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Questions
& Answers
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What
is an email group?
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It is similar to an e-mail chat.
Members of the group send messages to
the central email address for our group. The group list will then automatically
redistribute each message
to all of the subscribed members simultaneously. Any messages or replies
sent to the central group email address will be sent out to all members. Unlike
a chat room, an email discussion group allows the members to read and respond to
the messages at their leisure. This group email is very easy to learn. You will
catch on very quickly.
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How
do group emails work?
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Each
member can read the messages at their
leisure and reply to the message if desired, which will be received by
all members if you replied to the group list email
address... (I will refrain from showing the group
address on here to avoid giving it out to spambots. You will receive the group
email address when you join the group).
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You
can also choose to send a separate email
directly to another member in private by using the member's address rather than
the list address.
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How
will I recognize a group message from the list?
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All
messages received from the group list will have [SCN]
at the beginning of the subject line on every email. To avoid confusion, the
group message will show the address of the list member who posted the question
or commentary as the sender. The [SCN]
in the subject line will let you know it is from the SCN group list and when you
reply to the group message, the address of the list should appear in your "send
to" box. Always double check to make sure
which address is in your send box when you reply... it will avoid embarrassment...
so to be on the safe side, just check the address each time before sending.
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Who
can join the group?
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Anyone
who ever worked or volunteered at SCN, CFN, AFRS or AFRTS in the Panama CZ is
welcome to join our group. This also includes anyone who appeared on any aspect
of SCN or were otherwise affiliated with SCN is welcome to join. We also have a
few "friends of SCN" in some special cases. You don't have to choose
between SCN group lists. You can belong to more than one list or as many lists
as you like. We are not competing and each list has its own unique blend of
subjects and discussions. Every SCN'er is welcome on our list.
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Why
is it a closed, private group?
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Why
do I have to subscribe?
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Subscribing
allows us to close the list to unwanted spam, spammers, spambots, hecklers or
anyone with nefarious intentions. By subscribing, we know who all of the group
members are and can better protect personal info from being obtained by
unscrupulous means.
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Is
this a free subscription and are any strings attached?
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Yes.
No fees..... ever. This is a nonprofit, noncommercial site and list dedicated to
our SCN family. No strings, no requirements, no expectations. Each member is
free to come and go as they wish without any pressure. No advertisers will ever
be permitted on our SCN website and list. No data mining, no cookies other than
what the automated list feature controls need to help you change features on
your group list account.
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Is
my information safe?
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Yes.
Our SCN site and list never collects info or data, never allows ads or
commercial ventures on the site which is nonprofit and provided as a courtesy
for our SCN family. No info will be collected or sold. Every effort will be made
to keep spambots from collecting your info. Any attempts by spammers to access
the list or send spam to the list are banned and blocked. Spammers cannot get
into the list without being subscribed....and they will not be able to trick
their way onto the list.
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Who
will be reading my emails?
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Only
other subscribed members of the list who are all former SCN'ers, volunteers or
affiliates of the SCN family as described above. But be aware, that some of the
members may also share computers with their spouses or kids.... so it is
possible that family members of SCN group members may have access to the list
messages.
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Why
do I need a password?
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The
password you used when you subscribe to the group list, allows you to login to
your account for the email group and change your features or read old messages.
If you have forgotten your password, it will send it to your email account upon
request.
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What
kind of messages or topics are sent on the list?
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All
different topics since we have SCN'ers on our group from all eras. Any member
can start or respond to any new topic they wish. We talk about all kinds of
things from old memories at SCN, broadcasting topics, finding missing friends,
the weather, retirement, or jobs they are working at or have worked at in the
past, genealogy, travel, wildlife, pets, travel, health.... we talk about
anything just like friends do when they get together to share stories
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What
can I do if too many emails are generated by the group?
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What
access and feature options do I have?
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What
about joining other SCN groups?
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Other
groups are independent of this website and list, however, many members belong to
both or more lists. There is no competition and conversations vary from list to
list. You are welcome to join any other lists. Anyone from the SCN family is
welcome to join our group including other list managers. No one from the SCN
family shall be excluded from our list if they wish to join and can belong to
any other lists as they desire.
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If
I unsubscribe, can I rejoin the group?
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Why
has my subscription been delayed?
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I
have a lot of health issues, so I may not have attended to the request yet... or
I don't recognize who you are and need to have more verification so I don't
accidentally end up with a spammer or other nefarious data miner trying to steal
info on our list. Send me a note describing your name and when you were at SCN.
If I can't find someone to verify who you are .... which is just a precaution to
protect the list, I will probably ask you a few questions about SCN and Panama
which would not be known by any spammers trying to sneak onto our group by using
info from the website. It is not intended to offend... but recently, we have
been under heavy attack by spammers and data miners who are trying to fake their
way onto the SCN group. So far. they have not gotten past me.
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Why
did my email to the group bounce?
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Even
if you are a subscribed member on the list, it will only recognize the email
address you used to subscribe to the list and receive your list messages. So, if
you use a secondary email address, the list will reject your email as an
unauthorized attempt to post a message. But you can change to another email
address at any time by logging into your account.
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Who
do I contact if I have more questions?
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aol
com
(you will have to hand type the address since it
has been altered to prevent spambots and dataminers from copying our email
addresses.)