Thanks, Mike. I was having the same 'problem'....I wanted to subscribe to the OT list not just read the archives.

I followed your instructions and hopefully, within the next day or two (depending on the cyber-gawds), I should start receiving the OT emails.

 Denise
 Saskatoon, SK  Canada
 [email protected]

----- Original Message ----- From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]>
 To: <[email protected]>
 Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 6:11 AM
 Subject: Re: CS>Off Topic List...


 >> ... The web address you're trying to visit
 >> is this one, correct? ...
 >>
 >>    http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html
 >
 >> Hi Mike.  No, I didn't use that address.  I used this address:
 >> [email protected]
 >>
 >> The reason that I didn't use the one that you noted is because it
 >> clearly says *OT Archive* before that address.  And I didn't want
 >> archives, I wanted the active list.
 >
 > Very good, ma'am! I'm glad we straightened that out. I hope your
 > uncertainty will help others figure out how it works.
 >
 > [email protected] is the OT list posting address. You
 > send an e-mail there and it goes out to all the subscribers to the OT
 > list, plus to the OT archives at e-scribe.
 >
 > http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html is the web
 > address of the archives. If you don't get the OT list as e-mail,
 > they're the only way to see what's being posted.
 >
 > If you want to get the OT list as e-mail, then go to
 > http://www.silverlist.org and click on the Off Topic List link. Follow
 > the instructions there to sign up.
 >
 > Anybody's who's a member of the main list can post to the OT list
 > without subscribing or doing anything special.
 >
 > The OT list is provided as a place to discuss all the interesting stuff
 > we tend to get into that really would be too off-charter or too
 > detailed for the main list.
 >
 > Thanks for persisting, Marmar. As always, folks, I'm here if you have
 > any questions. My address is in the footer at the bottom of every
 > message.
 >
 > Be well,
 >
 > Mike Devour
 > silver-list owner
 >
 > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian]
 > [[email protected]                        ]
 > [Speaking only for myself...               ]
 >
 >
 > --
 > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver.
 >
 > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org
 >
 > To post, address your message to: [email protected]
 > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html
 >
 > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected]
 > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html
 >
 > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
 >