As an alternative to the main list which receives all messages sent out, there is a low traffic option.

It is actually a sub section of the main list where the [all] flag is placed in the subject line to direct messages to those who are on the low traffic list, everyone is actually on the same list but those on the low traffic list have messages to them suppressed unless there is [all] in the subject line

Members can set up this themselved at the web interface use the options button below. When you have logged in to your account page, scroll down until you find the section headed "Which topic categories would you like to subscribe to?" , tick the box marked All Users, now go down to the next section "Do you want to receive messages that do not match any topic filter?" and make sure 'No' is selected. Your password is in the monthly reminder message, or you can follow the instructions below to recover it.

It is actually a little bit counter intuitive as you are not ticking the All box to get all messages but your are ticking the All box to only get messages that have [all] in the subject line.

You will now only receive messages that have the indicator [all] in the subject line or the first line of the text. This will mean you will not get ordinary messages.

This does rely on members remembering to put that indicator in the message, but you will be sure to get any administration announcements which will be sent out with this indicator.

You can return to the full list at any time by re-visiting the account page and un-ticking the All users box.

Log in will be required for these links.

If you wish to temporarily suspend delivery for a period away, or if you wish to take a break then there are two ways in which you can do this yourself: The Web interface is perhaps the easiest to use but you will need you password which is sent to you each month.

Web Interface Method.

Go to the user account page by clicking on the Options button below, enter your e-mail address in the provided box and your password in the provided box and then you can log in to your personal page and set your options, there are a number of explained options there, but to temporarily suspend delivery of your mail go down the page until you find the section headed Mail Delivery, where you can set this Enabled or Disabled as you wish. This action does not unsubscribe you from the list so you can still send mail even though you will not receive any.

Log in will be required for this link.

E-mail Interface.

You can set your mail delivery on or off by e-mail, to do this prepare an e-mail to cwf1-request@cawcom.com with the following details:

The subject of the message should follow the following format:

set authenticate password address=myaddress@domain.com

[where of course you replace password and address with your own details.]

[If you do not know your password then see below on how to obtain it]]

The text should contain the following to suspend delivery:

set delivery off

end

Or to turn on delivery again use the same address and subject but use the following text:

set delivery on

end

If your command is sucessful you will get a message back in the following format:

The results of your email command are provided below. Attached is your original message.

- Results:

delivery disabled by user

or

The results of your email command are provided below. Attached is your

original message.

- Results:

delivery enabled

If you get back a long mail with a list of usable commands then your command was NOT RECOGNIZED and you should try again checking your format first to ensure it is correct.

This can be obtained from the user account page by clicking the Options button below. You may also change your password to something you find easier to remember by visiting this page.

Or you can send a mail to cwf1-request@cawcom.com with the subject in the following format:

password address=myaddress@domain.com

Of course you must change myaddress@domain.com to the address you have registered with the list.

You will get a mail back containing your password.

There are two ways to subscribe and unsubscribe from the list.

Via the Website

Via E Mail

To subscribe to the group e-mail group simply send a mail to cwf1-join@lists.cawcom.com , subject and body can be blank. All applications are moderated so it may take a short while before your account is enabled. You will need to reply to the message that says you have been approved to verify your mail address.

To totally un-subscribe to the e-mail list send a mail to cwf1-leave@lists.cawcom.com, subject and body blank. Un-subscribing this way is immediate and to rejoin you will have to go through the subscription process again.

For the techinical lists you would use technical-join@cawcom.com or technical-leave@cawcom.com

There is an option to have a digest edition of the list rather than get immediate e-mails. The digest is issued at least once a day, more often if there is a lot of messages.

You can do this via the website, click on the appropriate button below or you can do it via email:

You will need a password to access your options if you have forgotten it you can get a reminder from the options page.

Send an email from the address you use to cwf1-request@cawcom.com for the main list or technical-request@cawcom.com for the technical list, you need to put one of the following texts in the subject line, the mail does not neet to contain anything else

set digest plain

set digest mime

set digest off

When the `digest' option is turned off, you will receive postings immediately when they are posted. Use `set digest plain' if instead you want to receive postings bundled into a plain text digest (i.e. RFC 1153 digest). Use `set digest mime' if instead you want to receive postings bundled together into a MIME digest. Basically MIME is formatted HTML where each message is an attachment to the main email, plain is plain text with all mails in the body of the e-mail.

There are a number of commands that the experienced user may wish to use to control thier subscription.

To obtain a list of the basic commands send an e-mail to cwf1-request@cawcom.com with the single word help in the subject and no text. You will be mailed back a list of instructions.

