All you need to join is an email account.

Follow the simple instructions below to subscribe:

1. Send an email message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UC.EDU

---- The Body of the message should have the following:

SUBSCRIBE LAM-PATIENTS YOUR NAME

It will look like this:

2. A return message will be immediately sent to you.

---- This message will say that you successfully subscribed to the listserv.

It will look like this:

From LISTSERV@listserv.uc.edu Sat Jan 9 15:45:20 1999 Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 14:42:14 -0500 From: "L-Soft list server at University of Cincinnati (1.8d)" <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UC.EDU> To: yourname@your place.com Subject: Command confirmation request (6D514ED6) Your command: SUBSCRIBE LAM-PATIENTS your name has been received. You must now reply to this message (as explained below) to complete your subscription. The purpose of this confirmation procedure is to check that the address LISTSERV is about to add to the list for your subscription is reachable. This is a typical procedure for high-volume lists and all new subscribers are subjected to it - you are not being singled out. Every effort has been made to make this verification as simple and painless as possible. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. To confirm the execution of your command, simply point your browser to the following URL: http://listserv.uc.edu/cgi-bin/wa.e 

3. YOU MUST reply to this message to complete the subscription (otherwise you will be deleted from the list within 48 hours). The reply should be an email message responding to what was sent to you. The message of OK should appear in the body of the message. Most email providers have a reply to sender function.

It will look like this:

4. Two more messages will be sent to you. One shows what you sent to the listserv and the other confirms your acceptance to the listserv.

Confirmation showing your info will look like this:

From LISTSERV@listserv.uc.edu Sat Jan 9 15:46:04 1999 Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 14:49:00 -0500 From: "L-Soft list server at University of Cincinnati (1.8d)" <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UC.EDU> To: your name@your place.com Subject: Re: Command confirmation request (6D514ED6) > ok Confirming: > SUBSCRIBE LAM-PATIENTS your name You have been added to the LAM-PATIENTS list. 

Confirmation showing listserv info will look like this:

From LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UC.EDU Sat Jan 9 15:45:55 1999 Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 14:49:00 -0500 From: "L-Soft list server at University of Cincinnati (1.8d)" <LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UC.EDU> Reply-To: LAM-PATIENTS-request@LISTSERV.UC.EDU To: your name@your place.com Subject: You are now subscribed to the LAM-PATIENTS list Sat, 9 Jan 1999 14:49:00 Your subscription to the LAM-PATIENTS list (LAM Patient discussion group) has been accepted. Please save this message for future reference, especially if this is the first time you are subscribing to an electronic mailing list. If you ever need to leave the list, you will find the necessary instructions below. Perhaps more importantly, saving a copy of this message (and of all future subscription notices from other mailing lists) in a special mail folder will give you instant access to the list of mailing lists that you are subscribed to. This may prove very useful the next time you go on vacation and need to leave the lists temporari.... CONTINUES ON 

5. You are now Subscribed.

DO NOT USE THIS EMAIL ADDRESS AGAIN UNLESS YOU ARE UNSUBSCRIBING.

 TO USE THE LISTSERV

1. Open your email account. Use whatever program you would normally use for email.

2. Send a message to LAM-PATIENTS@listserv.uc.edu

The message may be anything you wish. You may use the subject line or any other function in the email you are sending.

It willl look like this:

3. A copy of the message will be sent to you and also sent to everyone else on the listserv. To send a message to an individual, replace the listserv email with the individual's email address in the To: part of your message. Please be careful when trying to reply to someone's message personally, as the listserv is what the message will reply to first.

 TO UNSUBSCRIBE

1. Send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UC.EDU

2. The message should say SIGNOFF LAM-PATIENTS

It willl look like this:

There is an archive of all past e-mail messages with a web archive interface, if you would like to read the messages posted to the listserv.