Re: Mailing Lists

On 4/12/2008 5:13 PM, Dave Symes wrote:
> In article <sPidnTiWbtCbvZzVnZ2dnUVZ_hCdnZ2d@mozilla.org>,
>    Melchert Fruitema <mel.nospam@hccnet.ppppmf> wrote:
>> On 12-04-2008 21:36 CET, Dave Symes composed this enchanting
statement:
>>> I'm using Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 on my laptop, it's set up okay to
do
>>> email and newsgroups, but I can't for the life of me fathom out how
to
>>> set it up for mailing lists.
>>>
>>> Can anyone please throw a bit of enlightenment my way.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>   
>> Is that about mailing lists in a Thunderbird's Address Book or your 
>> subscription to mailing lists?
> 
> Okay, a bit more detail. Subscription to mailing lists I guess is what I
> want.
> 
> On another computer system I am subscribed to a number of mailing lists,
> and I just click on the download/fetch icon of my mail client app and my
> mailing list posts are downloaded to the computer and debatched into the
> mail/news read/write client.
> 
> Obviously all the subs are set up and active, but what I need to know is
> how do I set up TB in a similar fashion so that when I click the
> download/fetch icon, the mailing lists postings will be downloaded and
> debatched to TB?
> 
> Thanks
> Dave S
> 
Are you talking about listserver subscriptions where when anyone on the 
list sends an email to the list it goes to everyone on the list?  If so, 
those lists are subscribed to a specific email address.  If you are 
using a different email address at work from the one at home, you will 
need to subscribe to the list using the home email address.  Generally, 
listservers have subscribe/unsubscribe information at the bottom of the 
emails.  If not, you can write to the list from the subscribed email 
address and ask the "list mom", or list administrator if he/she has no

sense of humor and ask for instructions for subscribing to the list with 
your home email address.

Another option is to set up an account in Thunderbird to check your work 
email account.

I hope that's helpful.

I'm using Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 on my laptop, it's set up okay to do email
and newsgroups, but I can't for the life of me fathom out how to set it up
for mailing lists.

Can anyone please throw a bit of enlightenment my way.

Thanks
Dave S

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In article <sPidnTiWbtCbvZzVnZ2dnUVZ_hCdnZ2d@mozilla.org>,
   Melchert Fruitema <mel.nospam@hccnet.ppppmf> wrote:
> On 12-04-2008 21:36 CET, Dave Symes composed this enchanting statement:
> > I'm using Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 on my laptop, it's set up okay to do
> > email and newsgroups, but I can't for the life of me fathom out how
to
> > set it up for mailing lists.
> >
> > Can anyone please throw a bit of enlightenment my way.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >   
> Is that about mailing lists in a Thunderbird's Address Book or your 
> subscription to mailing lists?

Okay, a bit more detail. Subscription to mailing lists I guess is what I
want.

On another computer system I am subscribed to a number of mailing lists,
and I just click on the download/fetch icon of my mail client app and my
mailing list posts are downloaded to the computer and debatched into the
mail/news read/write client.

Obviously all the subs are set up and active, but what I need to know is
how do I set up TB in a similar fashion so that when I click the
download/fetch icon, the mailing lists postings will be downloaded and
debatched to TB?

Thanks
Dave S

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On 12-04-2008 21:36 CET, Dave Symes composed this enchanting statement:
> I'm using Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 on my laptop, it's set up okay to do email
> and newsgroups, but I can't for the life of me fathom out how to set it up
> for mailing lists.
>
> Can anyone please throw a bit of enlightenment my way.
>
> Thanks
>
>   
Is that about mailing lists in a Thunderbird's Address Book or your 
subscription to mailing lists?

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Kind regards,
Melchert

In article <fM-dnUwWH8xB1JzVnZ2dnUVZ_tOtnZ2d@mozilla.org>,
   David Pyles <noname@user.invalid> wrote:
> On 4/12/2008 5:13 PM, Dave Symes wrote:
> > In article <sPidnTiWbtCbvZzVnZ2dnUVZ_hCdnZ2d@mozilla.org>,
Melchert
> >    Fruitema <mel.nospam@hccnet.ppppmf> wrote:
> >> On 12-04-2008 21:36 CET, Dave Symes composed this enchanting
> >> statement:
> >>> I'm using Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 on my laptop, it's set up okay
to do
> >>> email and newsgroups, but I can't for the life of me fathom
out how
> >>> to set it up for mailing lists.
> >>>
> >>> Can anyone please throw a bit of enlightenment my way.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>>
> >>>   
> >> Is that about mailing lists in a Thunderbird's Address Book or
your
> >> subscription to mailing lists?
> > 
> > Okay, a bit more detail. Subscription to mailing lists I guess is
what
> > I want.
> > 
> > On another computer system I am subscribed to a number of mailing
> > lists, and I just click on the download/fetch icon of my mail client
> > app and my mailing list posts are downloaded to the computer and
> > debatched into the mail/news read/write client.
> > 
> > Obviously all the subs are set up and active, but what I need to know
> > is how do I set up TB in a similar fashion so that when I click the
> > download/fetch icon, the mailing lists postings will be downloaded
and
> > debatched to TB?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Dave S
> > 
> Are you talking about listserver subscriptions where when anyone on the 
> list sends an email to the list it goes to everyone on the list?  If so, 
> those lists are subscribed to a specific email address.  If you are 
> using a different email address at work from the one at home, you will 
> need to subscribe to the list using the home email address.  Generally, 
> listservers have subscribe/unsubscribe information at the bottom of the 
> emails.  If not, you can write to the list from the subscribed email 
> address and ask the "list mom", or list administrator if he/she
has no 
> sense of humor and ask for instructions for subscribing to the list with 
> your home email address.

> Another option is to set up an account in Thunderbird to check your work 
> email account.

> I hope that's helpful.

> Dave Pyles

Mmnnn!
Thanks for the input, appreciated.
I don't seem to be getting anywhere ATM though.

I work from home, I have a number of mail addresses, but one specific one
is used for all Newsgroup and Mailing List postings, regardless of which
computer I'm using.

Yes it is Listserver subscriptions, yes regardles of which computer I'm
using, an account dave@triffid exists.

What I what to know is where to I enter into TB the data that will enable
it to, log in and down/up load mailings related to...
For example: olympusdc@yahoogroups.com  with whom I'm registered as
dave@triffid. ?

Cheers
Dave S

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