Subcriptions

To send an e-mail to the ALL-kids list, direct it to all-kids@listserv.acor.org. Of course, you have to be a member first. To join, see below.

If you want to talk to a list administrator, send an email to all-kids-request@listserv.acor.org. The current administrator is Patty.

Some people do not like to receive a lot of e-mails. If you prefer, you can set your account to "no mail" and then you will not receive e-mails. But you can still read posts and post to the list via the web interface by going to the ALL-kids web interface (below) and clicking on the month. (You will need a password, see below.)

You can join or leave the list, post to the list, read posts, or search the ALL-kids archives by going to the subcribers web interface page:

• ALL-kids web interface

The above web page give you the option to:

• Search the archives
• Post to the list
• Join or leave the list (or change settings)

or, you browse the archives by clicking on one of the months. You cannot access the archives unless you are a member of the list and set up a password.

How to set up a password

Go to http://listserv.acor.org/archives/all-kids.html. When the window opens:

• sign in with your email address
• give yourself a password that you can remember
• check the box that says "remember my password"
• accept the cookie that the site wants to put on your computer
• leave the site
• go to your email box and find the confirmation email
• click on the URL (or paste it into your browser window) and your password will be confirmed
• now go back to http://listserv.acor.org/archives/all-kids.html and you will be able to search the archives.
  
  (A potential problem: If you already have a cookie from ACOR, please delete it from the cache in your computer and start all over again.)

Join or leave the list or change settings

• Direct link to sub page

When you get to this page, you see three buttons under the first two paragraphs:

and then the heading followed by radio buttons:

• subscription type
• mail header type
• acknowledgement
• miscellaneous
• topics

The join or leave the list buttons are self explanatory. Note: if you are thinking about leaving the list because of high volume, you might first want to consider the "digest" or "no mail" options explained below.

Under the other headings, the most frequently used are subscription type and miscellaneous.

Subscription type

Most people subscribe with a regular subscription, where they receive individual posts from listmembers each day. Other options are available under Subscription type. The second most common subscription type is "digest". In digest mode, you receive one long email each day. This long email contains all of the individual posts from the list for that day. Some people like this method, since they then receive a lot fewer emails.The mime, html, traditional, index modes are variations on the regular and digest modes.

Miscellaneous

No mail. You can remain a member but stop receiving any posts from ALL-kids by checking the box "Mail delivery disabled temporarily [NOMAIL]". This is useful if you are going to be on vacation.

You can also use "no mail" to read the ALL-kids list without ever getting a single email from the list. As long as you are a member of ALL-kids and have a password set up, you can read all the email on the web in the archives and respond on the post to the list page.

Note

If you have any trouble with the above, just email the list administrator for help.

A full user manual is available at the Lsoft website:

http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/index.html

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