CULTSTUD-L is moving (15 March)

Hi, all --

For a variety of technical reasons, the nice folks at Academic Computing 
here at USF are gradually changing all their listservs from one brand of 
software (Lyris) to another (Mailman).  And CULTSTUD-L's turn in the moving 
queue is around the corner.  For most of you, the changeover should be 
almost unnoticeable.  But, like any move, this one will have its own share 
of quirks and discomforts.  And some listmembers will be inconvenienced a 
bit more than others.

The major (and evidently unavoidable) inconvenience of the move -- so far 
anyway (knock on wood) -- is that the nice folks at Academic Computing have 
not been able to come up with a way to move people's subscription 
settings.  They've tried.  And they've tried.  But no luck.  What this 
means is that listmembers who currently have their subscriptions set to 
anything besides "regular" message delivery (e.g., digest, mime-digest, 
index, or nomail) will LOSE those settings when we move.  If that describes 
you -- and if you want to keep those settings intact -- AFTER we move, 
you'll need to access your subscription details via the new web interface 
and tweak them accordingly.  (And, of course, when we actually make the 
move, I'll provide full details on how to get to the new web interface, etc.)

Our MOVING DAY is Monday, 15 March 2004 (the exact time of day is still 
t.b.d., but the relevant clocks/calendars are all on US Eastern Time (which 
is currently -0500 GMT)).  I'll post another reminder or two in advance of 
the changeover and, immediately after the move, I'll post an announcement 
containing the promised details on how to get to the new web interface and 
tweak your settings as need be.

In the meantime, thanks for your patience as we pack things up and 
transplant ourselves into our new virtual home.


Your friendly neighborhood list manager,
Gil