Text Box: E-Mail List What is the Birmingham Canoe Club E-Mail List? It is an e-mail list dedicated to discussion or bulletins related to the Birmingham Canoe Club and paddling. Using it requires only that you have e-mail. A message sent to the list is automatically resent to everyone on the list. You can add (subscribe) or delete (unsubscribe) your name from the mailing list by sending a message as described later. What types of messages are allowed? The list should only be used for information related to paddling. The list should not be used for commercial advertising. What types of messages can the list be used for? Ask peoples' opinions of your club ideas Post information of interest to club members Solicit attendance for impromptu trips Sell or buy boating equipment Anything about paddling Remember that each message you send to the list goes to everyone subscribed to it. Do not send messages of interest to only a few people you know. Send them a message directly. There are more than 150 people on the list. Non-members are welcome to join the list. You must be a club member to receive the club's newsletter, The AFLOAT, and to vote at club meetings. If you are not a club member you should not respond to messages soliciting opinions on matters of club business or policy. How do I get on or off the list? To join the list, send a blank (nothing in the message body) e-mail message to: BirminghamCanoeClub-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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Text Box: You will receive a message back asking you to confirm your request. Use your e-mail reader's reply function to send the confirmation message. To be taken off the list, send a blank e-mail message to: BirminghamCanoeClub-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Text Box: How do I send a message to everyone on the list? You must be subscribed to the list before you can send messages. Compose your message using only Plain Text. Any information other than Plain Text (HTML or Attachments) will be deleted from your message before it is distributed to the list. Make sure you fill in the Subject line so people can tell if they are interested in reading the full message. Send your message to: BirminghamCanoeClub@yahoogroups.com How do I reply to a message I received from the list? You can use your e-mail program's "reply" function. Before you send your reply, check the address in the "TO:" field. Usually your e-mail reader will pickup the default "Reply To" address. The mailing list sets the "Reply To" address to be the message originator's address. If you want your reply to go to everyone, the "TO:" address must be changed to: BirminghamCanoeClub@yahoogroups.com I do not seem to be getting any mail. Was I removed from the list? If your ISP bounces messages back for a period of time, your e-mail address will be unsubscribed. When your e-mail is working again you can check to see if you are subscribed by sending in a Subscribe request. If you are already subscribed, you will be told so. Do not sent test messages to the list. If you are having problems, please email the webmaster.