hi gisela you wrote, in part: >Subj: Re: New E-Mail address >Date: 1998/09/26 03:31:11 >From: [log in to unmask] (Gisela Steinert) >...my new e-mail adress is: >st0601@bigfoot.de... >It's allright. I can't so good english.... my dear gisela your 'not so good english' is a lot better than my 'non-existent german'! i wondered if you were asking about how to change your e-mail address on the parkinson mailing list computer? if so, you need to send two different messages: first: send a message to the listserv computer from your old e-mail address and tell it to "signoff" or end your subscription second: send a message to the listserv computer from your new e-mail address and tell it you want to "subscribe" so your first message should be sent from: [log in to unmask] and should say: SIGNOFF PARKINSN and your second message should be sent from: [log in to unmask] and should say: SUBSCRIBE PARKINSN GISELA STEINERT i have compiled a brief summary of listserv instructions since i've had several inquiries via aol: -------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Subscribe to the Parkinson's Disease Information Exchange Network: -------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, send this 'instruction' message: SUBSCRIBE PARKINSN YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME E-mail all 'instruction' messages to the listserv computer at: [log in to unmask] After you confirm your subscription, you will start receiving messages as they are posted to the mailing list. -------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Change your Subscription Settings for the Parkinson's Disease Information Exchange Network: -------------------------------------------------------------------- There are various settings which can change the way your subscription is managed and there are specific words aka 'commands' aka 'instructions' that the listserv computer will recognise and respond to. All 'instructions' to the computer must be in the 'body' section of your e-mail message. Leave the 'subject line' blank. To request a descriptive list of the 'commands' that the listserv recognises, simply send the following 'instruction' message: HELP To find out what your subscription settings currently are: QUERY PARKINSN -------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Post a Public Message to the Parkinson's Disease Information Exchange Network: -------------------------------------------------------------------- After you have subscribed to the mailing list, to post a message to the mailing list for all members to read, type your message in the 'body' area and fill in the 'subject line' with a brief description of your topic. E-mail all 'public' messages to the listserv computer at: [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------------------------- i hope this helps rather than hinders! janet janet paterson - 51/10 - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ [log in to unmask]