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[Assessment 511] CROSS-POSTED: Tips to handling multiple postingsNguyen, My Linh Mylinh.Nguyen at ed.govWed Sep 20 13:19:35 EDT 2006
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
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