Hello, I've made a few changes on how the lists are handled that I thought I'd let you know about. #1 Bounced messages Each week I get about 1000 messages that were unable to be delivered to my lists sent back to me. The messages come back for various reasons, if your mailbox is full, you changed your address, your ISPs server is down, etc. These messages are called bounces. In the past I would have gone through these messages by hand to determine which addresses should be removed. We are now using a product called SmartBounce <http://www.smartbounce.com/> to handle messages that come back to me from the lists. It analyzes the bounces and compares them to the subscription lists and automatically removes the addresses that have been unable to be delivered. This means two things, first that I don't have to spend hours a week doing it by hand (YEAH!), and also that you might be removed if there is a problem with your email server. If for some reason you stop receiving messages from one of the lists, try to subscribe again to see if you may have been removed. You can find a link to the FAQ for each list at the bottom of each message from the list. You can find information about re-joining the list there. #2 List sponsorship. You may have noticed the little ads at the bottom of each message from the list. These are generally paid advertising to help support the lists. I have recently formed an alliance with Dan Knight of Low End Mac to handle sponsorship of the lists. My lists were created with much the same priorities as Dan's. Most all of the lists have openings for sponsorship and they allow you to reach a targeted group of Mac users. Over all my lists we send out about 3.5 million messages a month. This takes time and resources that sponsorships can help offset. You can find more information about sponsoring my lists and those at Low End Mac at: <http://lowendmac.net/lists/sponsor.shtml> Thank you for your support and encouragement! Eric Prentice ListMom Dr. Bott LLC | <http://www.drbott.com/> Visit my MacTips! | <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/> ListMom | <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/> ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104 PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
