From: My Linh Nguyen
National Institute for Literacy

CROSSPOSTED: Tips to handling multiple postings 

As you know, the National Institute for Literacy's Discussion Lists are very
active. In addition to messages directly related to the subject of each
Discussion List, often we have announcements that are posted to all the
lists. If you are subscribed to two, three or all lists, you may receive
multiple copies of one post - this is called "cross-posting." We do this to
ensure that the maximum number of subscribers receives the messages -
usually an announcement that may be of interest to subscribers on more than
one list. While this can be cumbersome, this is done to ensure that you, our
subscribers, are kept up-to-date on the latest news, guest speakers, etc.

Here are a few tips to help you manage the number of repeat emails into your
inbox.

	1)	Change your subscriber settings to receive postings in
digest format. 
	2)	Disable mail delivery from the lists while you are away. You
still remain subscribed to the list, but will not receive postings while you
are away. When you return, you can review the archives for posts that you
missed while you were away.
	3)	You do not have to subscribe to a list to benefit from a
discussion. Discussions are archived at the Institute's website and can be
sorted by thread, date, and author, and can also be searched by keyword.
	4)	When sending a message to multiple lists, start with
CROSS-POSTED in the subject line, so that other subscribers can recognize
that it is a cross-post that they may have already received.

For information and instructions on changing your subscriber settings please
visit our Discussion List Help page at
<http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/help/help_mailman.html>

To access Discussion List archives, visit
<http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/list_archives.html>

We hope that these tips will help you reduce the number of emails you
receive every day, while still keeping you well-informed. Thank you for your
continued support and participation in the National Institute for Literacy's
Discussion Lists.


My Linh Nguyen
Associate Director of Communications
National Institute for Literacy
(202) 233-2041
fax (202) 233-2050
mnguyen at nifl.gov