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WELCOME

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Welcome to NYSbirds-L!

NYSBirds-L is an email list focused on birds and birding in New York State. It is not for the discussion of pet birds or falconry, except as far as these topics directly relate to wild birds. The primary purpose of the list is to disseminate information about bird sightings in New York State in a timely manner. Questions and limited discussions on topics such as bird behavior, identification, conservation, and distribution, especially as these subjects relate to birds in New York State, are welcomed and encouraged.

This list was created in an effort to help spread information about wild birds in New York State in a wide, timely manner, and to provide an effective electronic forum for birders in New York State.

***PLEASE NOTE***: Ultimately, the determination of what is appropriate to discuss on the list, and when a discussion should be ended, will be made by the listowner.  In addition, the listowner of NYSbirds-L has the right to remove subscribers from NYSbirds-L if the listowner deems it appropriate.  Except in extreme cases, removal from the list will not take place without giving the subscriber a warning.

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SUBSCRIBING TO NYSBIRDS-L

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In order to become a subscriber of the NYSbirds-L email list, you must subscribe as follows:

Send the following COMMAND line in the body of a message to the email address NYSBIRDS-L-REQUEST@CORNELL.EDU mailto:NYSbirds-L-Request@cornell.edu:

JOIN “YOUR NAME”

Where “YOUR NAME” is to be replaced by your given name and your surname. INCLUDE THE QUOTATION MARKS IN YOUR COMMAND.

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POSTING MESSAGES

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To post messages for all subscribers to read, send messages to:

NYSBIRDS-L@CORNELL.EDU mailto:NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu.

***IMPORTANT***

Please do not send command line messages to the NYSBIRDS-L@CORNELL.EDU email address. All subscribers receive messages posted to NYSBIRDS-L@CORNELL.EDU.

Commercial messages of any sort will not be tolerated on NYSbirds-L. In order to reduce spam (junk) email, only subscribers may post messages. Subscribers violating this rule may be subject to removal from the list.

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LYRIS COMMANDS

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For details on all list subscription commands, you may visit the following URL: http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/elist/lyris/user-custom.html.

Subscribers may choose personalized settings of how they receive messages. To change these options, send the COMMAND (below) to NYSBIRDS-L-REQUEST@CORNELL.EDU mailto:NYSbirds-L-Request@cornell.edu.

The following command line should be in the BODY of the message to

NYSBIRDS-L-REQUEST@CORNELL.EDU mailto:NYSbirds-L-Request@cornell.edu:

SET OPTION

Where OPTION is one of the following; more than one option command may be used in a line:

**DELIVERY TYPE**

MAIL = Receive mail as it is contributed. Each posting will come to you as a separate e-mail message.

DIGEST = Receive a single daily digest with all the messages of the day. The digest will contain ALL the text from ALL the postings, that is, it is not just a summary.

MIMEDIGEST = Receive a single daily digest with all the messages of the day in MIME format. Each posting will be included as an attachment (so you may receive many attachments).

NOMAIL = Receive no mail from this list. This is useful if you want to temporarily stop receiving messages, but don't want to unsubscribe. (To start receiving mail again, send another SET command with one of the other three message type options.) This is useful if you plan to be on vacation and don't want to accumulate lots of mail while you are away. You will need to SET the COMMAND option back to one of the above in order to start receiving postings again.

**ACKNOWLEDGEMENT**

ACK = When contributing to the list, receive a confirmation message each message was distributed.

NOACK = When contributing to the list, do not receive a confirmation message that the message was distributed.

**YOUR OWN POSTINGS**

REPRO = Receive a copy of messages you contribute to a list when the messages are distributed to list.

NOREPRO = Do not receive copies of your own postings.

**CURRENT SETTINGS**

QUERY = To find out which options are set for you for this list.

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LEAVING NYSBIRDS-L

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LEAVE = Remove me from the list. I will JOIN again later should I decide to start my subscription again

Your name is not needed in order to unsubscribe. The only requirement is to send the message FROM your original subscription email address and that the message is to be sent to the NYSBIRDS-L-REQUEST@CORNELL.EDU address, NOT to the entire NYSBIRDS-L email list.

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QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR COMMENTS

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If you have any questions, concerns or comments about NYSbirds-L, those must be directed to the current list owner: Chris Tessaglia-Hymes at CTH4@CORNELL.EDU.

In order to keep the list orderly and flowing smoothly, do not direct any list- or subscriber-related issues to NYSbirds-L. It is imperative that these be directed to the current list owner. If this basic rule is broken by a subscriber, they may have their subscription suspended or terminated; however, this will not be without a warning.

Should you have any questions about the Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) email list server, please contact the list manager, at LISTMGR@CORNELL.EDU.

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LIST RULES

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For more information about the rules pertaining to the use of NYSbirds-L, please visit the following link:

NYSbirds-L LIST RULES

Enjoy NYSbirds-L and good birding!

Sincerely,

Chris T-H

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NYSbirds-L Listowner

Chris Tessaglia-Hymes

cth4@cornell.edu

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