discussion list information

Using the HST 203 E-Mail Discussion List

HST 203 is a moderated electronic discussion group set up by Professor Mark Kornbluh and Melanie Shell-Weiss to faciliate and enhance
discussion as part of HST 203: History of the United States since 1876, Spring Semester 2001 at Michigan State
University.

This discussion list distributes additional course information and is a valuable forum to discuss issues related to the
course. Class members of HST 203 are encouraged to participate in this online discussion, with forms an integral
part of this course.

The HST 203 network also includes a website, for students enrolled in this course:

http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~hst203/main.html

The Website includes a variety of information relevant to and including many of the HST 203 course materials
including course readings, links to additional reading(password-protected), graphical materials, and the course
syllabus. The website makes all of these materials readily available to class members.

Subscribing and Unsubscribing

To subscribe to HST 203, send an e-mail message to listserv@h-net.msu.edu with no subject and only this text:

sub HST203 firstname lastname

Your request should look something like this:

sub HST203 John Smith

You will receive a confirmation that your request has been received.

To unsubscribe, send this message to listserv@h-net.msu.edu:

unsub HST203

Please unsubscribe from HST 203 and all other mailing lists if you are terminating a particular computer account or
dropping this class.

Many people also prefer to receive a collection of the day's messages in DIGEST form, rather than several separate
messages. To set your mail to DIGEST, send this message to listserv@h-net.msu.edu:

set HST203 digest

To undo the DIGEST feature, send this message to listserv@h-net.msu.edu:

set HST203 nodigest

Contributing to HST 203

Please Note that mail designed for everyone to read is sent to HST203@h-net.msu.edu, while
automatic subscription mail is sent to listserv@h-net.msu.edu.

Contributions to HST 203 should include your name and email address. You can:

1. Send a short email note directly to HST203@h-net.msu.edu.
2. When you read a message from HST203, use the reply command compose a response, and send it.
3. Or send a long document (such as a longer essay or article) as a word-processed file. If you use software like
Word Perfect or Microsoft Word, save the document as a plain ascii (or "text" or "dos") file. Upload it to your
mainframe then send it to HST203. Please do NOT send binary files or encoded Macintosh files.

Contributions to the list should pertain to the discussion of American History and course materials.

Messages should always carry a brief, specific, descriptive subject line.

Questions?

If you have any questions or experience any difficulties in attempting to subscribe or unsubscribe, or in the general
use of the HST 203 discussion list, please send a message to the network editors:

Mark Kornbluh, mark@mail.matrix.msu.edu
Melanie Shell-Weiss, melanie@mail.matrix.msu.edu
Geoffrey Pippenger, pippeng1@msu.edu
Piril Hatice Atabay, atabaypi@msu.edu

Thank you for your interest in HST 203.

created: February 10, 2000
last updated: January 8, 2001