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BETHISRAELMV
Email
Distribution List
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Introduction to the
BETHISRAELMV List
We use the email list services provided by the USCJ to send
announcements
to the Beth Israel community. The system
also maintains an archive that lets you read messages via a web interface.
If
you are subscribed to the email list, you should receive the Rabbi's Weekly Message,
the Administrator's Weekend
Update, and the Monthly
Bulletin Message plus various other ad hoc messages. If
you have subscribed but are not receiving these messages, there may be a problem:
- with your list subscription
(such as an obsolete email
address or a subscription purged because of excessive delivery errors)
- with your email service (such
as a full mailbox or an
overeager anti-spam filter).
If you suspect a
problem, see the section on Troubleshooting
Delivery Problems in the Instructions
below.
One of the advantages of the
mailing list service is that it
lets subscribers manage their own subscriptions using the web interface. It
lets users add, remove,
and change their own email addresses as
well as read previous messages. Instructions
are provided further down the
page.
The system also allows
individual
subscribers a number of options for
how they want to receive messages:
- regular is
individual messages by email as they are
posted
- no mail lets
you remain on the list without receiving emails and read
the messages using the web
interface
- digest
options
that aggregate multiple messages together
- index
options that just provide brief summaries giving the sender
and subject lines along with details on how to get the full
message.
Instructions
for the
BETHISRAELMV List Web Interface
Subscribe
to
the List
- Go
to the web interface page and select the "Join
or Leave BETHISRAELMV" link to bring up the subscription form.
- Enter your name(s) and email address and press the "Join
BETHISRAELMV" button at the bottom.
- Wait for a confirmation email at the subscribed
address and follow
the instructions to confirm your subscription request.
- Once an administrator approves your subscription, you will
receive a welcome message with information and instructions.
- Then set a password
for the web interface.
Set
a Password
for the Web Interface
- Go
to the web interface
page and select the "Get
Password" link to bring up the password registration form.
- Enter the email address you subscribed with and your
desired password and press the "Register Password" button.
- Wait for the confirmation email at the subscribed address
and follow
the instructions to confirm your web
interface access.
- If you forget your password, just register a new one.
Browse
or Search
the Message Archive
- Log in to the web
interface (unless you have opted to let
your computer remember your identity from a previous session).
- To browse,
select the desired month and year from the
archive list to see the messages from that particular month. If you
want to sort the messages, click on the column heading. Click on it
again to reverse the sort order.
- To search,
select the "Search
Archives" link from the top of the page to bring up the
search form. Enter the desired text and/or date range and press the
"Search" button at the bottom.
Change
your email address
- Go
to the web interface
page and select the "Join
or Leave BETHISRAELMV" link to bring up the subscription form
with your name and current email address already filled in.
- Replace the existing email address and press the
"Update Options" button at the bottom.
- Wait for a confirmation email at the subscribed
address and follow
the instructions to confirm your change request.
Unsubscribe
from the List
- Go
to the web interface
page and select the "Join
or Leave BETHISRAELMV" link to bring up the subscription form
with your name and current email address already filled in.
- Press the "Leave BETHISRAELMV" button at the
bottom.
- Wait for a confirmation email at the subscribed
address and follow
the instructions to confirm your unsubscription request.
Troubleshooting
Delivery Problems
- Use the list web interface to
verify and/or update your delivery settings. You may have changed email
addresses without updating the list or your subscription may have been
automatically purged from the list if there were too many messages
rejected by your email provider. Instructions
for using the web
interface are above.
- If you use a PC-based email
client (e.g. Outlook), make sure any anti-spam filters
are configured
to recognize our list messages which contain "BETHISRAELMV@uscj.org"
in the "To:" field. You may also choose to whitelist mail from
the "bethisraelmv.org"
and "uscj.org" domains.
- Make sure that there are no
problems with your email account such as a full mailbox and make sure
any anti-spam filters
provided by your Internet provider are configured
to recognize our list messages as described above. You can access these
anti-spam settings via your Internet provider's web interface following
the instructions on their Help or FAQ pages. Here are the
current instructions for Comcast and Verizon.
Send any questions or suggestions to
Web
Interface