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The
ITRDB Internet Forum
An
Internet forum for dendrochronology (ITRDBFOR) has been sponsored by the
ITRDB since 1988 as part of the ITRDB mission to foster communication
among dendrochronologists worldwide, and to help those collecting and
developing tree-ring chronologies throughout the world. Currently, over
600 scientists from 32 countries subscribe to the forum. Anyone interested
in dendrochronology can join and participate in the forum, used by members
to address important issues confronting dendrochronologists. For example,
the forum has been used to:
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- discuss current issues
relevant to tree-ring research, such as crossdating procedures and
available tree-ring software,
- announce upcoming
meetings dendrochronologists may wish to attend,
- announce the
publication of articles and books relevant to dendrochronology,
- announce and
acknowledge recent contributors of tree-ring data to the holdings of
the ITRDB,
- foster communication
with other members of the forum to help establish new research
initiatives, and
- announce news items
that other scientists may find useful.
JOINING
THE FORUM
To
join the ITRDBFOR, send the command "subscribe itrdbfor [your first
name] [your last name]" as one line of text in the mail message
(please omit the brackets) to the following address: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU.
For example, one would send the message "subscribe itrdbfor John
Smith" if you wanted to join (substitute your name for "John
Smith," though). New participants are encouraged to submit a short,
one paragraph outline of interests and current research to inform members
who may have similar interests.
SENDING
MESSAGES TO THE FORUM
Messages
sent to the forum are automatically routed to the entire membership. The
address for the forum is: ITRDBFOR@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU.
Please be forewarned that any message
sent to this address is automatically sent to over 600 scientists
worldwide, so personal messages should never be sent via this address.
Participation in the forum is optional, but is more useful if a large
number of researchers actively contribute. The ITRDB forum is managed by David
Lawrence, Andy
Bartholomay, and Martin
Munro.
ACCESS
TO THE FORUM ARCHIVES
If
you would like to retrieve and read past messages sent to the forum, you
can do so by connecting to the ITRDB
Forum Archives at the University of
Arizona. Note that you can choose a particular month to browse though,
which then lists a complete table of contents featuring the subject title
of the original message. The senders' names are listed as well. You may
also conduct a search for a particular term (e.g.,
"Velmex") and use various filters (words in the title, senders'
names, beginning and ending period to search though) to delimit your
search. This is a major service that greatly enhances the ITRDB
Dendrochronology Forum.
BASIC
COMMANDS FOR THE FORUM
There
are some basic commands you should know to help you become more accustomed
to using the listserver software that runs the dendrochronology forum. New
subscribers to the forum may want to connect to the listserv site at the
University of Arizona to learn more about these commands - it's really
easy! To use any of these commands, just send them as one-line messages to
the listserv address given above:
- To subscribe to the
forum:
subscribe itrdbfor your-first-name your-last-name
Example: subscribe itrdbfor Henri D. Grissino-Mayer
NOTE: you should not include your e-mail address. The listserver will
automatically retrieve it.
- To retrieve a list
containing the names and e-mail addresses of all members subscribed to
the list:
review itrdbfor by name, or
review itrdbfor by country
- To retrieve a list of
all the log files for all months the forum has been in operation:
index itrdbfor
- To retrieve a digest
containing all messages sent to the forum during any particular month
(here, for October of 1999):
get itrdbfor log9910 (but see how to do so via the Web above)
- To temporarily turn
off receiving messages from the forum (for example, when you go on
vacation to keep your mailbox from overflowing):
set itrdbfor nomail
- To once again start
receiving messages from the forum upon your return:
set itrdbfor mail
- To unsubscribe
yourself from the forum permanently:
signoff itrdbfor
- To change your e-mail
address:
First, signoff from the forum while your old address is still in
effect. Once the new address takes effect, subscribe using the first
command above. When all else fails, contact the list managers: David
Lawrence, Andy
Bartholomay,
or Martin
Munro.
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