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Jennifer..... The only problem with the E-Groups is that it's virtually IMPOSSIBLE to get the, to STOP sending one their unsolicited weekly reports listing their new members for that week. I'm speaking from experience, too! And I followed the log off directions, and STILL receive there email. GRRRRRRR!!!!! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Fleming, Jennifer <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 11:13 AM Subject: Re: Get me off this list >I know that I am new here, but I thought I might introduce you to a service >called egroups. You can find out about their services at >http://www.egroups.com/info/features.html. I think that they would be a >great tool for you guys. They provide a chat room and online polling. This >is just a few of their many services. I know about them, because I am on >another support group through them. All of your emails would go through >them and be archived there. They will help you transfer your group if you >have over 500 members. Just a thought. > >Jen, Dad w/ PD 55/39 > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Cottingham [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 10:02 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Get me off this list > > >It has been my observation that Parkinsn membership motivation is related >to wanting a question answered. Most folks have tunnel vision and refuse to >read anything that doesn't relate to their interest. The old saying, "You >can lead a horse to water..but you can't make him/her drink" applies to the >readership. > >Periodic postings don't reach those folks. People don't relate P-I-E-O to >Parkinsn so they think P-I-E-N-O postings aren't meant to provide useful >information for them. If the list had an annual resubscription requirement, >only the core of Parkinsn, about 200 people, would remain from year to year. > >The longer folks stay, and their memory wanders is the motivation of the >periodic postings. > >Mail screening works but useful information is lost by those who are in a >fix and need to do something with their subscription. > >The new breed of surfer and subscriber demands instant gratification and >detailed instructions while clear and concise and tolerated by veterans of >the net, are no longer suitable. The new folks don't get it that a machine >rather than a parkie or volunteer handles subscriptions. There are no >employees here. > >I've tweaked the address of the page with the mail management buttons so >that it won't wrap in email and work to initiate your default browser and >go to the page. > >The tweaked address for the P-I-E-N-O maillist page is: > >http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/parkmai l/ > >Don't worry about the Notice page that appears, you will be taken to the >proper page. > > >Click on the button that applies to your Parkinsn mail option. When you >move the mouse over the buttons, a description of what the button does >appears. > >What happens when you click a Mail Management button is your default email >program opens and the email is preaddressed and the appropriate information >is automatically inserted into the body of the message. With the exception >of the Subscribe button which requires a FirstName and LastName, the >commands are complete. Just send the message. Depending on the net, the >listserv or your email provider, an acknowledgement message from the >listserv will appear in your mailbox. > >Requirements: > >You must interact with the listserv from the same email address that you >used when subscribing. If you have changed ISPs, unless the mail settings >for the old ISP are still in your email program, it won't work. > >Give the listserv a day to reply. If you are using one of the free email >addresses or AOL even though you click the send button on your email >program, your ISP may not send your message over the internet for hours, >minutes or days. > >If you click on a Mail Management button and your email program doesn't >open or nothing is placed in the body of the message, your browser's email >settings are set wrong. If you use another browser also, try it. > > > >[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.parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com > Click the navigation ads and use the new search tools >John Cottingham