READING TN-L MAIL USING
 THE TN-L ARCHIVES

Disclaimer

For some people, the volume of daily email from the TN-L mailing list can be overwhelming. Others don't like the risks of getting a computer virus through email.  An easy solution is set your TN-L membership so that no email is sent directly to you and to use your Internet browser (e.g. Netscape, Internet Explorer) to read TN-L email in the TN-L Archives. 

The archives are password-protected to keep them private and are only available to TN-L members. The first time you access the archives, you need to enter your email address and the password you want to use to access the archives. A message will be sent to your email address to ensure you are exactly who you say you are. Once you respond to that email message, you can access the archives by entering your email address and your password. If you have a private computer, you can elect to store your login email address and password  in a "cookie" so you don't need to enter your email address and password every time you access the archives.

No longer will you have to sift through your TN-L email to try and follow a conversation "thread." The new archives have some wonderful features including being able to quickly and easily sort a month's posting on TN-L by subject, author or posting date (in earliest or latest posting date order)

The most powerful feature is a search tool to search by keyword, author etc. The archives go back to 1996 and can be searched for postings within a specific date range. For instance, you can find all the postings between January 1996 and March 1998 that contain the keyword "GK."

In addition, you can post to TN-L right on the web site rather than having to go back to your own email program.

 Here's how you go about it.

1. Join the TN-L mailing list if you are not a member.  
You must be a member in order to access the archives. Here's how to join:

Send an email message to listserv@listserv.uark.edu

 with this in the body of the text:

      sub TN-L your name

For example, Jane Doe would send   

      sub TN-L Jane Doe

2.  Set your TN-L Membership to Nomail
This sets your TN-L membership to receive no mail from TN-L. You will still be a member but you will no longer get email in your email box.  Send this email once you are a TN-L member.

Send an email message to listserv@listserv.uark.edu  

with this in the body of the text:

set tn-l nomail

(there is *no* space between the words no and mail)

3. Use your Internet browser to access the TN-L Archives.
Use your browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer) to go to:

http://listserv.uark.edu/archives/tn-l.html

Save this link either as a "Bookmark" (Netscape) or as a "Favorite" (Internet Explorer) so you can easily access it from your browser without having to type the URL address.

4. Access the TN-L Archives
Once you access the archives, you will see a list of commands and months. Select the current month by clicking on it with your mouse. 

The Login Page will be displayed.  Enter your email address and a password you want to use to access the Archives. Do not use the password you use to logon to your Internet Account.

Click the "LOGIN" button.

A new page is displayed with the heading "LOGIN REQUIRED."

Click on the link get a LISTSERV password

5. Setup Your Account and Password
Enter your email address (not your login ID) and the password you want to use to access the archives. Reenter the password for verification.

Click on the "REGISTER PASSWORD" button.

6. Verify your email address
You will be sent an email to verify that your email address is correct.  Respond to this email through your email program.  You needn't add any message. 

7.  Logon to the TN-L Archives
    http://listserv.uark.edu/archives/tn-l.html
Use your browser to log on to the Archives. You can use a "bookmark" or "favorite" to access the archives.  

8. Enter your email address and password.
If you have a private computer that no one else uses, you can save your login information so that you automatically log in to the archives. You can do this by clicking the "Login and Save My Password as a Cookie" Button.

You now have full access to the TN-L Archives.  There are a number of Buttons displayed at the top that you can use to sort the archives. If you place your mouse pointer on a button for a second or two, the function (e.g. sort by author) will be displayed.

What to do if You Forget Your Password.
If you have forgotten your password, simply click the get a new LISTSERV password first  displayed on the login screen.