[18450] in APO-L
Updated Information file
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen d Kranzer)
Fri Mar 20 03:28:10 1998
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 03:28:01 -0500
Reply-To: Ellen d Kranzer <ccrazy@WORLD.STD.COM>
From: Ellen d Kranzer <ccrazy@WORLD.STD.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
To retrieve this file in the future, send the command:
GET APO-L WELCOME
to:
LISTSERV@IUPUI.EDU
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APO-L WELCOME v6.0 03.20.98
List: APO-L@IUPUI.EDU
Coordinator: Ellen c.c. Kranzer
ccrazy@world.std.com or ellen_kranzer@harvard.edu
APO-L: For Alpha Phi Omega, a service oriented fraternity which has
chapters on many campuses in the United States. The list will provide
an opportunity for members to compare notes on their chapters, discuss
organizational issues and communicate with members at distant
chapters.
APO-L is an unofficial list and the postings reflect the opinions of
individuals and not the official policy of Alpha Phi Omega. The list
does not take the place of normal lines of communication within the
the fraternity.
To send a message to the list, send mail to APO-L@IUPUI.EDU
::COMMANDS
-send all commands to LISTSERV@IUPUI.EDU
-do not send commands to APO-L
-send commands interactively or by placing them in the body of a mail
message with no subject line or other text
-commands can be grouped in a single message by placing each command
on a separate line
Here are some useful commands:
REVIEW APO-L {receive a list of APO-L subscribers}
INDEX APO-L {receive a list of files available to APO-L users}
GET APO-L * {have the listserv send the file APO-L whatever(*)}
UNSUB APO-L {sign off of APO-L}
HELP {receive a list of LISTSERV commands}
::GUIDELINES
The following guidelines apply to APO-L. Please read them. If you
have any questions, please contact the list coordinator. The
guidelines are derived from network policies, standard netiquette and
input from subscribers.
1. When first subscribing to APO-L, please feel free to post a brief
(about a screen's worth) message about yourself to introduce yourself
to the list.
2. All postings to APO-L must be related to Alpha Phi Omega. As a rule
of thumb, if you haven't mentioned APO in your post somewhere, the
message is probably off topic.
3. Many subscribers receive APO-L through their place of work or pay
services such as Compuserve or America On Line or have limited mail
quotas. As a courtesy to those who don't have unlimited net resources,
please try to keep your messages concise and to the point. Avoid using
excessively long signature lines (between 3 & 8 lines is typical).
Try to avoid posting messages that simply say 'me too.'
4. When you quote a previous message, try to include only those parts that
are necessary to make it clear what you are responding to. Also, make
sure you are attributing the quotes to the correct individuals.
5. Netiquette dictates private responses to private email. Please do not
post private mail to APO-L even if you can't find the recipients email
address. To get a list of the address for APO-L subscribers, you can
use the REVEIW command.
6. The list does get a certain quantity of 'spam', commerical email that
is posted to a large number of lists. While there are some things
that can be done to eliminate it, there is no way to completely
block those who have no consideration for others. The people
sending this stuff are not brothers and frequently have forged the return
address on the message. Do not respond to or discuss this junk mail.
Complaining about it only increases the amount of junk mail on the list.
The list administrator will take action to try and make sure the
purpetrators are dealt with.
While there are stricter measures that can reduce the amount of
spam the list gets, those measures also cut off some brothers'
access to the list. To let as many brothers as possible have
access to APO-L, we need to put up with a little spam.
7. Please do not "flame" (insult) individuals over APO-L or in private
mail. Discussions will naturally bring disagreements, however,
rebuttals should always be made in a rational, logical and mature
manner in public or private. Argue about the points being made, not
people's character.
8. Please refrain from using any language that might be considered
questionable (even by the most conservative of us) on APO-L.
9. The chartering of a new chapter should be announced once by either a
representative of the new chapter or the assisting chapter.
Congratulations (which are definitely in order) should be sent via
PRIVATE e-mail.
10. Newly initiated pledge classes may also be announced by a single
representative. Again, congratulations and good wishes should be
sent via PRIVATE e-mail.
11. Invitations to events should only be posted once, unless there is a
change to the original announcement. Arrangements to attend an event
should be made via private email and not across APO-L.
12. Subscription to APO-L is *not* limited to active brothers. There are
pledges, perspectives, petitioners and interested by-standers on the
list. Please do not discuss the details of any fraternity rituals when
you post to the list.
13. Most of the points above can be summarized by: Keep in mind the
principles which Alpha Phi Omega was founded on and be courteous
to the members of this list.
Thank you for adhering to these guidelines.
APO's national offices are located at:
Alpha Phi Omega
14901 E. 42nd Street
Independence, MO 64055
USA
(816) 373-8667
:: DIGEST MODE
If the number of messages from APO-L is overwhelming, you can choose
to receive each day's postings as a single message or 'digest'. To
get the list in digest form, send the command:
SET APO-L DIGEST
to LISTSERV@IUPUI.EDU after you have subscribed to the list.
To return to receiving the messages individually, use the command:
SET APO-L MAIL
::MESSAGE LOGS
APO-L communications are logged weekly. You may retrieve these notebooks
by sending the following command to LISTSERV@IUPUI.EDU either by
interactive message or as the first line in a mail file:
GET APO-L LOGyymmw
where yy is the year and mm is the month and w is the week (where A=week
1, B=Week 2, etc. of the requested notebook.
You can also access the logs via the web. The location is
http://www.listserv.iupui.edu/archives/apo-l.html
::APOSOC-L
A companion list, APOSOC-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU, exists for APO members to chat
about non-business matters via electronic mail. APOSOC-L is a *very* high
volume list. The current list coordinator for APOSOC-L is Jana 'Mom'
Sorge (sorge@chemistry.umass.edu). To subscribe to the list, send
the message:
SUBSCRIBE APOSOC-L your name
to: LISTSERV@LISTS.PSU.EDU
::APO-ALUMNI-LIST
A copamnion list, APO-ALUMNI-LIST@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU, exists for
APO alumni to discuss issues that are of particular concern to alumni
and may not interest everyone on the APO-L. This includes things like
job networking in addition to fraternity-related matters. The list
coordinator is Joy Stein (pepsi@oliver.pc.cs.cmu.edu). To subscribe to
the list, send the message:
SUBSCRIBE APO-ALUMNI-LIST your name
to: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
::SECSTAFF-L
A list for APO staff volunteers to discuss issues about their work for the
fraternity. The list coordinator is David Gates (gates@acsu.buffalo.edu).
To subscribe tot he list, send the message:
SUBSCRIBE SECTSTAFF-L your name
to: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
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Y.I.S.
Ellen c.c. Kranzer
APO-L Administrator
ccrazy@world.std.com