To obtain the more advanced set commands, send an e-mail to cwf1-request@cawcom.com with the two words, set help , in the subject and no text.

This is email command help for version 2.1.26 of the "Mailman"
list manager.  The following describes commands you can send to get information about and control your subscription to Mailman lists at this site.  A command can be in the subject line or in the body of the message.

Note that much of the following can also be accomplished via the World Wide Web, at:

    http://cawcom.com/mailman/listinfo/cwf1_cawcom.com

In particular, you can use the Web site to have your password sent to your delivery address.

List specific commands (subscribe, who, etc) should be sent to the *-request address for the particular list, e.g. for the 'mailman'
list, use 'mailman-request@...'.

About the descriptions - words in "<>"s signify REQUIRED items and words in "[]" denote OPTIONAL items.  Do not include the "<>"s or "[]"s when you use the commands.

The following commands are valid:

    
    confirm 
        Confirm an action.  The confirmation-string is required and should be
        supplied by a mailback confirmation notice.

    end
        Stop processing commands.  Use this if your mail program automatically
        adds a signature file.

    help
        Print this help message.

    info
        Get information about this mailing list.

    lists
        See a list of the public mailing lists on this GNU Mailman server.

    password [ ] [address=<address>]
        Retrieve or change your password.  With no arguments, this returns
        your current password.  With arguments  and 
        you can change your password.

        If you're posting from an address other than your membership address,
        specify your membership address with `address=<address>' (no brackets
        around the email address, and no quotes!).  Note that in this case the
        response is always sent to the subscribed address.

    set ...
        Set or view your membership options.

        Use `set show' (without the quotes) to view your current option
        settings.

    set help
        Show this detailed help.

    set show [address=<address>]
        View your current option settings.  If you're posting from an address
        other than your membership address, specify your membership address
        with `address=<address>' (no brackets around the email address, and no
        quotes!).

    set authenticate <password> [address=<address>]
        To set any of your options, you must include this command first, along
        with your membership password.  If you're posting from an address
        other than your membership address, specify your membership address
        with `address=<address>' (no brackets around the email address, and no
        quotes!).

    set ack on
    set ack off
        When the `ack' option is turned on, you will receive an
        acknowledgement message whenever you post a message to the list.

    set digest plain
    set digest mime
    set digest off
        When the `digest' option is turned off, you will receive postings
        immediately when they are posted.  Use `set digest plain' if instead
        you want to receive postings bundled into a plain text digest
        (i.e. RFC 1153 digest).  Use `set digest mime' if instead you want to
        receive postings bundled together into a MIME digest.

    set delivery on
    set delivery off
        Turn delivery on or off.  This does not unsubscribe you, but instead
        tells Mailman not to deliver messages to you for now.  This is useful
        if you're going on vacation.  Be sure to use `set delivery on' when
        you return from vacation!

    set myposts on
    set myposts off
        Use `set myposts off' to not receive copies of messages you post to
        the list.  This has no effect if you're receiving digests.

    set hide on
    set hide off
        Use `set hide on' to conceal your email address when people request
        the membership list.

    set duplicates on
    set duplicates off
        Use `set duplicates off' if you want Mailman to not send you messages
        if your address is explicitly mentioned in the To: or Cc: fields of
        the message.  This can reduce the number of duplicate postings you
        will receive.

    set reminders on
    set reminders off
        Use `set reminders off' if you want to disable the monthly password
        reminder for this mailing list.


    subscribe [password] [digest|nodigest] [address=<address>]
        Subscribe to this mailing list.  Your password must be given to
        unsubscribe or change your options, but if you omit the password, one
        will be generated for you.  You may be periodically reminded of your
        password.

        The next argument may be either: `nodigest' or `digest' (no quotes!).
        If you wish to subscribe an address other than the address you sent
        this request from, you may specify `address=<address>' (no brackets
        around the email address, and no quotes!)

    unsubscribe [password] [address=<address>]
        Unsubscribe from the mailing list.  If given, your password must match
        your current password.  If omitted, a confirmation email will be sent
        to the unsubscribing address. If you wish to unsubscribe an address
        other than the address you sent this request from, you may specify
        `address=<address>' (no brackets around the email address, and no
        quotes!)

    who password
        See everyone who is on this mailing list.  The roster is limited to
        list administrators and moderators only; you must supply the list
        admin or moderator password to retrieve the roster.


Commands should be sent to cwf1-request@cawcom.com

Questions and concerns for the attention of a person should be sent to

    cwf1-owner@cawcom.com