ISBA listserve Help
How to send a message to the list
Problems posting to the list?
How to unsubscribe from the list
How to use the listserve web interface to...
Overwhelmed by the amount of email you are receiving from the list?
Contact ISBA staff
How to send a message to the list
To post to the list via e-mail, send your message to name-of-list@list.isba.org (e.g.: isbacafe@list.isba.org). You can only post from the e-mail address at which you are subscribed.
You can also post messages via the listserve's web interface.
Problems posting to the list?
You received an error that says attachments aren't allowed
In order to prevent viruses, our listserve scans messages for the following suffixes (.bat .pif .exe .rar .vbs .eml .scr .zip .gif .jpg). The most common reason for this rejection is an image in your email (gif or jpg). The simplest way around this is to to post your message in Plain Text format. To do so in Outlook, in the message window, choose Format>PlainText. If you use something else, you will need to consult that program's help. Virtually every email program offers the option to send in Plain Text format. An alternate method if you can see the image is to delete it, but often the image is hidden in the code and can't be seen.
You received an error that says you need to be a member of the list to post
Make sure that you are sending from the address to which you are subscribed. Often people have more than one address and have email forwarded from one to the other. Another common situation is the email program has a different "from" address, than the "to" address. Try logging into the web interface using the email address you are sending from to see if it is the right address.
How to unsubscribe from the list
To unsubscribe follow the instructions at the bottom of any of the list messages or unsubscribe with the listserve's web interface.
How to use the listserve web interface to...
Change how you get messages from the list (Normal, Digest, No email)
Log into the listserve's web interface and choose the tab "My Account."
There are five options in Membership Type, but the three most popular are:
- Normal: Receive messages as they are posted
- Digest: Receive on email with all the day's postings
- No email: Receive no email from the list (useful for when you are out of the office, or if you prefer to view messages on the web instead of email).
Choose the option you want and click the "Save Changes" button.
Change your email address
Log into the listserve's web interface and choose the tab "My Account." Then simply change your email address.
View and search the list archives
Log into the listserve's web interface, select the list in "My Forums" and...
- If you want to browse recent messages choose the tab "Messages"
- If you want to search choose the tab "Search"
Post a message to the list
Log into the listserve's web interface, select the list in "My Forums" and click the button "create new message" in the upper right side of the page.
Unsubscribe from the list
Log into the listserve's web interface and choose the tab "My Forums." click the unsubscribe link next to the list you wish to leave.
Overwhelmed by the amount of email you are receiving from the list?
It is not uncommon for some of our listserves to hundreds of postings a month. Two popular options for dealing with this volume of email are:
- Set up a folder in your email program and then set up a rule to move messages to that folder based on the subject of the email.
- Create a separate email address for your listserve messages. There are many free email services out there. Gmail even organizes messages in threads based on the subjects making it ideal for following converstions on a listserve.
Contacting ISBA staff
If you have questions about the list or your subscription to it, please contact Douglas Knapp at webmaster@isba.org.
If you have questions or suggestions for staff, please contact them directly and not via a message to this list. You'll find a link to staff e-mail addresses in the Staff Directory.
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