The IMPUTE list (Imputations in Data Analysis) has been transferred from
the North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network to the University of
Texas at Dallas.
PLEASE SAVE THIS MESSAGE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. It describes the changes in
procedures for using the list. There are four main changes:
1. TO SEND A MESSAGE TO ALL THE PEOPLE SUBSCRIBED to the list, send e-mail
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Previously you would have addressed such e-mail
to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
2. TO MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT (for example, to have your mail stopped while you
are
away on vacation or leave the list permanently) address your command to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (This address replaces the previous address of
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) New subscribers should address their
"subscribe"
command to this address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) too.
Please try to be careful to distinguish between these two addresses (the
list
address, [EMAIL PROTECTED], and the listar address, [EMAIL PROTECTED])
using
each one appropriately. This distinction is the same as it was at the
previous
IMPUTE list location, and the same as for most other e-mail discussion
lists.
3. THE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT COMMANDS THEMSELVES HAVE CHANGED SOMEWHAT. Here
are
some of the main ones:
TO LEAVE THE LIST (unsubscribe, sign off):
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe impute"
(without the quotes) on the SUBJECT line of your message.
You (or anyone) may SUBSCRIBE by sending a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with "subscribe impute" on the SUBJECT line. You will get a reply to this
e-mail; this reply will ask you to respond by replying to it. (However,
this fails to work on some systems, so you may need to FORWARD this message
to the sender instead of REPLYing.)
TO GO ON VACATION:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "set impute
vacation". You will remain subscribed to the list but will not
receive any e-mail as long as this flag is set. To come back from
vacation, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unset impute
vacation".
TO GET A DIGEST EVERY DAY:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "set
impute digest". Instead of receiving each message when it is sent,
you will receive one message, about once per day. This message will
contain all messages sent to the list that day.
TO STOP GETTING A DIGEST:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unset
impute digest". This will turn off digest mode, and you will
receive an e-mail every time something is posted to the list.
TO GET A DIGEST AND NORMAL POSTS:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "set impute
digest2". This will activate digest mode with normal posting. As
each message is posted to the list it will be sent to you, and you
will receive a digest as well. This flag should be used INSTEAD of
digest, NOT IN ADDITION TO. To stop receiving digests in addition
to normal posts, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a
subject of "unset impute digest2". You will go back to receiving
normal posts.
TO FIND OUT WHO IS ON THE LIST:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "who
impute". You will receive a list of people subscribed to the list
who are not hidden. Admins will be able to see everbody, including
those hidden.
TO HIDE ON THE LIST:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "set impute
hidden". You will no longer appear on WHO queries. No one (except
Admins) will know you are subscribed to the list unless you post to
it (in which case those people on the list will know you posted if
nothing else).
TO STOP HIDING:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unset
impute hidden".
TO CHECK ON YOUR OWN STATUS:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "stats
impute". You will get a list of all the flags currently set on
your account (such as VACATION and DIGEST described above).
TO GET A LIST OF FLAGS AVAILABLE:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "flags".
An e-mail will be sent to you with the available flags that you can
set on your account.
TO GET A LIST OF COMMANDS AVAILABLE:
Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "commands".
An e-mail will be sent to you with all the commands that the server
and any installed modules offer.
4. IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN USE THE INTERNET RATHER THAN E-MAIL TO MANAGE YOUR
ACCOUNT:
Go to the web site http://listar.utdallas.edu. (Until you tell the
system what password you have chosen, you will have to leave the
password box blank. You will get an e-mail telling you what your
"authorization string" is. You will need to enter this where requested.)
Once you have gained access, follow the links to go to
the impute list, and from there follow further links to do what you
want.
You cannot send mail to the list via the internet, however:
see item 1 above.
If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to contact me, the
list owner.
T. Robert Harris
Green Center for the Study of Science and Society
University of Texas at Dallas
P.O. Box 830688, GC 21
Richardson TX 75083-0688
(972) 883-6410
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
