Over the years, hundreds and hundreds of people on the Parkinsn list have
been bewildered with all the instructions on how to manage their mail at
the listserv. We represent all levels of computer expertise and skill. In
reality, the longer the time between when we first subscribed and now...we
forget how to do things.
The Parkinsn Online website now has preconfigured buttons which will
handle, through your email program, your interactions with the listserv.
Once you click a button, your email program will open and the correct
information is already entered. All you do is send it. It is that easy. You
or others can subscribe, leave the list, suspend Parkinsn Mail, change to
digest method of Parkinsn mail delivery, receive copies of your Parkinsn
postings, or receive acknowledgement that your post to Parkinsn was
distributed.
Of course, if you haven't looked at the Parkinsn's List Online, you don't
know that the last 50 messages to the list are available there for reading
or replying. Links at the bottom of the page send you to Simon Cole's
archive search pages, Parkinsn's Current Topics Index, Parkinsn's Archive
Treasures or the world famous Parkinsn's List Drug DataBase.
Everything has a cost. The cost Parkinson's sites are borne by the
organization or individuals like you and me on limited resources. I am
thankful to those who share what they have, to make us all stronger.
Perhaps you like others would like to make the Parkinsn List Online their
starting page in their browser so list mail is the first thing they see
when they start Internet Explorer or Netscape.
Internet Explorer Instructions:
Open Internet Explorer. Go to the Parkinsn List Online at:
http://www.ionet.net/~jcott/parkmail/maillist.html
At the top of the Internet Explorer click on the word Tools. Select
Internet Options. The very top item in the menu that opens is called
Homepage. The box is blue and has the address of your present homepage. A
button is below called Use Current. Click that. At the bottom of that page
the Apply button is activated. Click on the Apply button and then click the
OK button.
Close Internet Explorer now and then reopen it. The Parkinsn List Online
will be the first page you will see when you open Internet Explorer.
Netscape Instructions:
Open Netscape. Go to the Parkinsn List Online at:
http://www.ionet.net/~jcott/parkmail/maillist.html
At the very top of the browser, click on the word Edit and select preferences.
On the right hand side of the box that opens is a sectioned called Homepage.
Click on the button that says Current Page. Then click on the OK button at
the bottom.
Close Netscape and reopen. Parkinsn List Online will be there every time
you open Netscape.
Parkinsn List Online has been available for little over a year now and is
seeding the wisdom, tribulations and humor of the Parkinsn List to the
world. Thank you all for contributing.
John Cottingham
[log in to unmask] Search the parkinsn archive online at:
http://james.parkinsons.org.uk
Catch the Parkinsn's List Online messages at:
http://www.ionet.net/~jcott/parkmail/maillist.html
Click the navigation ads and use the new search tools
John Cottingham
