PLEASE READ: List is up and running...

Steve Avery (stevea@sedal.usyd.edu.AU)
Tue, 16 Apr 1996 10:27:33 +1000

Hi all,
As you no doubt have noticed, the list has been a bit quiet lately. The
site it used to be on has been wound down, and I and the listproc were
kicked off. As a result, I needed a new home (fast). I've found a new
home (temporarily until someone else, who shall remain anonymous for the
time being, takes over). So the list is back up and running.
However, the new site is a bit more complex than the old site, and I
have a lot less pull, and need to call in a lot more favours to keep it
afloat. As a result, I have to take a bit more dictatorial stance with
regard to maintenance. This means if email to you bounces, even just
once, you're out. This is the policy (in reality, I may be a bit lenient
depending on the error and the subscriber).
If you suspect this has happened to you, you may email me to find out
if you're still on the list (don't ask me why you were bumped, there are
500 members and I have poor short term memory), or, you can use the
RECIPIENTS command for the listproc.
The address for the new site is listproc@cse.unsw.edu.au for the
server, and alt-photo-process@cse.unsw.edu.au for the list itself. In
the future, email to the old address may be automatically forwarded, but
at present that is not the case (any such email will bounce).
There may be some strange effects of the change over on those that get
digest mail, and it may have some strange effects on the month's
archived messages.
My workload has significantly increased since I took on the list (I was
only a postgrad student then - now I have two jobs and am still a
postgrad :-)). As a result, you may sometimes find I am a bit slow to
answer your email. Don't fret, I will get around to it, it may just take
a few days. If you don't hear from me for a week, and I haven't posted
that I'll be away, try again.
As a final request, PLEASE READ ALL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES TO THE
LIST. I don't post them often, and they are nearly always relevant to
all list members, so please read them.

So, now you can all start posting again. Don't forget the new address,
and feel free to drop me email if you have problems.

cheers
-steve