All of our email list settings are user management through the web interface. To register for the list or to manage your settings please visit this website:
http://lists.macpeoplemug.org/se/list/macpeople
If you are already a member of this list but want to modify your settings and don’t have a password, please see the instructions below.
Once subscribed, you may send messages to the list by sending email the address below. Please add it to your address book:
macpeople@lists.macpeoplemug.org
Email List Password
If you’ve never used the web interface to manage your subscription, you do not have a password assigned to you yet. You will need to click the “forgot password” link and enter your email address. A password will randomly generated and emailed to you. Once you use this password to log in, you can change the password to something more memorable.
Guidelines for Use:
Keep it On Topic
This list is intended for Apple and technology related discussion of interest to MacPeople members and guests. This is not the place for political discussion, advertisements, jokes, or other irrelevant material.
Think Before You Hit Send
There are approximately 200 members on this email list. Remember when posting or replying to a message you are sending your message to everyone. Be reasonable with your posts, we don’t want to limit discussion but ask you to use good judgment. Do not post the same question repeatedly and review the posts on the list to determine if your question has been answered or your response already made.
If your message is directed to only one individual, please reply to them individually. The 199 other people do not want their email boxes clogged up with irrelevant material.
Do not post anything that you would not want publicly distributed.
Be Careful with Auto-Responders
Automatic email responders are great for business, but they don’t work as well for personal email and can cause chaos with the email list. If you setup an auto responder that replies to every message it can create a never-ending loop of replies with the MacPeople list and flood the inboxes of the list members. If you will be unavailable for an extended period of time, we recommend that you temporarily turn off email notifications. Just don’t forget to turn them back on when you return!
Don’t Feed The Trolls:
Remember that this list is run by MacPeople members and is not affiliated with Apple. We do not pre-screen or censor posts so we cannot be responsible for any content posted to the list. The officers will make every effort to monitor the list and deal with problems privately. If you see an inappropriate post, please ignore it or report it to a MacPeople officer. Do not respond to the offending post.
Is This List Helpful? Consider Joining MacPeople and Supporting the Group:
Our records show that about half the users of this email list are not current MacPeople members. We don’t require that you be a MacPeople member to post to this list, but if you find it helpful, consider joining MacPeople. Our annual dues is very reasonable and goes to support the club in providing refreshments at meetings, equipment and library items.
Solving Common Problems:
Use the Correct Email Address:
You may only post to this list with an address that you have registered. Therefore, when sending messages from your email application, please make sure you are sending from the appropriate account, otherwise you’ll get an error message. In the alternative, our new email list allows you to add multiple email addresses to your account so you can send from those addresses as well. Just make sure you only have notifications sent to one email address to avoid duplicates.
If you attempt to unsubscribe or change your membership options, likewise make sure you’re doing it from the appropriate email address or your changes will not take effect.
If you’re getting duplicate messages, check to see if you may have registered for the list with multiple email addresses, if so, remove edit your subscription so you only have email delivered to one address.
Too Many Emails
Discussion on this list can be active. If you find that you are receiving too many emails to manage don’t unsubscribe. Instead, consider setting up a rule in your mail application to filter all of these messages into one folder so they’re easier to manage at your leisure.
These are the instructions for using Apple Mail, the steps are similar for other email programs:
1. Open Mail and create a folder in your email application called MacPeople List (or something similar)
2. Choose Mail from the menu bar and select Preferences, in the Mail preference pane, click Rules
3. Click “Add Rule”
4. For description type: MacPeople (Or something similar)
5. Select “all” from the drop-box so it reads: “If all of the following conditions are met”
6. Modify the drop-boxes so the first line reads: “Subject Contains [MacPeople]” (don’t forget the brackets!)
7. Click the + button to add another criteria and arrange the second line so it reads “To Contains macpeople@lists.macpeoplemug.org”
8. Under Perform the following actions: arrange the drop-boxes so it reads “Move message to mailbox: MacPeople List” (or whatever you named your folder in step 1).
9. Click OK and you’re done.
Your rule should look like this:
Modifying your List Subscriptions
Instructions for unsubscribing from the list or modifying your subscription are found at the bottom of every email that is posted to the list. You can make all changes to your subscription through the mailing list webpage. Please do not post messages to the list requesting a change be made to your subscription.
Email List Password
If you’ve never used the web interface to manage your subscription, you do not have a password assigned to you yet. You will need to click the “forgot password” link and enter your email address. A password will randomly generated and emailed to you. Once you use this password to log in, you can change the password to something more memorable.
Other Problems
If you continue to have problems with the email list, please do not post your problems to the list as MacPeople members cannot help you. Instead, please email our list administrator, Rick Chin for assistance with the issue. Please allow a reasonable amount of time for Rick to respond as he frequently travels for business.
