Note: At this time, lists at squawk.com have been converted from majordomo to majordomo2. We have never had to fall back. Access lists and the archives that have been created after the conversion for lists in the scifi.squawk.com domain over the web by clicking here.
Access lists that are in the 954.org domain here.
Access lists that are in the cybertops.net domain here.
Access lists that are in the sfsfs.org domain here.
Access lists that are in the wasaranch.com domain here.
Pre-conversion archive access: Access to the archive for advertised Majordomo lists at squawk.com. Note that this pointer will lead you to the classic majordomo archives - all archives prior to May, 2002. New archives are all accessed through the Majordomo 2 interface.
Read about responsible mailing list management at the MAPS page. We support these principles. All of our mailing lists are opt-in. All lists (except those where the members have voted to not have them) have unsubscription instructions in the footers and headers. We remove undeliverable addresses to the best of our ability (see the FAQ for specifics and please remember that not every mailing system provides bounces from which can be discerned the address of the subscriber. We also maintain out-of-band unsubscription channels, the -owner addresses assigned to each list. See the FAQ for the documentation needed to use the out-of-band unsubscription channels. We ask that you try to use the automated system before complaining - and if you do complain, please tell us the truth about what you have tried. If we end up chasing a blind alley for an hour, then we will get to your subscription request later when we can allocate more time to the problem.
Frequently asked questions about lists at squawk.com are available here.
At squawk.com, we provide list hosting, with no advertising. The Catch? See Below.
NO TESTING BY LIST MEMBERS IS ALLOWED. See the faq for details.
Lists at squawk.com may be advertised or unadvertised.
Advertised lists get a web home. Along with that goes a wais-searchable archive (note: this is an objective - the searchable archive is not a reality for the majordomo2 lists yet), a history maintained by majordomo2 in thread or time order, and so forth. They also have standard mail access.
See the faq for details. There is lots more in the FAQ.
Mime is a wonderful thing, except on mailing lists. Digest users usually see your mimed sections as garbage. Not everyone can interpret mime, and not every mailer interprets every mime type correctly. Mail viruses are spread by mime and other attachments. Therefore mime and attachments are removed from all mailing lists at squawk.com, using a program called demime. Demime will remove attachments, stop happy99 and its friends, and remove many of those pesky automatic advertising signatures. More are added frequently.
Well, there are three:
There must be a list maintainer. Sometimes I run lists myself, sometimes I don't.
The charge for running the list is inversely proportional to my interest in the subject of the list.
The list owner must maintain editorial control and responsibility for their list.
They must read it.
They must get the bounces. They should read them as well.
They should learn enough about Majordomo2 to deal with their own list.
There are several levels regarding learning about Majordomo:
The list owner must know how to unsubscribe troublemakers.
The list owner may know how to deal with mail bounces. My automatic system is always in place, but sometimes the list owner may wish to pro-actively communicate with people whose mail is constantly bouncing.
The list owner may wish to approve their own bounced postings. This is easy under majordomo2 - it involves nothing more than clicking on a URL that you get in an e-mail.
In other words, you are responsible for your list. The more you are willing to do to run your list, the more likely I am to set it up for you. The more you can do, the lower the monthly cost.
What am I interested in? Well,
Guns, and the right to bear arms, especially Cowboy Action Shooting.
Computer Security
Linux
Lists can be advertised or unadvertised.
Comments, etc? Mail to the owner, Nick Simicich <njs@scifi.squawk.com>
This page was last updated on Thursday, May 11, 2002 2:00 AM