Thanks, Tyler.  Some days, I'd like to be on lists like that.

I'll contact you separately for details so we can investigate.

-Dean


On Feb 2, 2010, at 2:14 PM, Tyler J Whitney wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> Thanks for that info Dean... unfortunately its the latter. I add
> them and on the add subscriber screen I made sure the box was
> checked that said "send email notification" and then after I added
> everybody (including my own email) I got the 6-7 or so emails that
> showed the subscribers being added to the list. I'm guessing they
> got the message that they were added to the list.... my email
> address of my own that I added got one.
>
> However, when I post the list the email address I added doesn't get
> any of the messages... and another susbcriber notified me that he
> hadn't gotten it either. So it seems somehow, even though I've done
> it the same way before, nobody is getting them. I may very well be
> missing something I did last time... I just don't remember it being
> all that complicated because my last list I had up and running in 10
> minutes or so after I got the creation email.
>
> Tyler
>
> Quoting Dean Williams <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Tyler, do you mean that new subscribers aren't getting email
>> notifying
>> them they've been added to the list, or that they aren't getting
>> messages that are posted to the list?  If it's the former, there is
>> an
>> inconspicuous checkbox that often trips me up.  On the "Subscriber
>> Reports" page where one adds new subscribers, way down near the
>> bottom
>> is a checkbox for "Send email notification of changes".  By default,
>> that is unchecked.  To have a new subscriber notified, one has to
>> scroll down, check that box, and then scroll back up and click the
>> "Add Subscriber" button.
>>
>> This is the opposite default compared to adding subscribers via
>> email,
>> in which people are notified unless the "quiet" option is specified.
>>
>> -Dean W.
>>
>>
>> On Feb 2, 2010, at 1:38 PM, Tyler J Whitney wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I recently had a new mailing list created, I created it the same
>>> exact way I created a different list not too long ago, where I
>>> add   the subscribers manually, and for some reason nobody is
>>> getting the   messages that are subscribed. The other list works
>>> perfectly fine,   I've verified all the emails.
>>>
>>> Also, when I went in to view reports and view the subscriber
>>> reports  in the LISTSERV list management all the folks showed up
>>> correctly,  with their mailing settings.
>>>
>>> I should also note that under "list reports" and "List Activity
>>> Reports" the Report Interval dates only go up to the year
>>> 2008...   which is kind of a bummer when I want to get specific
>>> with reports.
>>>
>>> Any ideas? I will post details off list if someone is willing to
>>> help and needs more info.
>>>
>>> Tyler