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Here are some of the common questions that have come up with regard to the Child-Neuro e-mail list. Please save this message for future reference.

• Q: I can no longer send messages, unsubscribe, or send commands to the server? What's going on?
  A: The most likely explanation is that the e-mail address your message is coming from is different from the one from which you were originally subscribed. This could happen if the gateway (the routing pathway) your e-mail system uses has changed. The system administrators often don't inform you of this. Forward your error message to
  Mack@waisman.wisc.edu or Leber@umich.edu
  and we'll change your mailing address.
• Q: How do I access the Child-Neuro World Wide Web site?
  A: If you have a World Wide Web browser (such as Netscape, Mosaic, or Lynx), or can use your on-line service (such as America Online or CompuServe), simply open the URL:
  http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/child-neuro/
• Q: I seem to recall seeing a discussion about something several months ago, but now I don't recall the details. How do I access the archives of the discussion?
  A: Via e-mail, you can obtain an INDEX of files available from the CHILD-NEURO mail list by sending a message to
  LISTSERV@WAISMAN.WISC.EDU
  On the first line of the message body enter:
  INDEX CHILD-NEURO
  When you know the name of the file you want, type
  SEND filename.ext (e.g. "SEND EPILEPSY.TXT")
  This will send the requested file to your email address. Please note that the archives are not yet quite up-to-date.
  We hope that a means of accessing the archives via the web site will be available soon.
• Q: I get too many messages each day! Can I consolidate the individual the individual messages into a single composite message?
  A: The DIGEST format will reduce the number of messages you receive, but will not change the content. To change your subscription to a digest format, send a message to:
  LISTSERV@WAISMAN.WISC.EDU
  In the text write:
  Set Child-Neuro Digest
  To return to the undigested setting (we are not a GI list, after all) and receive the individual mailings, send the following text instead:
  Set Child-Neuro Nodigest
• Q: I often do not know the context of someone's reply about a message. Can something be done about this?
  A: Good point. This is particularly problematic when people are replying to a "digest" format; the replies "subject" comes out as "Child-Neuro Digest..." rather than the subject of the individual message being addressed. The only solution is for the replier to change the "subject" to match that of the initial message. In addition, in this case as well as in all other replies, it is generally useful to quote *briefly* from the initial message, particularly if the initial message was written more than a few days earlier.
• Q: I'm going out of town and want to stop my mail. What should I do?
  A: You may want to set Digest, as described above. Alternatively, you can send the command
  Set Child-Neuro Nomail
  to stop your mail when you're gone and then
  Set Child-Neuro Mail
  to resume it when you return.
  Please, however, do not set your e-mail program to automatically respond with a message "Dr. X is out-of-town until....." This message will go out to everyone on this list, a major annoyance.
• Q: How do I unsubscribe?
  A: Send a message to
  LISTSERV@WAISMAN.WISC.EDU
  Use the following one-line command as the first line of the message
  SIGNOFF CHILD-NEURO
  To keep our database up-to-date, please cc your message to
  Leber@umich.edu.
  If there is a reason you are unsubscribing and you would like to offer
  helpful suggestions for improving the list, please contact
  Mack@waisman.wisc.edu or Leber@umich.edu.
• Q: Are there similar lists for adult neurology?
  A: NEURO, is a forum for neurologists. To subscribe, contact Michael Rivner, M.D. at
  rivner@emgmhs.mcg.edu
  Many disease- or subspecialty-specific lists exist. See the child-neuro web site for more information.
• Q: I am not from the United States, and I cannot understand many of the discussions because the authors use brand names of drugs rather than generic names. Can this be corrected?
  A: You are entirely correct. We all have to be careful to use generic names and to avoid jargon (e.g., septicize, tap, ....)
• Q: Why do I sometimes get personal messages intended for someone else?
  A: Usually, the sender has simply hit the wrong name in his or her e-mail system's address book. Less commonly, the sender does not realize it is a serious breach of "netiquette" to send an individualized message or an "I agree" type response to the whole list.
  

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For questions or comments, contact
Steven Leber, M.D., Ph.D.Leber@umich.edu or
Kenneth Mack, M.D., Ph.D. Mack@waisman.wisc.edu