but if you hit "Reply to all"
then your email will go the whole group - be careful which option you choose!

TO LEAVE MAILING LIST

If you want to leave the mailing list, send an email to slowmail-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com (this can be blank) from the email address to which you are currently subscribed.

Posted 16 August 2007