Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 01:06:07 -0400 From: Dionisio Welcome to the semi-automatic, irregularly scheduled Sappho Administrivia Posting submissions to the list in general should go to sappho@apocalypse.org request stuff (like "add me to the list" or "take me off the list" or stuff like that) should go to sappho-request@apocalypse.org [The mail sent to sappho-request does not go to some automated list-handling software at this time (although i am evaluating some automation of the list... more details later...). It goes to a human being... While human readable requests are not required, they are preferred. Also, if you have to be removed from the list *quickly*, it helps to put something in the subject header to indicate this (like "TAKE ME OFF NOW!!").] PLEASE DO NOT SEND REQUEST STUFF TO THE MAIN LIST! Not only does it take up bandwidth, but I may not read it (if I'm really busy and either taken myself off the list for a week or stashed all my sappho mail in a file for later perusal or something). When sending request stuff, it helps if you include your address in the message (sometimes headers get messed up and addresses become difficult to decypher). It also helps to tell me if you're on the regular list or the digest version... (Digest? yep... I'm getting to that) There is a digest version of the list (all the postings, very few of the headers); the digest goes out approximately every 400 lines of email, with about 5-7 digests per day. The first step is to get off the regular list; send mail to sappho-request@apocalypse.org asking to be removed. Then you have to get onto the digest. To get on the digest version, send email to: majordomo@qiclab.scn.rain.com with only the following text in the body: subscribe sappho-digest Your Full Name for example: subscribe sappho-digest Darci Chapman Subscriptions to the digest are now handled automatically; there may be some overlap between when you get ON the digest and OFF the regular list so please be patient or wait until you're off the list *before* sending your digest subscription request. There is (again!) a list for boston-area women to organize get-togethers and dinners and stuff. The addresses for administrative things and postings are, respecitvely, boston-sappho-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu and boston-sappho@mc.lcs.mit.edu There is a list for women who are local to the bay area. The relavent addresses for administrative things and postings are: "ba-sappho-request@kwaj.engr.sgi.com" "ba-sappho@kwaj.engr.sgi.com" There is a splinter list for lesbian moms, mommy wannabees, co moms, etc. Requests to be added should be mailed to: majordomo@qiclab.scn.rain.com with only the following text in the body: subscribe moms Not a sappho splinter group, but perhaps of interest to folks: the online Queer Resources Directory: they have many files available via anonymous ftp, gopher, WAIS, and Mosaic from vector.intercon.com. For info send mail to QRDstaff@vector.intercon.com. Also, a public gopher account has been made available at vector.intercon.com; telent there and login with 'gopher'. No password is required. Remember: Sappho membership is limited to women. Sharing postings with men (without the permission of the author) is considered inappropriate and rude and not very nice. Sappho is open to all women, but only women may join. This concludes the irregularly scheduled Occasional Sappho Administrivia Posting. This is a recording. Have a nice day. Really.