ALLSTAT MAİLİNG LİST
ALLSTAT MAİLİNG LİST İnsanlar çeşitli sorunları aşmak
için dayanışma içerisinde olmalıdırlar. Bu sorunları aşmak için çeşitli
yollar bulunmuştur. İşte İstatistikçilerin bu konuda geliştirdiği yöntemin
bir aşaması da meslektaşların katılımıyla oluşturulan Mail Listeleridir.
Bu raporda,UK temelli ALLSTAT Mail Listesine nasıl üye olunacağına ait
bir takım ipuçları verilmektedir. ALLSTAT,Glascow Üniversitesi’ nce oluşturulmuş
ve zamanla tüm dünyanın ilgi gösterdiği bir Mail Listesi haline gelmiştir.
Türkiye’de de buna benzer çalışmalar Bilkent Üniversitesi’nce oluşturulan
TURKSTAT İstatistik Listesidir.
Allstat ve diger listeler tek bir adresten yonetilmeye baslamistir.Bununla ilgili asagidaki bilgileri okuyununz.
This address automatically broadcasts to the entire list. Only
members of the list are permitted to use this address.
This should be used when sending commands, e.g. leave, join (see later)
(iii) allstat-request@jiscmail.ac.uk
Messages sent here will go to the list owner. Any administrative
questions about Allstat should be sent here, although please note
that, as well as the Allstat FAQ list, extensive JISCmail
documentation is available to explain the facilities offered to
users.
(iv) jiscmail-helpline@jiscmail.ac.uk
This address is that of the JISCmail team. Send any comments or
queries about JISCmail here.
Please note the differences between these addresses, particularly
(i)
and
(ii). Commands should NOT be sent to allstat@jiscmail.ac.uk as this
address is ONLY for broadcasts.
Note: If your mailer automatically appends a signature file to any messages
you send out, you may find that the JISCmail software will attempt to
interpret your signature as a command. To avoid this, insert two hyphens
--
on a line by itself, after any other commands you type. All commands
should be put in the main body of your message, and not in the subject
field.
Remember that all commands should be addressed to jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
To join Allstat, send a message to
jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
containing the single line
join allstat your name
e.g. join allstat Ewan W. Crawford
If you have already joined the list, and think your name may have been
incorrectly registered, simply resend the 'join' command with the corrected
form of your name. To check your registration, see the 'review' command
below.
Note that you must supply at least two words as a name, so for example
E.W.Crawford would be rejected (because there are no spaces and it is
interpreted as a single word), but E.W. Crawford or E. W. Crawford are fine.
You may wish to receive Allstat in digest form. This allows you to receive
messages from the list as a single large message. This digest will be sent
every night, or when more than 20 messages have been sent to Allstat.
To receive Allstat messages as a digest, send a message to
jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
containing the single line
set allstat digest
To change back to receiving messages normally send a message to the same
address containing the single line
set allstat nodigest
To leave Allstat, send a message to
jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
containing the single line
leave allstat
To obtain by e-mail an alphabetical listing of all those on Allstat,
together with their e-mail addresses, send a message to
jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
with the command
review allstat
It is a good idea to suspend your mail if you are going to be away for a
period of time, as this can prevent your mailbox filling up while you are
absent. To do this, send a message to
jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
with the command
set allstat nomail
To reverse this on your return, the command is 'set allstat mail'.
You can use the archives to catch up on any messages you missed.
Allstat also acts as an e-mail directory of statisticians. If you wish to
appear in this directory for contact purposes, but do not wish to receive
list mail directly, join the list in the usual way and then suspend your
mail by following the instructions above. Note that you can still read
the archived broadcasts, if you wish.
To find out all the JISCmail lists your e-mail address is registered on,
send a message to
jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
with the command
query *
To obtain by e-mail a list of available documentation about JISCmail, send a
message to
jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
with the command
info
When you have found the month's archive you require, use the 'get
allstat.LOGYYMM' command to have it posted to you. For example, to receive
the October 2000 archive by e-mail, send a message to
jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
with the command
get allstat.LOG0010
The Allstat website also includes a number of links to other statistical
mailing lists.
Some mailers have the facility to send encoded messages, which are
unreadable until decoded. Please take care that you do not unwittingly
select this option.
If you are looking for replies to a message you are sending, you should
ensure that your own e-mail address is listed somewhere in the body of the
text. Some mailers can have difficulties in handling the automatic header.
When sending seminar notices to the list, it would be most effective to do
this once at the beginning of term. It is generally not very helpful to
send last-minute reminders about seminars to a list which is as
geographically spread as Allstat.
When you send commands, such as 'leave' or 'suspend mail', to JISCmail, it
uses your e-mail address to recognise you. If your address (in the 'From'
field of your message) does not match up with your list registration on
JISCmail, then the software will not recognise you, and will inform you that
you are not registered on the list, and so you will be unable to unsubscribe
yourself or suspend your mail. This is why it is important to keep your
registration up-to-date. If you should find yourself in this situation, you
can contact the list owner (allstat-request@jiscmail.ac.uk) to correct
matters for you.
