Re: Lost in (cyber) space ?

["Miguel A. Santos" <msantos@ETSE.URV.ES>]

 Daniel,

 I still don't know what could cause all this. I doesn't seem
that my institution has changed anything, but the truth is I
haven't checked this, and some times the actually do change
something without informng us users first.

 Any way, I've done what you told me and now I'm back. I'd even
say I have lost at most a few messages, if any: I finally got
my first reply to Karl Trappe.

 Well, now I've safely safed your hints as well as the info
from the listserv. Next time something strange happens, I'll
be able to contact you without worrying the rest of the list.

 Thanks a lot for your kind and quick response.

 Best regards,
                Miguel A. Santos

> Miguel,
>
> This happens periodically when institutions change their email handling
> and redirect mail.  LISTSERV knows you by your full email address which
> it takes from your initial signup email when you join the list.  It then
> assume mail from that address only is legitimately you.  Listserv will
> also not let anyone else from another email address chenge your mail
> settings or use your name, nor will listserv allow people who have not
> registered as PHYS-L subscribers post to PHYS-L to cut down on SPAM.  If
> you post from another address than the one you subscribed from Listserv
> stops your posting.  If your Netscape mail address looks different, you
> can't post from there -- consider resubscribing directly from Netscape.
>
> This will happen shortly at NAU to me: our department intends to change
> (semi-invisibly) all departmental email addresses from stuff like
> macisaac@bohr.phy.nau.edu to Dan.MacIsaac@physics.nau.edu, and this change
> will be fairly invisible to most people except when a program like LISTSERV
> relies on an exact email address match to confirm identity.  Luckily, this
> only happens once every few years at most, and my name is hard to spell
> (for western americans at least) so I mantain a catalogue of aliaii to
> redirect email and I watch it fairly closely.
>
> What I do in these cases (about 1/month) is I kick you off PHYS-L, freeing
> your name.  You then rejoin and all will work again, you will have all
> control over your settings and you can post as well as read.  So although
> I now kick you off PHYS-L I want you to know we want you on the list and
> we value your contributions, so please rejoin manually from your new address
> as quickly as possible.  Instructions on joining PHYS-L, setting the
> various options and getting at the archives can all be found on the web at
>
> http://purcell.phy.nau.edu/phys-l/
>
> If you have problems, contact me directly via email at danmac@nau.edu
>
> Sincerely
>
> Dan M
>
> PS -- before more people ask about archive updates to include all pre-NAU
> archives, YES there is a tech who has promised me it will happen by end of Feb
> (this month).  Thanks for your patience.
>
> Dan MacIsaac, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northern AZ Univ
> danmac@nau.edu          http://purcell.phy.nau.edu         PHYS-L list owner