[PFOHO] House Listserv Info (Pfoho-Announce, Pfoho-Open)
by Academic Coordinator, Pforzheimer House
Gooooood morning Pfoho!
As your inboxes are rapidly refilling with Harvard-related email I'd like
to take a moment to re-introduce our two main email lists. Below you'll
find information about both of those lists, as well as some helpful hints.
*Pfoho-Announce*
(pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu)
This mailing list is for official House announcements only.
- Pfoho-Announce is a moderated mailing list.
- *Ordinarily only emails written by the House administration, tutors,
and HoCo Chairs may post to this list.*
- If you are a student affiliated with Pfoho (including off-campus
affiliates) you are subscribed to this list, and cannot unsubscribe.
*Pfoho-Open*
(pfoho-open(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu) *Note: the older HCS list is
non-functional.
This mailing list is for open discussion and chat (e.g. miscellaneous
conversation, help-wanted notes, events of interest around campus/Boston,
etc.).
- Pfoho-Open is an unmoderated mailing list, with the caveats that
Pfopen *cannot be an implicit destination* (must be in the To or CC
line, not BCC) and ordinarily you must be subscribed to send mail to
the list.
- *To subscribe, modify your subscription, or unsubscribe, click here
<https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-open>.*
- You may use Pfopen to reserve space in the JCR (such as securing dibs
on the TV for a certain time-frame) or Moors/Wolbach kitchens, but click
here <http://pfoho.harvard.edu/RoomRescal> to learn about reserving
other spaces.
- Fair warning:* this can be a fun but high-volume mailing list. Some
people manage the volume by modifying their subscription to get daily
digests (using the web page referenced above), but filtering mail is also a
helpful approach. *
- Contact the list administrator <pforz(a)fas.harvard.edu> (that's me!) if:
- you would like to send mail to Pfoho-Open without subscribing
- you would like to send mail to Pfoho-Open using a non-subscribed
email address
*Further information re: Pfoho-Announce and Pfoho-Open*
*THE #1 REASON WHY MAILING LIST EMAILS DON'T GO OUT*
The most common problem people run into sending mail to these lists is that
they subscribe with one address (e.g. percypolarbear(a)fas.harvard.edu) and
then send an email to thelist using another address (e.g.
percypolarbear(a)gmail.com). The mailing list program isn't smart enough to
know these different addresses belong to the same person, so it will reject
mail from percypolarbear(a)gmail.com since that address is not subscribed.
The simple solution is to always send from the address you used when you
subscribed. If you wish to send from different addresses, let me know and
we can implement a back door solution.
*MESSAGES CAN TAKE A WHILE TO GO OUT*
As with all mailing lists, it can take a bit of time for messages to get
through, occasionally up to a few hours. Please be patient.
*BIG MAILING LISTS DON'T LIKE ATTACHMENTS*
If you want to distribute a document, please post it on the web and include
a link in your message. We have a number of excellent people in
the House who can assist with this if you need a hand.
*Other Pfoho Lists*
- You may occasionally receive official House announcements and messages
from a class-specific Pfoho-Announce email list, such
as pfoho-announce-sophomore(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu; pfoho-ann
ounce-senior(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu, etc.
- You may be subscribed to an entryway email list, depending on how your
floor tutor manages communication to the students on your floor.
Please don’t hesitate to email me if you need further clarification.
Best,
Abby
Abby Rahn
Academic Coordinator
Office of the Allston Burr Assistant Dean of Harvard College,
Pforzheimer House
56 Linnaean Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-8176 / Fax: 617-496-3788
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