If you are incorrectly registered, and you attempt to send a message to the
list, then you will be prevented from doing so, as only recognised members
are permitted to send Allstat broadcasts. This is another reason to make
sure your registration is kept up-to-date. The command 'listme' is a useful
way to check your registration. Please see the FAQ (Frequently-Asked
Questions) List for more detailed information about this.
Keeping the list up-to-date helps with its smooth running, enables the
JISCmail program to recognise you should you interact with it, and helps
others who may wish to contact you.
Any comments/queries to : allstat-request@jiscmail.ac.uk
Allstat Web site :
http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/allstat/
Jiscmail web site:Main web site
Introduction to Allstat
Allstat is a UK-based worldwide e-mail broadcast system for the statistical
community. This list is operated by the LTSN Maths, Statistics & OR Network,
and maintained currently by Ewan Crawford in Glasgow. It is now housed at
the CCLRC's (Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils)
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Didcot, Oxfordshire and is funded by the
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding
Councils for England, Scotland and Wales. Previously, it was housed in
Newcastle University's Mailbase system.
Allstat is intended to provide a fast and simple way of sending information
to a wide body of statisticians. The list was originally set up by David
Kerridge in 1988, it was then taken on by Stuart Young in 1991, then Matt
Whiley in March 1998, John D McClure in December 1999, and most recently by
Ewan Crawford (in November 2000). Allstat currently has over 2600 list
members.
While, broadly speaking, any messages relevant to statistics are welcome,
you are asked to observe the list guidelines outlined in this Introduction.
Very briefly, the key points to remember are:
- be sure Allstat is an appropriate forum for your message (there are
many statistics lists in existence, covering various areas)
- use meaningful subject lines, with keywords (e.g. CONFERENCE, JOB)
- send plain text only (no PostScript, Word or encoded files)
- send text in the body of your message; no attachments
- no commercial advertising (however job notices, conference
announcements, etc are permitted)
- if seeking a reply, include your address in the body of your message
(or in a signature file)
- if replying, reply to the sender and not to the list
All of these points are explained fully later, and you should read this
Introduction thoroughly. Also available is a list of frequently-asked
questions (FAQ) about list administration, which you may find useful if
you have a technical query about how the list operates. Please make use
of the Introduction and the FAQ list to help reduce the list owner's
administrative work. Your assistance in this is appreciated.
An on-line version of this Introduction file can be accessed through
Allstat's Web site, at
http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/allstat/
If you view this version, you will find links to many of the items
mentioned in the text, as many resources are directly available on-line.
List Addresses
There are four e-mail addresses to note:
Some useful commands
List Archives
Messages to Allstat are archived. Each month's messages are grouped
together, and retained for a year. To get a list by e-mail of all the
files available (archived messages and other files), send a message to
jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
with the command
index allstat
Format for messages
Please send messages in plain text format only. If documents are available
in other formats (e.g. Word, PostScript, etc) then by all means indicate
this in your message and give instructions on how to obtain such files (e.g.
on request by personal e-mail, or from a Web or ftp site). Since not all
users are able to handle these alternative formats, please limit your
Allstat broadcasts to plain text, and ensure that the text is carried in
the main body of your message; do not send attachments to the list.
Subject lines
Members are asked to use meaningful subject lines when sending out
broadcasts. The benefits are obvious, particularly when browsing through
the archives for a specific message. In particular, posters are requested
to use clear keywords in subject lines, to give an indication of content.
The following convention has been adopted:
JOB - jobs or studentships
SEMINAR - seminar announcements
CONFERENCE - conference announcements
COURSE - taught course announcements
WORKSHOP - workshop announcements
ANNOUNCE - other announcements
QUERY - for queries
S/W ADVERT - for a software advert *
BOOK ADVERT - for a book advert *
ADMIN - administration messages (from the list owner)
A sample subject line may read
JOB: temporary lectureship at Glasgow University, UK
Where appropriate, a geographical location should be included in the subject
line.
* The ADVERT categories are only to be used by the list owner, in forwarding
messages from advertisers. See below for the guidelines on advertising on
the list.
Virus alerts
Occasionally, rogue virus alerts crop up, warning of a virus which is
spread simply by reading an e-mail. These are hoaxes, as you cannot catch
a computer virus from a plain text e-mail message: another good reason for
restricting broadcasts to this format. If you are worried about a virus
alert, either consult a Virus Information Web site (e.g.
http://www.ncsa.com/services/consortia/anti-virus/alerthoax.html), or
contact the list owner, rather than alarming the list, perhaps
unnecessarily.
Forwarding messages
Broadly speaking, it is a breach of copyright to forward list messages
without the author's permission. Often however, you may be sending an
announcement to the list (e.g. conference publicity) which you would be
happy for list members to forward to other interested parties. If this is
the case, then it is recommended that you include a short sentence to this
effect, either in the body of your message, or in your signature.
Changing your address
If your e-mail address should change, please ensure your Allstat entry is
kept up-to-date. You can do this yourself, by leaving Allstat under your
old address, and re-joining under the new one. The procedure for doing this
is given earlier in this document. Note that this applies to any change,
even something as apparently minor as a shortening of 'glasgow' to 'gla',
for example.
Author : Dr Stuart G. Young
Updated : 14th November 2000 by John D. McClure
