Re: Newbie Subscriber Issues

Thank you, Dave.

I finally started getting emails from the GRAMPS mailing lists.

Woohoo! 👍

On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 10:04 PM [email protected] <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Try the Gramps Discourse forum instead for a more modern experience. It is
> in its 2nd year of existence.
>
>
> https://gramps.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-discourse/7
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 23:59, LR L
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I just subscribed and seem to be having trouble with the following
> processes listed below. Can someone advise? My settings are below.
>
>   - receiving posts as they happen (I have digest mode turned off)
>   - receiving copies of my own posts (see below)
>   - receive acknowledgment mail when I post to the list (see below)
>
> I assume that unless I receive at least the first bulleted item, I can't
> reply? Or is there an active forum where I can interact with the posts?
>
> BTW, I tried two times to subscribe to all GRAMPS mailing lists. The first
> time I got the THANKS page but no follow-up email. The second time, each
> mailing list put me through 6, 7, or 8 Captchas. I was ready to quit
> thinking it was broken. I finally got the follow-up emails to confirm my
> sign-up. Not sure either of these processes were normal so I am passing it
> along to you. If this many Captchas is the norm, it would be nice to let
> the potential subscriber know or they may also think about quitting. :-)
>
> Lorrie
>
>
>
> *Mail delivery*
>
> Set this option to *Enabled* to receive messages posted to this mailing
> list. Set it to *Disabled* if you want to stay subscribed, but don't want
> mail delivered to you for a while (e.g. you're going on vacation). If you
> disable mail delivery, don't forget to re-enable it when you come back; it
> will not be automatically re-enabled.
> Enabled
> Disabled
> *Set Digest Mode*
>
> If you turn digest mode on, you'll get posts bundled together (usually one
> per day but possibly more on busy lists), instead of singly when they're
> sent. If digest mode is changed from on to off, you may receive one last
> digest.
> Off
> On
> *Get MIME or Plain Text Digests?*
>
> Your mail reader may or may not support MIME digests. In general MIME
> digests are preferred, but if you have a problem reading them, select plain
> text digests.
> MIME
> Plain Text
> *Receive your own posts to the list?*
>
> Ordinarily, you will get a copy of every message you post to the list. If
> you don't want to receive this copy, set this option to *No*.
> No
> Yes
> *Receive acknowledgment mail when you send mail to the list?*
>
> No
> Yes
> *Get password reminder email for this list?*
>
> Once a month, you will get an email containing a password reminder for
> every list at this host to which you are subscribed. You can turn this off
> on a per-list basis by selecting *No* for this option. If you turn off
> password reminders for all the lists you are subscribed to, no reminder
> email will be sent to you.
> No
> Yes
> *Conceal yourself from the subscriber list?*
>
> When someone views the list membership, your email address is normally
> shown (in an obscured fashion to thwart spam harvesters). If you do not
> want your email address to show up on this membership roster at all, select
> *Yes* for this option.
> No
> Yes
> *What language do you prefer?*
>
> English (USA)
> *Which topic categories would you like to subscribe to?*
>
> By selecting one or more topics, you can filter the traffic on the mailing
> list, so as to receive only a subset of the messages. If a message matches
> one of your selected topics, then you will get the message, otherwise, you
> will not.
>
> If a message does not match any topic, the delivery rule depends on the
> setting of the option below. If you do not select any topics of interest,
> you will get all the messages sent to the mailing list.
> *No topics defined*
> *Do you want to receive messages that do not match any topic filter?*
>
> This option only takes effect if you've subscribed to at least one topic
> above. It describes what the default delivery rule is for messages that
> don't match any topic filter. Selecting *No* says that if the message does
> not match any topic filters, then you won't get the message while selecting
> *Yes* says to deliver such non-matching messages to you.
>
> If no topics of interest are selected above, then you will receive every
> message sent to the mailing list.
> No
> Yes
> *Avoid duplicate copies of messages?*
>
> When you are listed explicitly in the To: or Cc: headers of a list message,
> you can opt to not receive another copy from the mailing list. Select
> *Yes* to
> avoid receiving copies from the mailing list; select *No* to receive
> copies.
>
> If the list has member personalized messages enabled, and you elect to
> receive copies, every copy will have a X-Mailman-Copy: yes header added to
> it.
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