The purpose of the course listserv available for students enrolled in this course is to disseminate course announcements, changes to the schedule, and other information which needs to be received in a timely manner. You will also be assured that you receive the information at the same approximate time as everyone else and do not have to worry if you did not have time to check the web site for such information. 

If individual students have questions that need to be directed to an instructor or mentor, he or she should email the instructor directly.  If a particular question is asked by several students, clarification will be posted on the listserv for the benefit of all.   Other questions some of you may have can be answered by emailing another student individually rather than posting a message on the listserv and receiving too many replies. The purpose in utilizing this listserv is for important announcements and sharing course-related information amongst class members rather than to junk up your email inbox. Before you post a message to the listserv please make sure it is appropriate for this purpose. 

To begin receiving postings from the listserv, you should read and follow the instructions for subscribing and sending messages to the listserv below. The name of the listserv for this course is "edf6481". Please remember that posting messages to the course listserv and participating in threaded discussions are two different things.

Joining the Listserv:

1. Determine which email account you will use for the listserv. This step is very important because you can only send messages to the listserv from the account that you use to sign-up for the listserv. For example, suppose that you have a BellSouth email account in addition to your UWF account, and you sign-up for the listserv using your UWF account. What that means is that you will be able to send messages to the listserv only from your UWF account. If you want to be able to send messages to the listserv using an email account other than your UWF one, you need to use that email account when you sign-up for the listserv. If you want to be able to send messages to the listserv from multiple accounts, you will have to repeat the entire sign-up process for each account.

2. Login to your email account (i.e., the account that you selected in step 1).

3. Create a new message with the following information, like the sample shown below.

To:  listserv@mailer.uwf.edu

Subject:  blank

Message:  subscribe edf6481 firstname lastname (your own first and last name)

  

Make sure that there is nothing typed in the body of the message other than the words shown above (with your first and last name instead of "melissa kelly").

3. Send

Usually within 24 hours of sending the above message to the listserv, you will receive a confirmation message similar to the one shown below.

YOU SHOULD READ THIS EMAIL COMPLETELY AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR CONFIRMING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!!!  If you do not follow the instructions, you will NOT be subscribed to the listserv.

When you click the link provided in the email message, a browser window similar to the one shown below will open.

You will know you have successfully subscribed to the list when you receive a message (like the one shown below) from the list manager welcoming you to the list. (Note: If you do not receive a confirmation message, your subscription was most likely not successful).

You should save this email message because it provides you with information you will need about posting messages to the listserv and unsubscribing (taking your email off the list) from it. If you have little or no experience using listservs then make sure to read the email you receive confirming your subscription.

After successfully subscribing to the listserv, you can send email messages to the listserv (from your email account) using the following email address:

edf6481@mailer.uwf.edu

Notes:

1. The email account that you use to sign up for the listserv is the only account that you can subsequently use to send messages to or reply to messages from the listserv. For example, suppose that you have a Hotmail account in addition to your ArgoNet account. If you send a message from your ArgoNet account to sign up for the listserv, then you have been subscribed with that email address. If you try to send a message to the listserv from another account (such as Hotmail), then you will get a notification message that your posting has been rejected.
   
2. By default, you will not receive a copy of messages that you send to the listserv. If you want to set-up your subscription so that you get a copy of messages that you send to the listserv:, send an e-mail (using the email account you used when you subscribed to the listserv) to:
   
   listserv@mailer.uwf.edu
   
   with the following command (and nothing else) in the body of the message:
   
   set distance rep
   
3. Please keep in mind that messages that you send to the listserv get sent to everyone subscribed to the listserv. If you reply to a message that was sent to the listserv, your reply will be sent to everyone who subscribed to the listserv. (Note: Some email programs make it appear that you are sending a reply to an individual, although it gets delivered to the listserv.)

If you have problems joining the listserv or sending messages to the listserv, click on this book.  It links to a Word document that contains information about common problems that occur when working with the listserv.

If you have problems, send a message to Melissa for assistance. Include a copy of the error message (if applicable).