The mailing lists at amsat.org have been converted over to a new
program. Instead of Majordomo, we are now using GNU Mailman.
Everybody's subscription was transferred over automatically, so you
don't have to take any action to continue to receive your current
mailing lists.
The big difference is that subscribing and unsubscribing is now done
on the web instead of by sending email. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or
change any of a number of new options for email delivery, start on
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo and select the mailing list of
interest. From there, the forms are intended to be self-explanatory.
You can also get to the forms using the web link at the bottom of
every message from the mailing list.
One thing has not changed: if you need help from a human, send email
to listmaint(a)amsat.org. Don't send any requests for help,
subscribe/unsubscribe requests, or test messages to the mailing lists.
Daily digests are handled a bit differently in Mailman. Instead of
separate mailing lists (for example, amsat-bb for individual messages
and amsat-bb-digest for the digest), there is a single mailing list
(amsat-bb) and each user can set various options, including digest
mode. Subscribers to digest mailing lists were transferred to the
single mailing list, with the digest option enabled. If you're one of
the few subscribers who were getting both individual messages and the
digest for the same list, that is no longer possible.
More on AMSAT's mailing list services at
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/maillist.php or click
on Mail Services on AMSAT's main web page.
I hope the transition will be smooth for everybody. If you notice any
problems or have any questions, send mail to listmaint(a)amsat.org.
73 -Paul
kb5mu(a)amsat.org
Director, Electronic Communications
Just out of curiosity, how often are "supposedly dead" satellites listened
for? I was wondering if any effort is
applied to checking if past dead satellites have "come back from the dead"
like AO-7 did a few years ago.
Thanks,
RoD
KD0XX
