RE: subscribe

From:Miranda Latourelle <MLatoure@nwhsea.org>

UNSUBSCRIBE

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	From:  HistoNet Server [SMTP:histonet@pathology.swmed.edu]
	Sent:  Wednesday, September 27, 2000 5:21 PM
	To:  Miranda Latourelle
	Subject:  re: subscribe

	Your address has been added to the addresses that comprise this
Listserv
	List.
	Welcome to HISTONET. This is an electronic mailing list for the
exchange of
	information pertaining to histotechnology and related fields. 

	PLEASE SAVE THIS MESSAGE. 	
	It contains useful information about how to use the list and what to
do if you
	experience problems. It also includes some basic rules for email
etiquette
	(Netiquette) which will be helpful to those who are new to this form
of
	communication.

	WHAT IS A LISTSERVER?
	A list server is a computer that runs software which will receive
incoming
	electronic mail (email) messages and reroute them automatically to
everyone on
	the subscriber list. Email uses the vast expanse of the Internet to
allow
	almost instantaneous communication between networked computers
around the
	world. Our system uses the LISTSTAR software from Quarterdeck
Corporation
	(California) and can currently send about 30 messages a minute.
With the
	present number of subscribers, we are processing about 10,000
outbound
	messages a day.

	WHO SHOULD SUBSCRIBE?
	Anyone interested in research or clinical applications of histology,
	immunohistochemistry, in-situ hybridization pathology, and electron
microscopy
	may find Histonet informative and useful. Currently, there are more
than 850
	subscribers from all over the world. Subscribers include hospital
employees
	from major urban centers and obscure remote locales, university
researchers,
	botanists and the employees of commercial laboratories, government
agencies,
	veterinary facilities and a wide variety of commercial industrial
ventures. 

	WHO RUNS HISTONET?
	The list is run by Linda R. Margraf, M.D. and Herb K. Hagler, Ph.D.
using
	hardware and software owned by the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical
	School, Department of Pathology in Dallas, Texas. If you have any
questions or
	problems with Histonet please contact Linda Margraf at
	LMargraf@childmed.dallas.tx.us.

	HOW DOES THE LIST WORK?
	This server, unlike many systems, uses ONLY ONE ADDRESS to send
commands to
	the computer and to post messages. The server will recognize
commands sent in
	the SUBJECT line of the message and only when they are spelled
exactly as
	listed below. Anything not identified as a command will be
circulated to
	EVERYONE on the list.

	The following is a list of commands the server recognizes:

	subscribe
	 Your address will be added to the list of subscribers. You will
then be able
	to send messages to this list that will be forwarded to all other
list
	subscribers. You will begin to receive all messages sent to the list
by other
	subscribers.

	subscribe digest
	 Your address will be added to the list of subscribers who receive a
digest
	instead of each forwarded message. A digest is a compilation of all
the
	messages received in a 24 hour period. It is sent to the digest
subscribers
	every night after midnight. Digest subscribers can post and respond
to
	messages the same as "real-time" subscribers.

	digests
	 A list of available digests will be returned to you. Histonet
stores old
	messages as daily digests for approximately three  months. To read
previous
	messages, copy the list of available  digests, mark the dates of
interest and
	return it to the server.

	unsubscribe
	 Your address will be removed from the list of subscribers.
	 You will no longer be able to send messages to the members
	 of the list.

	help
	 A list of the commands recognized by the server will be   returned
to you.

	WHAT ARE THE RULES?
	You may post any questions you wish pertaining to histology,
pathology,
	in-situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry etc. Equipment and
reagent
	evaluations, laboratory management issues, government regulations,
and job
	opportunities are all appropriate topics. The University asks that
we restrict
	the use of its hardware and software to business purposes only
(occasional
	jokes do slip through but PLEASE use restraint). Vendors and those
with
	commercial interests in histology products are welcome contributors
however,
	we ask that blatant advertisements be avoided at all times. It is
fine to
	refer to product that your company produces if it is pertinent to a
topic
	being discussed on the list. Unsolicited advertisements are poorly
tolerated
	by the members and you will likely receive a number of negative
comments if
	you overstep the boundaries. Please contact Linda Margraf at
	LMargraf@childmed.dallas.tx.us if you are not sure about the
appropriateness
	if a message you wish to post.


	BASIC HISTONET "NETIQUETTE"
	It is most helpful to the list members if you post your responses to
queries
	to everyone on the list and not just as a personal reply to the
person asking
	the question. That way duplicate messages are minimized and we all
learn from
	each other's comments.

	Likewise, if you post a question and get a number of responses back
directly
	to you, it is helpful to everyone if you could send out a summary of
the
	replies you got to Histonet.

	Please avoid abbreviations unless they are explained in your
message. For
	example: immunohistochemistry (IHC). This list circulates to a wide
variety of
	individuals and what seems obvious to you may have no meaning on the
other
	side of the world.

	Please sign your letter and include your institution or affiliation
and
	location. Not all email systems have headers which identify the
sender.

	Do use the subject line to indicate the topic of your message. 

	DON'T USE ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS -it is considered shouting. 

	Please send questions and problems about the list directly to Linda
Margraf at
	LMargraf@childmed.dallas.tx.us and don't circulate them to the >850
	subscribers on the list. Be careful when sending commands to the
server to put
	the command in the SUBJECT LINE and spell it correctly.

	Please do not send images as attachments with your message. We can
now post
	images at our web site (http://pathcuri1.swmed.edu). To have an
image posted
	send it to Herb Hagler at herb.hagler@email.swmed.edu. 




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