ES&H SIG E-mail List

The ES&H e-mailist, stc_esh_sig, can be a great source of support for many STC ES&H SIG members. It is unmoderated and managed by the SIG Manager.

Joining the E-Mail List

Join the e-mail list by signing on at http://lists.stc.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?join=stc_esh_sig. (You need your STC ID, which you can find on the STC publications mailing label, or at the top-right of the STC home page, just under the menu bar, if you're already logged in there. You won't need a password.

Or just send a message to owner-stc_esh_sig@lists.stc.org, with the following in the body of the message:

SUBSCRIBE stc_esh_sig [Your email address]

Posting messages

To post messages to the main mailing list, send the messages to stc_esh_sig@lists.stc.org.

Using the Web Interface

Doing other tasks

The e-mail list's web interface is available at http://lists.stc.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=stc_esh_sig. (Leave the Your password field blank.)

The web interface is easy to use to do various tasks, such as:

You must use the web interface to change your email address:

  1. Go to http://lists.stc.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=stc_esh_sig.
  2. Enter your previous email address in the Your email address field.
  3. Leave the Your password field blank.
  4. Click the Click here to enter stc_esh_sig button.
  5. Click the Your Settings button.
  6. Enter your new email address in the Email Address field.
  7. Click the Save button.

Alternatively, unsubscribe from the list using your previous email address and then resubscribe to the list using your new email address.

Using E-mail for Various Tasks

Changing the way you receive messages

To receive messages in a specific mode, send a message to lyris@lists.stc.org, with one of the following in the body of the message:

Note: Although the list rarely produces so many long strings of messages that you would want to use digest mood, we have added some tips on how to get past all the html when reading the mailing list in digest mode.

Unsubscribing

To unsubscribe from the ES∓H mailing list, send a message to owner-stc_esh_sigl@lists.stc.org, with the following in the body of the message:

UNSUBSCRIBE stc_esh_sig [Your email address]

Searching archives

To search the main mailing list's archives, send a message to lyris@lists.stc.org. Enter the following in the body of the message:

search stc_esh_sig [Search words]

Contacting the mailing list's owner

To contact the mailing list's owner, send a message to owner-stc_esh_sig@lists.stc.org.

Digest Tips

Here are some solutions to reading past the HTML code that surrounds digest messages in some email browsers.With thanks to the Lone Writers SIG!

Use Word's Document Map

  1. Copy the entire message and paste it into Word.
  2. Find "X-Message-Number:" and format it as Heading 1, repeat to the end.
  3. View the document using the Document Map, clicking on each X-Message-Number and reading the first part of the message.

Use a shareware utility, Digester's Reader

(Submitted by Janet Swisher, 3 Dec 2005)

I use a handy shareware utility called "Digester's Reader", written by techwriter David Castro: http://www.davidcastro.com/DigestersReader/index.html

Digests may be old tech, but they help me manage my time. If I got this and other lists undigested, it would be way too tempting to read messages as they trickle in throughout the day. With digests, I only get one message from each list per day, and with Digester's Reader, I can easily skip threads that don't interest me.