SUBSCRIBING

When you subscribe to a mailing list, you are basically just sending an e-mail message to list owners asking to receive their electronic mailings.

But it is not quite that simple. Some lists are moderated, which means that what is sent to the list gets there via a person who edits the listings. However, most lists are automated by a listserver, which requires no human intervention whatsoever.

Here are some basic guidelines for subscribing to a mailing list:

1. Send an e-mail message to the computer at the site address. An example of this would be the JOBPLACE mailing list, which you would subscribe to by sending e-mail to LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU. Leave the subject blank unless you are instructed otherwise.
2. In the e-mail message, type the following:
   subscribe name-of-list yourfirstname yourlastname
   For example, subscribe JOBPLACE Robin Vivona
3. After you send this mail, you will receive a message from the computer telling you that you are confirmed as a subscriber and letting you know how to discontinue your subscription. It is a good idea to keep this message, in case you find that you want to end your subscription. This e-mail will probably also give you the name of the list owner, whom you might want to e-mail if you encounter any problems.

Once you subscribe it is important to use "Netiquette" if you are to be taken as a serious professional.

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